Gaming rig £1000

danielmp007

danielmp007

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My friend wants a computer specing and he has £1000 to spend. He needs everything except sound peripherals.

He is very picky, he wants the 4890 and would like a q6600 or amd quad and I have talked him into getting an i7 if its within his budget and the asus p6t (I think this is too expensive tbh)

Open to all opinions and setups though.

Many thanks in advanced

dP
 
think youre right i7 will be too much incl monitor etc, just to clarify does he need OS?
Assuming he does Ive come up with this, havent included mouse/kb as thats very much a personal thing but Ive left room for him to include, if he doesnt need OS then spend the extra on a 24" monitor
Ive gone for the quad core CPU (as this is what you stated) though another option would be the tricore 720BE

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Gone for the AM3 route as imo no one should be basing a system on socket 775 atm unless theyre really stubborn, theres no upgrade path due to no further development, the AM3 is a new socket and is more likely to offer future upgradability
 
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If you go for an intel quad, go for the Q6700 over the 6600, faster, newer and cheaper. Agree with above, going i7 will seriously limit the options for a decent monitor. Plus if it's for gaming, i7 doesn't really show any improvement over a decent amd or older intel setup, especially for the extra cost.
 
95thrifles said:
think youre right i7 will be too much incl monitor etc, just to clarify does he need OS?
Assuming he does Ive come up with this, havent included mouse/kb as thats very much a personal thing but Ive left room for him to include, if he doesnt need OS then spend the extra on a 24" monitor
Ive gone for the quad core CPU (as this is what you stated) though another option would be the tricore 720BE

AM3system1000.jpg


Gone for the AM3 route as imo no one should be basing a system on socket 775 atm unless theyre really stubborn, theres no upgrade path due to no further development, the AM3 is a new socket and is more likely to offer future upgradability
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Sorry to be a burden but my work have blocked photobucket so I cant see the image.

dP
 
danielmp007 said:
Sorry to be a burden but my work have blocked photobucket so I cant see the image.

dP
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lol, b*****ds

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £195.99 (£170.43)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 810 2.6GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £156.39 (£135.99)
Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £145.99 (£126.95)
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £114.99 (£99.99)
Antec 300 Gaming Case and Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular PSU £94.63 (£82.29)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £91.99 (£79.99)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £62.09 (£53.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz TwinX Dual Channel (TW3X4G1333C9) £54.04 (£46.99)
Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/LGA775) £31.99 (£27.82)
LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99 (£16.51)
Sub Total : £840.95
Shipping cost based on delivery to Home
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £126.14
Total : £967.09
 
Good spec thrifty, but why did you choose the Phenom 810? For £4 more you could have got the 920, which has a faster clock, more cache.

Or you could push the boat out and make it a few pounds over a £1000 and get the Phenom 940 Black Edition.
 
icey_haj said:
Or you could push the boat out and make it a few pounds over a £1000 and get the Phenom 940 Black Edition.
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It would be worth it pushing for the 940 BE, these are fantastic CPU's, overclock like mad, especially with the unlocked multiplier. It does mean going AM2+ rather than the AM3 setup, but the AM2+ motherboards will support AM3 CPU's, so further down the line it should support a new CPU, if he feels the neeed to upgrade. All you have to change is the motherboard and the ram. Another option is the AM3 X3 720BE, it's a tri core CPU, but shows great performance in gaming, has the newer AM3 tech and is cheaper than the quads.

Does he need a mouse and keyboard? If he does, seriously drop the 4890 for a 4870, it's only slightly slower and will save over £40. Put that towards a decent gaming mouse and keyboard.
 
  • Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £170.43
  • Iiyama ProLite PLE2209HDS-B 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £151.29
  • Asus AM3 M4A79 Deluxe AMD 790FX (Socket AM2+/AM3) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £132.99
  • AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £104.99
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £79.99
  • OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £63.47
  • Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £43.99
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £38.99
  • OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel £29.56
  • LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.51
  • Sub Total : £832.21
  • Shipping : £15.50
  • VAT : £127.16
  • Total : £974.87
 
I did offer the tricore as alternative, first post, tbh its what I would go for but he stated quad quite adamantly, dint go for 920/940BE as kept it AM3 as opposed to AM2
 
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