Gaming Spec - Help needed

Mpars2001 · 22 Dec 2007 at 21:34

Hi guys

just speccing a new games machine have a budget of around £1400 which needs to buy system and monitor & keyboard etc. Currently i am thinking of the following

GPU
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Motherboard
Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Memory
2 x Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AL1065) (4GB in total)

PSU
OCZ ModXStream 780w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply

Case
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

HD
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A33437)

DVD
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Monitor
Samsung SM-245B 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £279.99

Keyboard/Mouse
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser - Retail

O/S
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788)

Currently totals about £1450 with VAT and delivery, any advice is very welcome!!

Many Thanks

melbourne720 · 22 Dec 2007 at 22:41

Welcome to the forums Mpars2001

2 changes:-

1. You want either Samsung, Seagate or WD hard drives (in that order imho). I have had Hitachi ones die on me, and they aren't as fast as Samsung, or as quiet.

2. PSU. Get a high powered corsair or seasonic one, as those OCZ ones aren't quiet at all.

A couple of suggestions.

(a) If you want AA at that 24" screen's default res, then you might want to consider a 8800 GTX;

(b) I'm not sure if the Crucial Tracer is worth the money, over the ballistix, but it is up to you

Pneumonic · 22 Dec 2007 at 23:56

Motherboard P5K-E WiFi-AP is cheaper and basically the same as the premium

GeIL 6400 Ultra Low Latency RAM is cheaper and will do the Job just as well

Again power supply would go with Corsair or Seasonic and on that spec the corsair 520 watt should be fine

closeratio · 23 Dec 2007 at 13:22

I odn't think that PC8500 memory is really necessary unless you plan on overclocking that cpu loads. PC6400 memory should be fine and given the price it's at at the moment should save you a bit of cash.

InQ · 23 Dec 2007 at 13:39

Case and kb/mouse i've left as yours as they are down to personal choice...do you need speakers?