Crossfire System

Plaid · 19 Sep 2006 at 20:52

Hi all,

I'm trying to build a new system that will last for the next couple of years (I hope). It's mainly for gaming but I do a lot of Photoshop work to. I've been trying to come up witht he best bits but it's getting a bit of a minefield.

I want to base it on a Conroe CPU and Crossfire setup along with a 24" monitor and 2Gb of Ram. I have about £1500-£2000 to spend. Anyone fancy speccing a few ideas up.

oh and i'd like it to be quiet, if thats possible

Murzo · 19 Sep 2006 at 21:20

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£194.99 £194.99
MB-152-AS Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS)
£129.99 £129.99
MY-013-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS)
£164.99 £164.99
GX-045-CO ATI Radeon X1900 ***Crossfire/Master Edition*** 512MB GDDR3 (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-045-CO)
£214.99 £214.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.95 £45.95
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
HS-006-SY Scythe Infinity Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 775, AM2, 754, 939, 940) (HS-006-SY)
£32.95 £32.95
CA-002-SS Seasonic S12 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-002-SS) £79.99 £79.99
MO-009-DE Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (MO-009-DE)
£549.99 £549.99
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£189.99 £189.99
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95

Subtotal £1,671.73
VAT £292.56
Total £1,964.29

gavinpoo · 21 Sep 2006 at 00:52

Will that power supply definately power a crossfire setup? I ask because I have basically the same setup with one X1900 and might fancy another in the future.

Murzo · 21 Sep 2006 at 00:55

Yes it definately will

squiffy · 21 Sep 2006 at 00:58

Murzo, not bad but would consider HIS versions, also 200GB is a bit paltry, 250GB or 320GB WD 16MB better value for money.

probedb · 21 Sep 2006 at 10:17

Definitely the HIS cards, maybe more expensive but for that little bit of sanity when the fans kick in, it's got to be worth it

Plaid · 22 Sep 2006 at 19:29

Thanks for the replies,

Been away from the computer for a bit, hence the lateness.

I'm wondering on what peoples thoughts are on the Dell 24" compared to that new BenQ one stocked here.

I currently have a 17" sharp tft and it received great reviews but has rubbish grey-black tones in photoshop. Is this a common thing with all tft's or just on cheaper ones.

Although its for hi-res gaming, graphics work and good colour reproduction is important too, are CRT's still top dog for this?