gaming rig

deano-g · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:51

hi all want new gaming/minor surfing pc mainly play fps' have bout 3k to 3.5k spend jus need advice on best hardware to use including monitor,case,mb,cpu,gpu,ram,psu should i use a 120gb ssd for op and programs aswell as games or get 2 hdd in raid 0 any help/advice greatly appreciated

Chives · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:53

thats a crazy amount of money to spend , do you want to spend all of that?

Biz.Kid09 · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:53

you dont need to spend 3k on a pc,Give me a minute and i will spec you something....

will0812 · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:55

probably dont need to spend the whole 3.5k but for a rough idea i would go for

- i7 920
- Asus Rampage II Extreme
- 6 GB 1600mhz DDR3 Triple Channel
- Radeon 5970
- Intel X25 160GB SSD
- 1TB Samsung F3

deano-g · 2 Jan 2010 at 16:55

pcs are my hobby sad i know but have had 2 ok pcs want to blow me mates out the water so to speaka cheaper but well equiped pc is very welcome this may include a new mouse and keyboard aswell tryin to future proof as best as poss (i know this is near impossible lol)

Biz.Kid09 · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:05

Well if you want something pre-built then this is very good
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-089-OE&groupid=43&catid=1270&subcat=1486
I am just putting together a custom one for you.

will0812 · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:06

Biz.Kid09 · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:09

Heres a custom one

Plus a blu-ray or dvd drive....
What size monitor do you want?
I forgot to add k-board and mouse, I would say a Razer Mamba if you like the shape and a G19 or G15

BaDBoY_uK · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:18

With everything, mine cost around 2.3k all in

I can understand you want to pwn your mates PC. Get one of those above and add watercooling?

deano-g · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:22

thanks for all responses prob wanna go for 22 to 24 inch screen, a g19 if i find 1 lol and poss the mamba coz a mate has 1 and its cool (drools) that pre built sys looks tempting was told water cooling is not worth getting if you get the right air cooling equipment plus water cooled sent by courier you know they play havoc with large packages

deano-g · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:27

another note ati vs nvidia always went down the nvidia path heard the firmware for ati is rubbish and the warranty difference? 10 years compared to 2 years, whats the warranty on pre built systems from ocuk. badboy does the 9800gt phisic card work with 4890' and are they ati cards?

Biz.Kid09 · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:35

At the moment ATI kills anything from nvidia due to DX11,I dont think Nvidia give a 10 yr warranty lol and i dont know best off ringing OCUK for a proper answer

deano-g · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:39

its just on some of the gfx cards they say 10 year warranty? i could be wrong

reflux · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:40

ATi cards are the best at the moment due to superior power use/cooler running/DX11. Warranty tends to be specific to the manufacturer. I think the longest on ATi cards is Asus with 3 years.

You can get an Nvidia card running alongside ATi cards for PhysX with a hack.

deano-g · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:44

has any 1 had a water cooled pc sent by courier and been ok?

BaDBoY_uK · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:44

deano-g said:
badboy does the 9800gt phisic card work with 4890' and are they ati cards?

Yep. Maybe get 2 x 5890's if you have loads of dough and then get a 260 or a 9800GTX for PhysX. Happy to explain how to do it to you or just read the forum posts about it. Have to get a 3 x PCI-e board or 2 x PCI-e 16x16x if you just got for one 5970 or whatever's the best

Watercooling isn't worth it but it's a way to spend money and pimp up a PC

Biz.Kid09 · 2 Jan 2010 at 17:48

Deano
I have not personally however OCUK have got a good reputation and so would expect you to recieve a watercooled pc in perfect condition....

deano-g · 2 Jan 2010 at 18:14

cheers dudes is it best to fone and find out when gfx cards are due or does the website get updated daily maybe will go for a 5970 plus a physx card still unsure if two 5870 will be better and can any1 recomend a top screen 22 to 24 inch was looking at a lg w2363v i have a 19" viewsonic which has been great personally but still unsure, no point in spending 500 quid or more on a gfx card if ya dont have a decent display to put it through

coupe69 · 2 Jan 2010 at 18:33

If you've got the sort of money you say you have then don't skimp on the monitor, I'd recommend this one

Biz.Kid09 · 2 Jan 2010 at 18:41

Get the screen above i say and i would say just the one 5870 will be more than enough however if you want to go all out then grab a 5970 but its a waste on only one monitor