Got stupid money to spend on a pc

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ieuan_huw

ieuan_huw

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i've been given 2.5k to spend on a pc.....don't ask!


...my question is where to spend the money...i need everything pretty much...


.but where should i spend my money...an expensive cpu?...watercooling?...hard drives?...monitors?...or just randomn acessories :)

all comments appreciated...
 
£1500 on a gaming rig, the rest on a sound system.

You don't need to spend £2500 on a PC, not unless you need 30TB of storage, quad SLI and dual 30" screens
 
If you really, really wanted to spend all of the cash then something like this might do. You'll need to check Ram compatability properly though and the CPU is still pre-order on OcUK. Personally I'd spend about £1,500 and get a 24" monitor instead of the 30" which reduces the other system requirements as well.

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) £78.99
(£92.81) £78.99
(£92.81)
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7200S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £715.00
(£840.13) £715.00
(£840.13)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £65.99
(£77.54) £131.98
(£155.08)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £199.99
(£234.99) £199.99
(£234.99)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPX800EB4GK) (Deal Product) £69.99
(£82.24) £139.98
(£164.48)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM £199.99
(£234.99) £399.98
(£469.98)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £199.99
(£234.99) £199.99
(£234.99)
Sub Total : £2,045.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £26.33
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £362.63
Total : £2,434.83
 
Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £184.99
(£217.36) £184.99
(£217.36)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £314.99
(£370.11) £314.99
(£370.11)
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
OCZ 2GB DDR3 PC3-14400C8 1800MHz Platinum (2x1GB) Dual Channel DDR3 (OCZ3P18002GK) OCZ 2GB DDR3 PC3-14400C8 1800MHz Platinum (2x1GB) Dual Channel DDR3 (OCZ3P18002GK) £239.99
(£281.99) £479.98
(£563.98)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £234.99
(£276.11) £234.99
(£276.11)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - Retail (ST310005N1D1AS-RK) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - Retail (ST310005N1D1AS-RK) £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Noctua NF-P12 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin Noctua NF-P12 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin £11.99
(£14.09) £11.99
(£14.09)
Lian-Li PC V2000B PLUS Black Aluminium Full-Tower (No PSU) Lian-Li PC V2000B PLUS Black Aluminium Full-Tower (No PSU) £137.99
(£162.14) £137.99
(£162.14)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-SLi PCI-E 750W Power Supply PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-SLi PCI-E 750W Power Supply £85.99
(£101.04) £85.99
(£101.04)
Sub Total : £1,652.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £291.87
Total : £1,959.71
 
I would build two pc's if I had that budget, one very basic one for web browsing, downloading, and other apps that didnt need the power and one for gaming, would personaly get one quality display and plug them both in to it.
 
Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition QX9650 "LGA775 Yorkfield" 3.00GHz (1333FSB)
Asus Maximus Formula Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
2x HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
2x GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB8500C5DC)
Enermax Galaxy 850W EGX850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS)
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (WD740ADFD)
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Sound Card - OEM (30SB046000000)
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775)
Samsung SM-245B 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black
Noctua NF-P12 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin
Microsoft Reclusa Advanced Gaming Keyboard - Black (9VU-00004)
Razer DeathAdder Blue 1800dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail
SteelSeries SP Gamepad

Total : £2,508.04
 
My google skills prevail. 1st link when I tried without "law" and it auto corrected to "Machrone's"

- Thus was born Machrone's Law: The machine you want will always cost $5,000. Note the third and fourth words: the machine you want. Not the cheapest machine, not the one that makes the most sense. The one that makes you drool.
 
The Google is strong in this one!:D

He was a columnist in PC Magazine back in the 80s and 90s. Manchrone's law has been struggling recently with the low dollar exchange, but now that we're getting quad-SLI and X-fire he'll be back on form again.:p
 
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