£5 To Winning Spec

monster_munch · 5 Oct 2008 at 17:42

Hi Guys,

Need an Awesome Gaming PC!

I need some help putting together A PC. I will award £5 to the winning spec! I know its a silly game but I want some quality advice!

I've got a budget of around £1,000.

Was looking at;

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-108-OK&groupid=43&catid=1270&subcat=&name="Ultima%20OC%20HD%204870%20X2"%20Intel%20Core%202%20Quad%20Q6600%202.40GHz%20@%20QX6950+%203.00GHz%20Dual%20Core%20DDR2%20System

Is the above system any good or should I build it myself and save the money?

But can probably build it myself so after;

A Decent CPU
Silent (important) and cool case
PSU and cooler
A Decent motherboard
Seriously Awesome graphics card (or two?)
4gb of good ram
fast hdd doesn't need to be too big as i don't store much

Thanks

Will paypal £5 for winning/ordered spec

sweet

My PC is in your hands

revolutionrock · 5 Oct 2008 at 17:48

for games? or what?

monster_munch · 5 Oct 2008 at 17:49

Purely for games

revolutionrock · 5 Oct 2008 at 17:51

wit woo

ill have a quick go.

revolutionrock · 5 Oct 2008 at 17:55

edit - ill leave it, got stuck at psu and graphics card.

Blackhawk47 · 5 Oct 2008 at 17:56

here is my offering:

though i was going to put down a tuniq tower for cpu cooler but they are out of stock.

Freelanc3r · 5 Oct 2008 at 17:58

ooops! I put the e6850 instead of the e8600 cpu. So change the cpu to an e8600.

EDIT: Forgot the optical drive too, this should do fine: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... Lightscribe Rewriter (Black/Silver) - Retail

Natima · 5 Oct 2008 at 18:02

Here:

Psypher5 · 5 Oct 2008 at 18:21

might get a bit hot:

Kennysevenfold · 5 Oct 2008 at 18:35

Could this be the one.?

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo61/Kennysevenfold/BestBuy.jpg

Kennt

PwnDirect · 5 Oct 2008 at 19:14

A Decent CPU :

cpu

i see quite a few suggesting going for quad cores, the majority of games don’t support quad cores!
so for a fast gaming rig a faster duel core is the only real choice better.
the above cpu can be oced easily to 4ghz on air.
which will be easy using this cooler noctua don’t make pretty things, but they are damn cool & quiet.

silent (important) and cool case :

case

this case is without a doubt one of if not the quietest pc cases commercially available.

as shown in this review & also in the overall rankings here.

The only quieter case is the Zalman & I have been unable to find any retailers anywhere for it & would most likely be all your budget

PSU and cooler :

Seen a lot of corsairs being advised but if you want the best there is only one name. Who do both ATI & NVIDIA turn to for there test rigs? : PCP&C

A Decent motherboard :

I will let this Motherboardspeak for itself

Seriously Awesome graphics card (or two?) :

Well this graphics Card is not only awesome but there’s 2 of it

4870 x2 I have chosen the Asus as they always have the best accessories & extras as well as the longest warranty. The Asus version always sells out for those reasons. :eek:

4gb of good ram :

People have been advising the cheaper ram with no heat sinks :eek:

!
This stuff is lighting fast & damn cool Ram

fast hdd doesn't need to be too big as i don't store much :

With games these days being 5gb-15gb & fraps eating gb's alive small hard drives aren’t an option. This drive offers great speed & value for money, The raptors may be fast but on you budget simply aren’t worth getting over a faster cpu/gpu.

Might buy myself this spec tbh

Subtotal £849.92
£998.66 inc VAT

C64 · 5 Oct 2008 at 19:24

Put your wallet away people will give opinion for free.
You need to be more specific in exactly what you need.
Do you need a monitor and operating system for example ?

p4radox · 5 Oct 2008 at 19:37

Why pay any more than this?

You've got Crossfire 4850s which will handle anything. You mentioned that silence was crucial so 4870X2s are out of the question if you want a nice aftermarket quiet cooler. Stick the Arctic S1s on the graphics cards and enjoy silence.

Yate Loon fans are cheap and quiet. 5V mod them for ultimate silence.

The CPU should clock close to 4GHz giving you easily enough for anything really.

C64 · 5 Oct 2008 at 19:38

Aod · 5 Oct 2008 at 20:02

slightly over budget, but definitely worth it:

Gilbretto · 5 Oct 2008 at 20:17

I'll sort you out with my paypal tomorrow mate. Hope you enjoy your new computer.

Cheers for the fiver!

Amnesia · 5 Oct 2008 at 21:36

spectrum 48k

manic111 · 5 Oct 2008 at 21:55

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £159.99
(£187.99) £319.98
(£375.98)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB24GB8500C5DC) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76)
Samsung TS-H653B/DEBH 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Scythe Ninja II CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £22.99
(£27.01) £22.99
(£27.01)
Hiper Osiris - Silver £72.99
(£85.76) £72.99
(£85.76)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11)
Enermax Infiniti 720W EIN720AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU £107.99
(£126.89) £107.99
(£126.89)
Sub Total : £845.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £150.65
Total : £1,011.50

EdGey · 5 Oct 2008 at 22:50

free shipping from your post count (get posting

), keep the fiver and your about 45 over budget. but itd be well worth it.

enjoy

edit i had a re-think:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...=Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775)

cheaper, probably cooler and defo less noise

monster_munch · 5 Oct 2008 at 23:32

Is the power supply powerful enough?