£500 gaming machine - possible?

Andr3w

Andr3w

Andr3w

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Going to order my new pc this weekend, currently on have a laptop and well, its not very good for games lol.

I have been looking around but i just havent kept up with the latest hardware

I need everything, monitor/mouse.keyboard/os
Should i be going for 64bit vista over 32bit? Which 8800?

Cheers guys
 
yeh i had been looking at that mate, however the full system at £750, i just wouldnt know how to take £200 off it.
 
Urgh

Intel Core 2 Quad LGA775 Q6600 2.40GHz Retail / Asus P5K / 2GB Corsair PC2-6400C4 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle £203.97
(£239.66) £203.97
(£239.66)
Gainward BLISS GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (4718462008965) £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Maxtor Diamondmax 22 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (STM3500320AS) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £31.99
(£37.59) £31.99
(£37.59)
Gigabyte ODIN PRO 550W ATX2.2 Dual-SLi Compliant Modular PSU (GE-M550A-D1) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Hyundai ImageQuest N91W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66G-02141) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Sub Total : £611.89
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 : £109.70
Total : £736.54
 
if it's for gaming, a dual core is probably better than a quad, because it'll have higher clock speeds, and most games use one core, some use two, almost none use more than two.

mobo: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

cpu: E7200

RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

that's £190 for the mobo, cpu + RAM


maxtor HDDs have a bad reputation, and this drive:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...nt F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ)
is the most highly recommended drive around, they are meant to be fantastic, and it's the same price as the maxtor =0

if you want to overclock, it'd be worth throwing in an arctic freezer 7 pro for £17

Also, new graphics cards are out in a few days, so it's worth seeing what prices of the 8800Gt are like in a couple of weeks.
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
GX-071-OK_60.jpg
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
CA-101-AN_60.jpg
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £31.99
(£37.59) £31.99
(£37.59)
CD-016-OT_60.jpg
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7200S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)
CA-006-CS_60.jpg
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
HD-058-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
MB-000-OK_60.jpg
OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
CP-219-IN_60.jpg
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £75.99
(£89.29) £75.99
(£89.29)
MY-058-GL_60.jpg
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
MO-033-OK_60.jpg
OcUK Value L2231WD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11) Sub Total : £495.91 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 : £89.40 Total : £600.26
I would maybe add the OS here, but for mouse and keyboard they can be brought cheaply from elsewhere.
But as that monitor isnt in stock, i would say wait for a bit as the new cards out soon and should push the prices down of current cards im hoping.

~Slash
 
Monkeynut said:
Don't think that 400W PSU would cut it tbh, case and PSU for £25 not exactly the best!

Think you'll need second hand.
Click to expand...

nope but then 500 isn't a lot. 400 is big enough. just depends how stable it is. it doesn't say what psu it is. BUt i agree 2nd hand is the best way.

There's this in MM add a monitor,and keyboard/mouse
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17883191

19" Viewsonic VX912 lcd monitor £70 in MM as well.
 
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Here's the best I could muster without you having to go second hand:

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However, if you were willing to spend a bit more I'd go for a P35 mobo and stick another 2GB of RAM in there.
 
thanks guys ill look into these, just a few questions

Any point in going for 62bit over 32bit?
Also are the 8800's better than the 9600?
 
Andr3w said:
thanks guys ill look into these, just a few questions

Any point in going for 62bit over 32bit?
Also are the 8800's better than the 9600?
Click to expand...

Yes, using 32bit limits the amount of RAM that you can use to somewhere around 3.2gb.

The 8800GT is generally regarded as better than the 9600GT, yes.
 
The processor specified is 64-bit so having an OS to match means that the processor doesnt have to translate instructions down to 32-bit.

Also, if you ever wanted to upgrade your memory to over 3gb you would need a 64-bit OS as 32-bit cannot address more than 3gb.

Neo
 
lol this is the best i can do, how can i make it cheaper?

Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £31.99
(£37.59) £31.99
(£37.59)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £75.99
(£89.29) £75.99
(£89.29)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
(£69.31)
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD250HJ) Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD250HJ) £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
OcUK Huntkey 450W PSU OcUK Huntkey 450W PSU £31.99
(£37.59) £31.99
(£37.59)
Hyundai ImageQuest N91W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver Hyundai ImageQuest N91W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £539.89
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 : £97.10
Total : £651.94
 
If you want to stick to £500 then buy at least some of the parts second hand. The monitor, gfx card and cpu should be easy to find and should knock a £100 of that total.
 
Not if you want those components. My build was about as cheapskate as possible really. As mentioned second hand would be your other option.
 
Just save a little bit more as £500 is not really enough. You will just regret that you didn't wait IMO.
 
The monitor is what bumps up a big chunk of the price. Id be grabbing a free 20"+ CRT off someone then saving up later :D
 
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