Advice/spec for around £1000

Liggs · 15 Jul 2007 at 17:59

Hi there,

Basically at the moment I've got a fairly mid-range system, ATI Radeon 1800XT graphics card, 3800+ X2 processer. I want to upgrade, but I'm not sure whether it's worth waiting a few months or so for the next batch of cool stuff to come out.

Any advice? If I were to buy the PC now, what would be the best thing to get?

I don't need a hard drive or a monitor, and could probably do without upgrading my RAM (I have 2gb already).

Cheers,

Nebzor · 15 Jul 2007 at 18:02

What're you going to be using it for? Just to help choose Dual-Core or Quad-Core.

Liggs · 15 Jul 2007 at 18:03

Re:

It'll just be a gaming machine.

Wingz · 15 Jul 2007 at 18:06

your x2 processor will handle games fine just upgrade your graphics card for now

Nebzor · 15 Jul 2007 at 18:07

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Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
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Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink £32.99
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Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
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Would be a bit of a darling. It's also under-budget. That'd be the sort of thing you'd be buying currently.