Gaming Machine Spec - £1500 to spend.

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Could anyone put something together for me, budget £1500.

It will be used for a lot of media, (gaming, music, browsing)

Needed:

All the needed components for a PC (inc 2 gigs of ram and 250+ gigs of space)
OS (xp pro)
Keyboard/Mouse
Screen (has to be flat 19")
Speakers

Needs to be cool and quiet.

Thanks.
 
MO-012-AC Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£159.00 £159.00
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£49.95 £49.95
SW-022-MS Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (ZAT-00054) (SW-022-MS)
£77.95 £77.95
GX-112-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-112-SP)
£225.95 £225.95
KB-054-MS Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Keyboard (KB-054-MS)
£14.95 £14.95
KB-069-LG Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG)
£32.95 £32.95
CA-005-TT Thermaltake VA9000BWS Kandalf Full Tower - Black (CA-005-TT)
£96.95 £96.95
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£161.95 £161.95
MB-092-AB Abit AN8-32X nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-092-AB)
£104.95 £104.95
MY-079-CS Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 (MY-079-CS)
£124.95 £124.95
HS-021-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-AM2 Aero Flower (Socket AM2/939/754) CPU Cooler (HS-021-ZA)
£25.95 £25.95
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£59.95 £59.95
SP-039-CL Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers - Retail (SP-039-CL)
£69.95 £69.95
CD-046-LO Liteon SHM-165P6S-02C 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail (CD-046-LO)
£24.95 £24.95
Subtotal £1,230.35
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £54.45
VAT £224.84
Total £1,509.64
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Sorry little bit over budjet, but tried to include everything.

Ok also didnt include a floppy drive.... oops...... you won't need one for the sata on a nforce4 board anyway, but its a spec to work off.

Tried to keep the spec as high as pos without breaking the budget, personally i'd go to a cheaper CPU, but i didnt wanna be tight on the spending if you're after something real fast.
 
Nice, but I'd chuck out the XP 64 bit and just go with the normal one to acoid conficts and what not.

Would probably go for a different case myself and downgrade to an X1800XT to get a slightly better monitor.
 
And you could also change the CPU cooler for a Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro. £10 less than the Aero Flower so that will make it under budget too :).
 
CD-043-LG LG GSA-H10ABAL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-043-LG)
£21.95 £21.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£44.50 £44.50
CP-166-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-166-AM)
£181.95 £181.95
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£99.95 £99.95
MO-003-BE Belinea 102035W 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-003-BE)
£264.95 £264.95
MB-070-MS MSI K9N Platinum nForce 570 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-070-MS)
£79.95 £79.95
CA-038-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Silver Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-038-LL)
£47.95 £47.95
CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)
£69.95 £69.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£49.95 £49.95
KB-069-LG Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG)
£32.95 £32.95
KB-015-SK Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Illuminated Keyboard - Blue (KB-015-SK)
£24.95 £24.95
FG-024-AK Akasa AK-183-L2B Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin (FG-024-AK)
£9.95 £19.90
HS-021-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-AM2 Aero Flower (Socket AM2/939/754) CPU Cooler (HS-021-ZA)
£25.95 £25.95
GX-053-HT HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-HT)
£271.00 £271.00
SP-032-LG Logitech Z-4 2.1 40 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-032-LG)
£44.95 £44.95
Subtotal £1,280.80
VAT £224.14
Total £1,504.94

Heres mine, AM2 so more future proof, silent fans, silent heatsink, PSU, mobo etc. with a 20inch widescreen TFT :)
 
Looks like a much better spec that! :D Especially since its future proof. Also has a nicer looking case, stylish imo. Would last you a fair few years for gaming ;)
 
how about getting the new conroe? that way you would have the latest tech :D

and you have more than enough cash for it :)
 
Yeah a conroe spec would kill that most probably! @ OP, whats your PC like right now? Can you wait a month and a bit or not? Lots of people would advise you to wait for Conroe :). I know i'm waiting for it and boy my current specs are...

Turd :rolleyes:
 
If you change the GPU and the HSF, you'll be changing them for noiser ones.

I choose those parts because they are quieter, the poster asked for a quiet system, and theres no way these x1800's are quiet. I was to the understanding the x1900 isnt as bad for noise, hence why i choose that.

The hdd is also a 16mb cache, another reason i choose that specific brand.

Just to clarify on what i put in the spec before.
 
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Beenom said:
Yeah a conroe spec would kill that most probably! @ OP, whats your PC like right now? Can you wait a month and a bit or not? Lots of people would advise you to wait for Conroe :). I know i'm waiting for it and boy my current specs are...

Turd :rolleyes:
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Thanks guys.

And yes i can wait for a bit.
 
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