check spec pretty please

teddy123 · 28 Nov 2006 at 22:44

hey guys, i need a computer for gaming. the games will be things like Call of Duty 2, oblivion, Batlefield 2142 etc. what do you think on this spec?

Motherboards\AM2 FOXCONN K8M890M2MA-RS2H SKT-AM2
Optical Drives\DVD Writers NEC DVDÂ±RW/DL 18x6x18x8 AD-5170A BLACK
CPU\AMD Athlon 64 X2 AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4000+ 1MB SKT-AM2
Memory\DDR2 1GB DDR2 PC-5400 667 MHZ
Hard Drives\SATA 250 GB SATA HDD UDMA 300 7200 8MB
Graphics Cards ASUS 512MB RADEON X1950XTX HDCP PCI-E
Computer Cases XBLADE - Black - 450W PSU
Power Supplies STANDARD PSU INCLUDED WITH CASE
Sound Cards ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL 5.1 SOUND
USB Ports 4 X USB 2.0 PORTS
Networking FAST 10/100 LAN (BROADBAND READY)

thanks guys

squiffy · 28 Nov 2006 at 22:48

Replace the case and PSU with a good quality case + PSU, and change motherboard (Foxconn are low quality boards imo) 2GB of RAM will help with BF2. Asus ATI cards are overpriced, go for the cheapest.

teddy123 · 28 Nov 2006 at 23:03

thanx m8.. so what if i changed the 1 gig ram to 2 gig, ASUS SKT-775 P5L-VM 1394 S/V/L M-ATX is the best motherboard i can get :confused:

erm change the CPU to 'INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6400 1066FSB SKT775' and the ASUS 512MB RADEON X1950XTX HDCP PCI-E g-Card is £250 is that to expensive?

thanks agen m8 :cool:

1337z0r · 28 Nov 2006 at 23:09

I would go for X1950XT and overclock it. 2GB ram is basically a must in todays games. Try staying away from cheap PSU's. I would recomend a 600W PSU and it will leave upgrade room. Definatley go CoreDuo2 for a new build like that. Samsung, seagate or western digital are the drives to go with. Im using 4 samsung sataII drives atm and they are great

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squiffy · 28 Nov 2006 at 23:14

Not sure if the X1950 series is worth it over X1900XT? look for benchmarks. You could do with proper dedicated soundcard, onboard will do for now though (I'm using onboard Realtek 882) I despise Creative Labs, but they seem to have gaming market monopoly :mad:

for music look elseware.

1337z0r · 28 Nov 2006 at 23:15

Im using my DQ6 onboard sound and its pretty decent

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teddy123 · 29 Nov 2006 at 09:13

thanks guys. do you suggest for me to carry on looking at the above or go for the Titan Gamer Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 2.13GHz SILENT DDR2 System - XP Home. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-034-OK . cheers guys :cool:

Johnnytoxic · 29 Nov 2006 at 11:27

deffo go with the conroe if your replacing all parts. AMD is just out of its stride at the moment

kmistry · 29 Nov 2006 at 11:46

I would say go conroe, because the price/performance ratio is much better, perhaps get an E6300 with an aftermarket cooler and then you can overclock it, as for the GFx card the x1950xt is good, or if you are on a budget then get the 7600GT

Kiz

teddy123 · 29 Nov 2006 at 17:31

lol im so confused :confused:

i really dont know what to do. whats the conroe lol :eek:

. go for the ready made or i have a budget of £750 to buy the components ?? for a high spec gaming computer. help! please