£800 gaming pc

[vlaw16]

can any1 help me build a pc which is well capable of running far cry 2, red alert 3 and ova graphic intense games etc. on highest graphic settings comfortably. preferably intel. budget of around 800 quid, but wiv OS included.
thanks

 

[jak731]

define highest graphical settings?

are you using a 30" monitor or a 15" as the GPU power needed is very different (just state your monitor size/rez)

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add GPU and case

the 4870 or GTX 260 are a good choice to look at depending on if you prefer ATi or nVidia

 

[vlaw16]

wel i aint too sure, but like the ultra high settings they have far the texture, shadows etc. and like a processor which can deal wiv having anti aliasing enabled? my monitor is 19", cheers for the help

 

[jak731]

your resoultion is quite likely about 1280x1024 if it isnt a widescreen monitor, for that res the 2 cards i suggested above will barely get stressed if you turn everything to max.

 

[vlaw16]

cheers, last thing, any ideas on a new monitor? a good solid one for 200-250 quid?

 

[stalin]

If you are any sort of serious gamer, the Samsung T220HD or non HD versions are absolute beasts.

 

[Lovemonk]

Be careful with the suggested mobo as there is a bit of confusion on the category listings about it. AM3 listing shows it as AM3, DDR3, whereas the page itself and the ASUS web site lists it as AM2+ and DDR2. If I read it right, but I'm a bit out of the loop and not coming back up to speed very fast. Too old.

 

[RJC]

Yep, it's a ddr 2 board - Clicky.
Change the memory to some of these Clicky