Gaming system for £700

[chrisash]

Hi there can someone please spec me a nice system for about £700 not including screen, also want to overclock.

Thanks

 

[semi-pro waster]

Marginally over but if you don't need an OS this should be a fantastic system.

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £59.98
(£70.48)
Gainward GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £159.99
(£187.99) £159.99
(£187.99)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £136.99
(£160.96) £136.99
(£160.96)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £25.99
(£30.54) £25.99
(£30.54)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Sub Total : £588.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £104.97
Total : £704.82

 

[WarBird]

semi-pro waster's spec seems as good as you could get, maybe swap the hitachi hdd for a wd one

 

[chrisash]

Hi there, Thanks for your advice I will order this system but my mate has offered me the following, Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 Express ATX - Motherboard is this any good? Or should I stick with the one you mentioned?

Thanks

 

[Fullhouse]

SNIP

I've just bought basically same set up. Very good system, maybe get two WD HD's and get a raid 0 setup may be just a thought. Either way its an awesome setup

 

[chrisash]

Do you know if the motherboard is any good?? Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 Express ATX?

 

[Fullhouse]

if semi pro waster gas recommened it I should think it is pretty good, I 'm not the most clued up on MOBO though

 

[semi-pro waster]

Do you have any more info about the motherboard because Gigabyte make a few different models? Also how much will it cost you?

 

[Columbo]

Good luck getting an 8800GT, looks ok other than that.

 

[balls]

Might want to try and stretch to a PC-7 for the case, but otherwise as above

 

[chrisash]

Cheers!

The motherboard is a Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 Express ATX Audio Lan. A friend has one going spare and just want to make sure its as good as the Abit IP35 you guys mentioned.... I can get the Gigabyte one for £50 from him, brand new as he no longer needs it.

He also has has some ram he will let me have cheap OCZ Technology 2x2GB 240DIMM PC2-6400 Gold. Will this be ok?

Think I will be waiting long for a 8800GT then?

Thanks


Chris

 

[chrisash]

Bump

 

[fobose]

What model is the motherboard? Saying its a Gigabyte S775 (The socket) and P35 (the chipset) doesn't really help much as there are a few different models. It could be a DS3L, DS3P, DS3R, DS4, DQ6 or a few others..?

 

[chrisash]

Sorry....

Hope this gives you the info needed....

GA-P35C-DS3R

Audio Output
Audio Codec Realtek ALC889A Compliant Standards High Definition Audio Sound Output Mode 7.1 channel surround Type Sound card Cache Memory
Type None Header
Compatibility PC Model GA-P35C-DS3R Packaged Quantity 1 Product Line Gigabyte Key Information
Audio High Definition Audio (8-channel) Network Gigabit Ethernet Storage ATA-133 Serial ATA-300 (RAID) Storage Ports Configuration 1 x ATA, 8 x SATA USB Ports Configuration 12 x USB Mainboard
64-bit Processors Compatibility Built-in BIOS Type Award Chipset Type Intel P35 Express Compatible Processors Celeron D Core 2 Duo Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Pentium D Pentium Extreme Edition Data Bus Speed 1333 MHz Form Factor ATX I/O Controller Intel ICH9R Multi-Core Support Dual-Core / Quad-core Power Connectors 24-pin main power connector 4-pin ATX12V connector Processor Socket LGA775 Socket RAID Features Intel Matrix RAID Technology Supported RAM Speed PC2-5300 PC2-6400 PC2-8500 PC3-10666 PC3-6400 PC3-8500 Supported RAM Technology DDR II SDRAM DDR3 SDRAM Mainboard Features
Additional Connectors (Optional) 8 x Hi-Speed USB BIOS Features ACPI 1.0b support DMI 2.0 support SMBIOS 2.3 support Hardware Features Chassis intrusion detection DualBIOS Q-Flash Ultra Durable 2 Hardware Monitoring Chassis fan tachometer Chassis temperature CPU core temperature CPU fan tachometer CPU overheating protection Power supply fan tachometer System voltage Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards Plug and Play RoHS Modem
Type None Networking
Data Link Protocol Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Realtek RTL8111B Type Network adapter Processor
Installed Qty 0 Max Supported Qty 1 RAM
Features Two DDR channels Installed Size 0 MB Max Supported Size 8 GB Storage Controller
Controller Interface Type Serial ATA II Video Output
Type None Windows Vista
Readiness Certified for Windows Vista

 

[semi-pro waster]

The DS3R is decent enough, the combo DDR2+DDR3 is perhaps a bit gimmicky as DDR3 doesn't offer anything hugely worthwhile over DDR2 at the moment and is pricey but it should be fine. Check that he isn't selling for any reason other than he has bought a different one i.e check that it works perfectly as some are a little temperamental apparantly but if you get a good one then no worries.

//edit that is good Ram. The other thing you could do is to check for Gibbos post in the graphics card sub-forum about what stock levels of the 8800GT should be like.