1500pounds to spend

Aftermath · 11 Mar 2006 at 06:09

Dudes,

Im looking to spend 1500 on a new pc, i do a lot of gaming and watch a lot of movies on my computer, so can anyone recommend a good build for a pc that will be reliable and slightly future-proof (if there is such a thing) so that i can upgrade easily later.

Looking to go AMD with dual core and also looking to get a very decent graphics card maybe even dual on that as well. My top end price to pay would be about 1800 maybe but 1500 is a decent amount to spend i reckon

Any suggestions?

volt9291 · 11 Mar 2006 at 07:00

Do you need everything?

ACESHIGH · 11 Mar 2006 at 07:01

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£334.82

ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X Crossfire Bundle / Asus A8R-MVP / Corsair 2GB PC3200 C2PT - Bundle (BU-000-AT)
[Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 (MY-079-CS)
Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3055) (GX-046-CO)
ATI Radeon X1900 ***Crossfire Edition*** 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-045-CO)]
£939.76

Samsung SH-W162C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-068-SA)
£23.44*

Thermaltake VA3000BWA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black (CA-010-TT)
£75.14

Akasa Ultra Quiet 650W PowerPlus Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel (CA-015-AK)
£91.59

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 400GB 4000KD SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-050-WD)
£147.99

Total = £1612.74 including VAT

Has a fast dual core CPU, with 2gig good ram & a good crossfire mobo with two of the fastest graphics cards available. Case & PSU are excellent. DVD burner is very quiet.

OR

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4800CDBOX) (CP-129-AM)
£458.19*

Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)
£146.82*

Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 (MY-079-CS)
£140.94*

HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-047-HT)
£352.44

Samsung SH-W162C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-068-SA)
£23.44*

Thermaltake VA3000BWA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black (CA-010-TT)
£75.14

Akasa Ultra Quiet 650W PowerPlus Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel (CA-015-AK)
£91.59

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 400GB 4000KD SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-050-WD)
£147.99

Total = £1436.55 including VAT

Has a faster dual core CPU, with 2gig good ram, very good crossfire mobo. Includes the fastest graphics card available. But case & PSU are excellent & will handle 2 cards if required. DVD burner is very quiet.

volt9291 · 11 Mar 2006 at 07:17

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£284.95
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-018-DF)
£129.95
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Gold GX XTC Series EL-DDR CAS2 (OCZ4002048ELGEGXT-K) (MY-059-OC)
£159.95
XFX GeForce 7900 GTX Extreme Edition 512MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT71F-YDER) (GX-073-XF)
£369.95
Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£93.95
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£59.95
Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Aluminium Full Tower - Black (CA-008-TT)
£69.95
Seasonic S12 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-002-SS)
£87.95
LG GSA-4167BRL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-036-LG)
£26.95
Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (KB-077-LG)
£59.95
Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG)
£31.95
Subtotal £1,375.45
VAT £240.71
Total £1,616.16

ACESHIGH · 11 Mar 2006 at 10:17

Personally wouldnt bother with the 7900GTX - Not in stock yet.
Especially when the X1900 XT-X is the same speed & yet £100 cheaper.

Aftermath · 11 Mar 2006 at 21:09

wow cool,

well i dont need monitor, keyboard, mouse etc,

just want to build an excellent computer for gaming, so far the advice is good and prices are very decent

keep em coming dudes

PS Would OC build this pc for me if i called up and asked? This may sound silly but would i get a warranty of some sort if they did?!

Turbanation · 11 Mar 2006 at 22:03

Aftermath said:
PS Would OC build this pc for me if i called up and asked? This may sound silly but would i get a warranty of some sort if they did?!

Definately not, you have to build yourself or get a pre-build system from their website.

ACESHIGH · 12 Mar 2006 at 08:42

There are lots of people who will help you on these forums with building your system, as far as info, help if you get stuck. Its not that difficult as long as you take your time.

But if you would like a system built for you then get something like this....

"Ultima" AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400 ATI X1900 XT-X Dual DDR System (FS-022-OK)
If you are looking for the ultimate AMD box then look no further than the Ultima AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400. Supplied pre-built it has an impressive specification to say the least :-
- AMD Athlon X2 4400 Dual Core San Diego (Socket 939) Dual DDR400 CPU
- AMD Approved cooler
- Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire Dual Channel PCI-Express Motherboard
- Corsair 2GB (2x1GB) DDR XMS3200C2PT CAS2.0 Dual Channel Kit
- 250GB Western Digital 16mb cache SATA-2 Hard Drive
- ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
- Plextor PX-755 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
- Creative Sound Blaster Fatal1ty Sound Card
- Black floppy drive
- Silverstone Temjin TJ05 Black Case
- Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU
- Metal Braided Rounded Floppy Cable (0.5m)
- Metal Braided Rounded Ultra ATA100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m)
- Metal Braided SATA Cable
- Windows XP Professional pre-installed with License and CD supplied
Note - All Ultima systems are built and installed on demand, during busy periods this may cause a delay of between 24 and 48 hours in despatching your order. The Ultima can be supplied assembled with or without your choice of installed operating system but is supplied without keyboard, mouse, speakers or monitor (all of which are available elsewhere in this on-line store).
Price:**£1,399.00 **(£1,643.83*Including VAT at 17.5%)

Aftermath · 13 Mar 2006 at 08:53

thanks dudes

ive got a rough idea now of what to do and what to buy

thanks for your help

GAMEfreak · 13 Mar 2006 at 09:37

dont forget a thermaltake big typhoon after market cooler, for overclocking that beast