gaming spec last check

LiE · 6 Jun 2006 at 16:50

Here is what I've gone for on my £1,100 price.

CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM)
£171.95 £171.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£104.95 £104.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£56.95 £56.95
HD-091-MD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 160GB 6V160E0 SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-091-MD)
£39.95 £39.95
MB-087-AB Abit KN8 Ultra nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-087-AB)
£49.95 £49.95
MO-052-VS Viewsonic VX2025 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS)
£259.95 £259.95
GX-112-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-112-SP)
£214.95 £214.95
Subtotal £918.60
VAT £160.76
Total £1,079.36

LiE · 6 Jun 2006 at 17:02

won't the antec psu do the trick? I really can't push this budget.

LiE · 6 Jun 2006 at 19:13

Thinking about some other graphics cards to save some money. Whats the 1800xt like? will it make a lot of difference between 512 and 256 ? taking into account I like to play games on top settings at top resolution.

LiE · 6 Jun 2006 at 19:55

I'm thinking

HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-043-HT) 1
£174.95