Calling all OCuk Speccing gods

Goose500

Goose500

Goose500

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Your challenge, to spec Goose a gaming rig at around £1000, maybe stretched to £1070-90.

Uses:
Gaming (and lots of it)
Homework, mum told me to say that ;)
General browsing, dvd burning etc etc etc

Monitor and Speakers and Headset required please, already got a G15 and Lachesis

Open to all suggestions

Thanks in advance

Goose

P.S What OS to get and whether or not if its worth getting them by "other means" Please PM the answer

P.S.S and its my birthday today so u have to help me :P
 
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how about this for the base system
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £78.99
(£92.81) £78.99
(£92.81)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Sub Total : £482.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £86.25
Total : £579.11

you need to add a case, monitor, speakers and headset.

i didnt add a case as i thought you should pick that and i didn't add any audio and visual equipment since i am not up to date in those areas so any suggestions i make regarding audio and visual products may be wrong therefore i didnt make any.
 
Just for comparison sakes, what is your current system? Also when you're asking for speakers are you looking at 2.1 or 5.1 and I take it you're looking at 24" monitors? The above spec looks good but I would perhaps stick a 3.00Ghz Wolfdale in there to future proof it (he doesn't mention any video editing or such programs so no need for a quad).
 
For the above spec you really really want an E8400 (it will make homework so much faster).

As for the monitor, http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-071-SA&groupid=703&catid=17&subcat=510 is one top of the range type of thing (samsung make quality monitors, i have the older 20' one and im do physicaly miss it whilst im at uni.......) Though there are cheaper versions of it.....

If your not interested in surround sound speakers/want pretty good sound, my cool way of doing it was hooking up my pc to my old stero system (it stopped playing cds and the cable cost me £5 over £50 for pc speakers). Just a thought if you have one with the red n white inputs (or really big/cool looking speakers about the place)
 
Hello there :)

Happy bithday and this is what i would get with your budget :D

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £73.99
(£86.94) £73.99
(£86.94)
DFI Lan Party DK X38-T2R Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard DFI Lan Party DK X38-T2R Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £102.99
(£121.01) £102.99
(£121.01)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £78.99
(£92.81) £78.99
(£92.81)
Thermalright SI-128 SE CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) Thermalright SI-128 SE CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Samsung SH-S203PBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S203PBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Yate Loon D12SL-12 120mm Case Fan - 3 Pin Yate Loon D12SL-12 120mm Case Fan - 3 Pin £3.99
(£4.69) £3.99
(£4.69)
Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
OcUK Value L2442WD-VA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black OcUK Value L2442WD-VA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £177.99
(£209.14) £177.99
(£209.14)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card - Retail Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card - Retail £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System (970223-0120) Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System (970223-0120) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £969.86
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £24.48
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £174.01
Total : £1,168.35

I am not up on whats good with speakers so had a look for something within budget, i am sure you can get better advice from another member ;)

The wolfy 7200 will get you to at least 3.8 :D, its a little cracker, i didnt suggest a quad core as you dont encode.

A few things are TWO so saving a few quid there amd the sound card isnt cheap but had great reviews and drivers work great on vista

If you can spend a bit more on head phones i would recommend the Sennheiser HD 555 Stereo Headphones, also had good reviews

This is onlt my suggestion and i am sure someone will come alone with a better build for you :cool:

Good luck with your new PC :D
 
neoboy said:
Just for comparison sakes, what is your current system? Also when you're asking for speakers are you looking at 2.1 or 5.1 and I take it you're looking at 24" monitors? The above spec looks good but I would perhaps stick a 3.00Ghz Wolfdale in there to future proof it (he doesn't mention any video editing or such programs so no need for a quad).
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I have a old Dell Dimension something or other, single core, damn old ATI card etc. so i want to go as all out as possible. 2.1 speakers would be better, i have an ipod docking thing next to my desk so i dont want 5.1, sorry for not mentioning it earlier. And im not sure about the monitor is it worth getting a 24", is it really that much better experience than a 22" ?? Also a more future proof system would be better because i probably won't upgrade for a while.


Thank you for all the specs so far.... I also put something together, but without speakers etc. so maybe if you could shave off a £100 and put speakers etc that would be cool Thanks guys, you are awesome

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personally if you can i would wait a month if your going to go for a £300+ graphics card as the new stuff is coming out sooner rather than later which means you could get either a much better card, or at least save £50 to put towards an even meaner spec.

but if you have to get a pc now i would go for

Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 - OEM Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 - OEM
(£17.61) £14.99
Thermaltake ToughPower 500W Modular Power Supply Thermaltake ToughPower 500W Modular Power Supply
(£55.21) £46.99
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM
(£7.04) £5.99
Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ)
(£68.14) £57.99
Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
(£199.74) £169.99
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£110.44) £93.99
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£70.49) £59.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.00GHZ (1333FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.00GHZ (1333FSB) - Retail (£136.29) £115.99
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)
(£58.74) £49.99
LG GH20NS10 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH20NS10 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44) £13.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
(£7.04) £5.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
(£17.61) £14.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)
(£70.49) £59.99
Creative Gigaworks T20 2.0 Speaker System Creative Gigaworks T20 2.0 Speaker System
(£58.74) £49.99

Total : £930

ive left out the case so if you go the the 900 its almost dead on a grand including delivery, though you could replace the t20's with a decent (£100) 2.1 setup and get a hx520 for £20 more and a wolfdale if raw power is more you thing.
 
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I've got no idea of the quality of the speakers or headset, consider them placeholders if you want. Personally I think the case is ugly and you could get it down to about £1,000 if you went for the Akasa Zen in its place but it is up to you.

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Sennheiser PC151 Pro-Gaming Headset + Ghost Recon Advanced War Fighter 2 £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £73.99
(£86.94) £73.99
(£86.94)
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ) £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Samsung SH-S203DBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (E871) £169.99
(£199.74) £169.99
(£199.74)
Acer P223W-D 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £164.99
(£193.86) £164.99
(£193.86)
Logitech Z-4e 2.1 Speaker System (970175-0120) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Sub Total : £861.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £23.66
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £154.97
Total : £1,040.51
 
get a 226 and soem t20's and the above spec is top notch.

also look around for cases which you prefer and look at reviews.
 
aproctor said:
personally if you can i would wait a month if your going to go for a £300+ graphics card as the new stuff is coming out sooner rather than later which means you could get either a much better card, or at least save £50 to put towards an even meaner spec.
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What cards are you talking about???

Also i know what the T20's are but the 226??? what is this??
 
Goose500 said:
What cards are you talking about???

Also i know what the T20's are but the 226??? what is this??
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Both ATI and Nvidia are set to release their new high end cards in June. Personally I wouldn't go spending anything more than the ~£100 it costs for a 8800GT at this time, as the gains above that aren't really cost efficient considering they'll all be outclassed very soon. Nothing is hitting at the ~£100 from what I've seen, so cards from the 8800GT and down are still viable buys in my eyes.
 
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