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Hey,

Will this spec run the latest games fine (MTW: 2)? Im not to sure on the graphics card or the case and PSU. Im looking to spend under £500

The CPU should be fine beacuse it has 1MB cache, and the 1GB can be upgraded at a later date.

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) £123.32
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra Motherboard £64.16
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 £64.57
Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO 512MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI £111.57
Samsung SpinPoint P 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache £35.19
OcUK Value Estar 7799 Case With 400W PSU £29.73
Liteon SHW-16H5S-15C 16x Lightscribe DVD±RW £32.02

Total £460.56 (All Prices inc. VAT)

Thanks,
 
i dunno about that case, i'm guessing the PSU is fine, but i doubt it will let you upgrade too much in the future (unsure). as for graphics cards, i would stretch to an 1800xt or 7600GT, or if you want a bit more power x1900GT or 7900GT.
if your going to be upgrading your RAM at a later date i suggest you buy 1 1GB stick, instead of two 512mb sticks. thats about it. hopefulyl some1 else can help you...

a x800 series card like the one you said could handle it , but the 512mb onboard is overkill.. for your particular price range this card is best.. : BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)
£99.95 £99.95
 
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I'd change the PSU and case since you have a little room in the budget, it tends to be a false economy getting a cheap PSU. Something like the Antec SLK3800BUK or Antec Sonata II would still be within budget and offer a better quality PSU and the cases will probably also feel sturdier(I don't know for certain about OcUK cases but other inexpensive cases I've used have felt a little insubstantial although that might not be a problem here).

Other than that the specification is pretty decent for the budget, I don't know what MTW:2 is but the system should cope with most games.
 
MB-087-AB Abit KN8 Ultra nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-087-AB)
£51.95 £51.95
CP-150-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM)
£99.95 £99.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£29.95 £29.95
GX-041-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-041-CO)
£50.00 £50.00
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£54.95 £54.95
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£21.95 £21.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£56.95 £56.95
Subtotal £380.65
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £68.36
Total £458.96

Heres how I'd do it :)

Edit, beaten to it in my spec up :rolleyes:
 
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trojan698 said:
MB-087-AB Abit KN8 Ultra nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-087-AB)
£51.95 £51.95
CP-150-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM)
£99.95 £99.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£29.95 £29.95
GX-041-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-041-CO)
£50.00 £50.00
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£54.95 £54.95
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£21.95 £21.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£56.95 £56.95
Subtotal £380.65
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £68.36
Total £458.96

Heres how I'd do it :)

Edit, beaten to it in my spec up :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

Yeah that looks nice mate. Will go for that.
 
I wouldnt recommend getting an OEM Cpu, ive had a bad experience with them, had an amd 3200+ barton OEM lasted me just over a year ( 1 year 1 month) before it burnt out, couldnt send it bac cause of the 1 year warranty with OEMs
 
REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£139.95 £139.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£45.30 £45.30
HD-091-MD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 160GB 6V160E0 SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-091-MD)
£37.95 £37.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£61.95 £61.95
MB-040-GI Gigabyte K8N SLi nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-040-GI)
£49.95 £49.95
MY-006-OK OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-006-OK)
£94.95 £94.95
Subtotal £450.00
VAT £78.75
Total £528.75

Great spec for the money :)
 
Even the price of that OcUK case is telling :(
  • AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3500BPBOX) (CP-119-AM) £72.95 :eek:
  • NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) £19.95
  • Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN) £34.95
  • Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS) £54.60
  • HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1800 GTO ICEQ3 SILENT TURBO 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-054-HT) £119.95
  • Samsung SpinPoint P SP2004C 200GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-017-SA) £44.95
  • GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) £54.95
  • Subtotal £402.30
  • Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £10.95
  • VAT £72.32
  • Total £485.57
 
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