Help Me Spec

ErNciLator · 25 Mar 2007 at 15:28

Alright; Iv gotta build a computer for a mate

He's given me a £2k price to aim for, which should give a nice machine.

Iv already allocated £420 for 2 x 22in flat screens, which I think is a good price, and £100 for the case, leaving, about £1500 for the actual hardware; not wanting to spend it all, allocated £400-450 for graphics, and £1050 for HD, mobo and ram.

I thought that 2 x 8800GS in SLi would be good enough graphics, but is the 8800GTX on it's own better? Or are then any other good ways to spend 400-450 on graphics?

And conroe/intel is the chip obviously, but which?

So yeah, could someone help me spec, a good system, for max £1500, with about £450 spent on graphics. Conroe+ a must.

tsj · 25 Mar 2007 at 15:35

ErNciLator said:
Alright; Iv gotta build a computer for a mate

He's given me a £2k price to aim for, which should give a nice machine.

Iv already allocated £420 for 2 x 22in flat screens, which I think is a good price, and £100 for the case, leaving, about £1500 for the actual hardware; not wanting to spend it all, allocated £400-450 for graphics, and £1050 for HD, mobo and ram.

I thought that 2 x 8800GS in SLi would be good enough graphics, but is the 8800GTX on it's own better? Or are then any other good ways to spend 400-450 on graphics?

And conroe/intel is the chip obviously, but which?

So yeah, could someone help me spec, a good system, for max £1500, with about £450 spent on graphics. Conroe+ a must.

What case have u decided on?
Which monitors?

I'd go for a GTX over two GTS's

Well a E6600 would be great

ErNciLator · 25 Mar 2007 at 15:45

They're off another site, so I cant link, but it's 2 x Fujitsu 22in, and iv told him to pick a case, cos im not good at that, and said pick upto £100 to make sure i stick within the price.

But with dual monitor, surely SLi must be better? (or Crossfire)

easyrider · 25 Mar 2007 at 15:47

One faster card is always better than two slower ones.

SLI in Vista is a joke at the moment.

ErNciLator · 25 Mar 2007 at 15:55

Alright, and ATi vs NVida, which ones best? and which ones give the best 775 boards?

Someone throw a combo at me that they know is good and works.

Cupra · 25 Mar 2007 at 16:50

asus p5n-e sli brilliant board for the money that or the ds3
8800 u choose id get the gtx tbh but its up2 you

ErNciLator · 25 Mar 2007 at 16:58

alright, and what's the difference between 975 and 965 intel chipsets?