Advice on a new gaming PC

MrCalavera

MrCalavera

MrCalavera

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Hi folks.
My PC is fast approaching critical mass, so i've decided its almost time to jump ship and build a new PC. Problem is, its been over 2 years since I built the last one and i'm a little out of the loop when it comes to the components.
So I was wondering if i'd be able to get some advice. I'm looking to put together a powerful gaming PC capable of running pretty much anything I throw at it (for the forseeable future anyway).
I'm hoping to keep the price under £1000 (although I realise I may have to compromise on either the power or the price) and in total honesty, I have no idea where to begin.

So, can anyone provide their expert advice on what i should be looking at?
 
I can probably salvage the sound card from my current PC.
And I can definately keep my keyboard, monitor, mouse, dvd drive and burner. I'll probably need a new hard drive though.

Oh and I currently run my PC in 1280 by 1024 so I guess that'd be what i'll run the new one in too.
 
Intel Xeon 3200 Series X3210 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
CellShock 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM X2
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU

Total : £980.96

Quad Core CPU, will you really need that much power?
Fantastic Cooler to keep that Quad Core nice and cool if you decide to get one.
Good quality, overclocking Motherboard that also supports DDR3.
Very solid reliable Memory.
The 8800 GTS 320MB will be plenty for a res of 1280x1024.
Very solid Western Digital Hard Drives.
Power supply, one of the best.
The Akasa Case, build quality second to none.


Alternatively:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
CellShock 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit X2
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM X2
Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

Total : £999.74

Microsoft Windows Vista, chance to Dual Boot along with XP, you never know every program that you run might work flawlessly with Vista.
Change the CPU to a E6600, great processor, very overclockable.
Same CPU Cooler.
Same Board.
Now 4GB of quality Memory, if you like Windows Vista and use that more than XP, the 4GB will be nice indeed.
Same Hard Drives.
I have upped the GTS 320 to the 640 version.
Same PSU.
Changed the case to a Lian-Li PC7 Plus, cant fault this case one bit, its solidly built and the cooling is very good.

Theirs 2 specs for you, the main changes are the Quad Core, ask your self will you really need this much power?
 
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See my signature. Built it a few weeks ago and ordered all the parts from overclockers.co.uk

Came to £860 including VAT and delivery.

Plays oblivon, BF2142, F.E.A.R, CS:Source, LOTR's Online, PREY in 1680x1050 in FULL detail with no lag.

Obviously you don't have to go for the exact same components but just showing you that there really is no need to spend more than £1000 to get a great rig
 
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Quad Core
Popular Motherboard
Fast Reliable RAM
640MB GTS
Big 500G Harddrive
Popular PSU
Quality Built/Looking Case
Extremely Good CPU Cooler

Under Budget.
 
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