Help choosing next PC

Cableguy

Cableguy

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Hi ppl, ok my old computer specs are like P4 2.66Ghz, ATI X800, 2 gig ram etc - as you can tell its well ancient - its ok to play bf2/bf2142/ut2k4 etc. I now am looking for a new PC and its been like hmmm 4 years plus since I upgraded my old PC.... Just wanted some adv really.... This is what I have selected so far:

Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 "Golden Sample" 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 "Golden Sample" 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £394.44

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £249.54


Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £213.89

Lian Li PC-A71A Aluminium Tower Case - Silver (No PSU) Lian Li PC-A71A Aluminium Tower Case - Silver (No PSU) £152.94

Akasa AK-P010FG-BK 1000W PowerMax Power Supply Akasa AK-P010FG-BK 1000W PowerMax Power Supply £126.98

OCZ Reaper 6GB (3 X 2GB) DDR3 PC3-14400 (1800MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1800LV6GK) OCZ Reaper 6GB (3 X 2GB) DDR3 PC3-14400 (1800MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1800LV6GK) £113.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS) £110.39

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series 7.1 Sound Card (70SB088600000) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series 7.1 Sound Card (70SB088600000) £89.69

Sony NEC Optiarc DRU-860S 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail Sony NEC Optiarc DRU-860S 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail £25.29

What do you think? My budget is MAX £1500 but if the job can be done for less, even better....
Any pointers would be great - if you think the mob/cpu/gpu etc is the wrong choice, please adv what you think would be better suited for price and performance-

Cheers
 
I think that it looks good, and will definately be a massive upgrade for you, but I would recommend you look at a different PSU, Corsair, Be Quiet! or enermax will be a lot better than that akasa in terms of reliability. Personally I would get a Be Quiet myself, they cost more but will definately be worth the extra expense. Also you might want to consider a better CPU cooler than the stock one, the akasa nero is a good price for its performance.

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What size monitor you using? If its a 4 year old monitor too then theres a good chance the gfx card will be overkill, unless youre getting a new 24"+ monitor too?
 
icey_haj said:
Good point.

If you're playing 1900X1200 and above, then the 4870X2 is fine. Otherwise, it's overkill.
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I'm interested in this Overkill term, Im getting this card on my 17' Monitor which handles 1080x1024 which i guess is standard for a 17'.

What does it mean? im not using the real full power of the card, so i might aswell of got a lower priced one instead to run it at those resolutions?

I do need a new Monitor but i dont want a huge one, i was thinking maybe a 19' would do it?
 
Jamesdavid3 said:
I'm interested in this Overkill term, Im getting this card on my 17' Monitor which handles 1080x1024 which i guess is standard for a 17'.

What does it mean? im not using the real full power of the card, so i might aswell of got a lower priced one instead to run it at those resolutions?

I do need a new Monitor but i dont want a huge one, i was thinking maybe a 19' would do it?
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Yeah basically, if you're not planning on going above 19" monitor then theres no point spending so much on a gfx card, the monitor will hold back the gfx card basically
If you have no plans to go bigger than this then a half gig 4870 will more than suffice, 4850 even
 
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