£700 Gaming Computer

stulid · 16 Feb 2011 at 16:46

you have fallen for the LED/LCD backlighting guff I see.

Xein · 16 Feb 2011 at 16:48

stulid said:
you have fallen for the LED/LCD backlighting guff I see.

I'm looking more at the contrast ratio etc

stulid · 16 Feb 2011 at 16:50

Frozo said:
I'm looking more at the contrast ratio etc

you seriously need to go through this thread then.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18240999

Xein · 16 Feb 2011 at 16:54

The Samsung you have listed is a good call but damn £175 on a monitor?

Edit: I've also took your suggestion and changed the RAM to the OCZ

stulid · 16 Feb 2011 at 16:57

Frozo said:
The Samsung you have listed is a good call but damn £175 on a monitor?

its totally worth it, you said everthing was £850, i have done a basket for under that.

you have gotten confused by the LED/LCD naming from some manufacturers, they are all LCD, its the backlighting that is led.

Xein · 16 Feb 2011 at 16:58

stulid said:
its totally worth it, you said everthing was £850, i have done a basket for under that.

you have gotten confused by the LED/LCD naming from some manufacturers, they are all LCD, its the backlighting that is led.

Fair enough, Thanks for the info

What do you think of;

Samsung B2230H 21.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Specs;

- Screen Size: 21.5" Widescreen
- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Contrast Ratio: 70000:1
- Brightness: 300cd/m²
- Response Time: 5ms
- Viewing Angles (H/V): 170°/160°
- Colours: 16.7 Million
- Inputs: 1x Analogue, 1x DVI-D & 1x HDMI
- VESA Compliant
- Dimensions: 523.4mm x 400.0mm x 197.0mm
- Weight: 4.35kg
- Warranty: 3 Years On-Site

stulid · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:01

Frozo said:
Fair enough, Thanks for the info

What do you think of;

Samsung B2230H 21.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Specs;

whats with the dam 21.5" screen fettish

how much is the surge protector? only ask because the quality psu will safely shut down and recover from any spikes.

Xein · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:01

stulid said:
whats with the dam 21.5" screen fettish

Aha

It's just slightly cheaper and easier on the cost aha

stulid · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:04

Frozo said:
It's just slightly cheaper and easier on the cost aha

But my basket is what your budget said.

extra sata cables not needed, they come with the motherboard.

fans, not needed.

surge protector, no opinion on this, a good Belkin is around £20.

Xein · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:06

stulid said:
But my basket is what your budget said.

extra sata cables not needed, they come with the motherboard.

fans, not needed.

surge protector, no opinion on this, a good Belkin is around £20.

How many? As at the moment I've got 2 HDD's in use 1 for storage and 1 for main and when I build the new computer I would like to use the previous HDD as storage but would need to keep both plugged in to clear windows of the one and then copy the files across,

There's a few extra spaces for fans that I would like to fill in the case

stulid · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:12

comes with two.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Samsung P2450H 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H AMD 890GX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
(£89.16) £106.99
(£89.16)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £61.26
(£51.05) £61.26
(£51.05)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
(£25.99)
Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £30.98
(£25.82) £61.96
(£51.64)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
Antec Tri-Cool 3-Speed 120mm Fan - Black £2.99
(£2.49) £5.98
(£4.98)
OcUK Value SATA-II 45cm Red Data Cable (NLRB-302LOCK) £2.59
(£2.16) £5.18
(£4.32)
Sub Total : £705.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £143.83
Total : £862.99

so have added two sata cables and two 120mm fans for the roof, any more and it will sound like a tornado.

£850 with free shipping!!!

Xein · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:14

That's a bargain

I think I'm set on what I'm buying and hopefully when I get the money I will do so

LEUVEN · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:15

Are 60 pence cables going to make you get a 21.5" monitor over a 24"? :confused:

That Sammy especially at that price is a great Monitor.
Would be a shame to save a little bit of $$$ on a high performance rig only to view it on a 21.5"

Xein · 16 Feb 2011 at 17:17

LEUVEN said:
Are 60 pence cables going to make you get a 21.5" monitor over a 24"?
That Sammy especially at that price is a great Monitor.
Would be a shame to save a little bit of $$$ on a high performance rig only to view it on a 21.5"

Never thought about that, I've got the 24" monitor in the basket now