Complete gaming build

LiE · 2 Jun 2006 at 18:46

Building a gaming machine, needing everything on a budget of £1100. Heres what I came up with. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.

MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£104.95 £104.95
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£161.95 £161.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£45.95 £45.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£56.95 £56.95
MO-012-AC Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£149.95 £149.95
KB-054-MS Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Keyboard (KB-054-MS)
£14.95 £14.95
KB-056-MS Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 - Retail (KB-056-MS)
£19.95 £19.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£47.95 £47.95
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£234.95 £234.95
MB-086-AB Abit KN8 nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-086-AB)
£44.95 £44.95
Subtotal £917.40
VAT £160.55
Total £1,077.95

LoadsaMoney · 2 Jun 2006 at 18:51

Id just get a normal x1900 XT as its cheaper, pointless getting a mastercard if your putting it on an SLi motherboard.

orderoftheflame · 2 Jun 2006 at 18:53

crossfire card on an SLi board :confused:

LiE · 2 Jun 2006 at 18:58

MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£104.95 £104.95
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£161.95 £161.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£45.95 £45.95
MB-040-GI Gigabyte K8N SLi nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-040-GI)
£49.95 £49.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£56.95 £56.95
MO-012-AC Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£149.95 £149.95
KB-054-MS Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Keyboard (KB-054-MS)
£14.95 £14.95
KB-056-MS Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 - Retail (KB-056-MS)
£19.95 £19.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£47.95 £47.95
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£234.95 £234.95
Subtotal £922.40
VAT £161.42
Total £1,083.82

Updated the graphics card. Also, I'm not going to use the SLI, so would you recommend a better mobo? thanks

BillytheImpaler · 2 Jun 2006 at 18:59

Sir, will you be overclocking?

KizZ · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:01

Looks good! But ugh dont get e GB mobo! An Abit KN8 Ultra nForce4 Ultra or a Asus A8N-E would be a better choice. Best option is to strech a little more and get the DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D IMO.

LiE · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:06

UPDATED

MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£104.95 £104.95
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£161.95 £161.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£45.95 £45.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£56.95 £56.95
MO-012-AC Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£149.95 £149.95
KB-054-MS Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Keyboard (KB-054-MS)
£14.95 £14.95
KB-056-MS Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 - Retail (KB-056-MS)
£19.95 £19.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£47.95 £47.95
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£234.95 £234.95
MB-014-DF DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£74.95 £74.95
Subtotal £947.40
VAT £165.80
Total £1,113.20

KizZ · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:07

Now that looks good

fenderbass86 · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:09

It's good, but it would be better with a 20/20.1" monitor. Save up for that later.

Mr Jones · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:23

I take it you're over clocking right? If so... it's all good.

LiE · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:36

I'm not a hardcore overclocker but I will be trying to get some extra performance for sure. Also, is it worth waiting for Mushkin 2GB DDR HP3200 High Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) CAS2 (991434) (MY-005-MK) to come back in stock and getting that instead of the GeIL?

crashuk · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:39

invest in a 20" ws monitor.

Deonilin · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:39

personaly i would go for a better mouse for gaming or if u cant afford it a cheap stand in till you can.

LiE · 2 Jun 2006 at 19:53

Personally I'd love a 20" WS but I can't stretch the budget. I can't see a way to fit it in. I could drop the copy of windows as I think I have a copy lying about. Any ideas?

Mr Jones · 2 Jun 2006 at 20:59

msm722 said:
Personally I'd love a 20" WS but I can't stretch the budget. I can't see a way to fit it in. I could drop the copy of windows as I think I have a copy lying about. Any ideas?

Sod that Windows - if you have a copy laying around or *cough*internet*cough*

Don't need to reach the 20"WS, it's over your budget plus, if you want eye candy on them - you'll need SLi or Xfire = more money needed.

When you can afford, then switch to the 20", as for now, I think it's all good.

LiE · 2 Jun 2006 at 21:05

is the acer monitor good for gaming? what can I expect from the 1900xt? thanks

Mr Jones · 2 Jun 2006 at 21:13

I don't personally have that Acer monitor - tho many reviews I've seen says it's very value for money. (Anything with 16ms TFT and lower is decent enough for gaming - tho I always prefered CRT) - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17551721

Note: you might want to check out this
Viewsonic VA1912W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_19__LCD_Monitors_276.html

This week only, almost the same price as the Acer.

The 1900xt will blow your mind off, if you had graphics card pre ATi 800series.
Best IQ out of all the current (IMHO)

LiE · 2 Jun 2006 at 22:33

Thanks. One more question. Does the 1900xt need a power connector going to it and if so will the antec PSU provide that. cheers.

chris06 · 2 Jun 2006 at 22:47

msm722 said:
Thanks. One more question. Does the 1900xt need a power connector going to it and if so will the antec PSU provide that. cheers.

Yes you need a power connecter going into the card. It should come with the card but i'm sure someone else can confirm.

Deonilin · 3 Jun 2006 at 11:18

the antec has a pcie power conneter which i needed for my geforce i assume its the same for the ati card

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