Hi,
I would like some advice on these set ups as to which would be the best. They all come within budget for me and I am looking for the best gaming experience from them. The only real specification from a gaming point of view is that the graphics cards must not do the following as otherwise they won't work for the game I want to play:
NVIDIA cards that report as a RIVA TNT or TNT2
ATI cards that report as RAGE, RAGE PRO, or RADEON 320M, 340M, 345M, or similar model numbers
Intel chipsets less than a 945 including Intel Extreme
Cards with the following branding: 3DFX, RIVA, TNT, SiS, S3, S3TC, Savage, Twister, Rage, Kyro, MILENNIA, MATROX
Ok, so moving on from that, here's the systems I am currently looking at in my price range:
Option 1
- Case: Antec 300 Case with Nvidia Green case fans.
- Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W
- CPU: Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Clarkdale overclocked to 4.20GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H50 CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Nvidia 400 Series DX11 Compatible Graphics Cards
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive
£593.63 inc VAT – No OS
Option 2
-Case: Choice of Cooler Master Elite-335 OR Gigabyte GZ X6 Case
-Case Fan: 1 x 120mm Standard Case Fan
-CPU: Intel Core i3 550 Overclocked To 4.0GHz Per Core CPU
-Heatsink & CPU Fan: Quiet Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro With 92mm Fan
-Motherboard: Asus P7H55-M, Micro-ATX Motherboard
-Graphics Card: Choice of ATI HD5770 1GB OR nVidia GTS 450 1GB PCI Express Graphics Card (which is best???)
-Memory: 4GB (2 x 2GB) Mushkin PC10600 1333MHz DDR3 Ram
-Hard Drive: 500GB SATA II Hard Drive
-Optical Drive: 22x Dual Layer DVD +/- Rewriter Optical Drive
-OS: Choice of Windows: 7 Home Premium OR Vista Home Premium OR XP Home With Original CD
-Power Supply: Xilence 580W 2 x PCI-E PSU
-Sound: Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Price £580.00 inc VAT - Choice of OS
Many thanks in advance for your advice and helping out a pea-brain! lol
I would like some advice on these set ups as to which would be the best. They all come within budget for me and I am looking for the best gaming experience from them. The only real specification from a gaming point of view is that the graphics cards must not do the following as otherwise they won't work for the game I want to play:
NVIDIA cards that report as a RIVA TNT or TNT2
ATI cards that report as RAGE, RAGE PRO, or RADEON 320M, 340M, 345M, or similar model numbers
Intel chipsets less than a 945 including Intel Extreme
Cards with the following branding: 3DFX, RIVA, TNT, SiS, S3, S3TC, Savage, Twister, Rage, Kyro, MILENNIA, MATROX
Ok, so moving on from that, here's the systems I am currently looking at in my price range:
Option 1
- Case: Antec 300 Case with Nvidia Green case fans.
- Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W
- CPU: Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Clarkdale overclocked to 4.20GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H50 CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: Nvidia 400 Series DX11 Compatible Graphics Cards
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive
£593.63 inc VAT – No OS
Option 2
-Case: Choice of Cooler Master Elite-335 OR Gigabyte GZ X6 Case
-Case Fan: 1 x 120mm Standard Case Fan
-CPU: Intel Core i3 550 Overclocked To 4.0GHz Per Core CPU
-Heatsink & CPU Fan: Quiet Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro With 92mm Fan
-Motherboard: Asus P7H55-M, Micro-ATX Motherboard
-Graphics Card: Choice of ATI HD5770 1GB OR nVidia GTS 450 1GB PCI Express Graphics Card (which is best???)
-Memory: 4GB (2 x 2GB) Mushkin PC10600 1333MHz DDR3 Ram
-Hard Drive: 500GB SATA II Hard Drive
-Optical Drive: 22x Dual Layer DVD +/- Rewriter Optical Drive
-OS: Choice of Windows: 7 Home Premium OR Vista Home Premium OR XP Home With Original CD
-Power Supply: Xilence 580W 2 x PCI-E PSU
-Sound: Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Price £580.00 inc VAT - Choice of OS
Many thanks in advance for your advice and helping out a pea-brain! lol
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