Alittle spec check please :)

ZG002 · 26 May 2008 at 23:08

Hi people. Im helping a friend spec a upgrade and need some help please

Now all he needs is CPU,MOBO,RAM and GFX

He will be using it for work on these programs

Maya 8.5, 3D studio max 8, macromedia flash, photoshop, motion builder and some gaming

What we have come up with is

Thats pretty much bang on budget.

Now will this work well? work at all? lol

anything better out there for the money?

help me please

steve258 · 27 May 2008 at 00:30

Think you can get away with a lot less. A decent P35 based mobo is probably just as good with a PC6400 cas4 4Gb kit unless you're after maximum possible overclock.

Also for the price of that 3870XT the 8800GT can be had for £35 less even a Decent BFG OC one is cheaper and performs better, well in games anyway not sure how they run in professional 3D rendering apps.

Also there is a big debate of going for E8400 vs Q6600 but if those apps you use don't utitise quad core then stick to E8400.

neoboy · 27 May 2008 at 00:41

I'd say you're overspending there by a big margin. As above go for a P35 mobo, PC6400 RAM (if your friend is asking you, I take it he's not a big overclocker

) and I'd have a BFG 8800GT (with a nice warranty):

ZG002 · 27 May 2008 at 00:48

Looking good to me guys. Any more takers? Are the nvidia 8800GT's really the card to go for?

Whats the differnce between these chipsets?

Thanks again

melbourne720 · 27 May 2008 at 08:16

Save a tenner, get the OCuk one.

neoboy · 27 May 2008 at 17:37

I suggested the BFG card simply for its warranty as I believe OCUK one only has 1 year (mind you my friends 800XT is still going after almost 4 years, did get RMAed once though). I guess after 3 cards went on me in the last year alone I pay a bit more attention to the warranty that manufacturers offer.