Basically i'm looking for a top spec pc for gaming, but i want it to last several years on max settings before having to buy a whole new pc again. I have chosen the Radeon HD 4870 but am stuck on what processor to purchase. Many friends advise to get Core i7, as it has the new chip model, and so I won't need to upgrade the motherboard for a long time etc... however the price tag is quite heavy, as well as being needlessly powerful if i am only using the pc for gaming... and so i am considering quad core 2.8ghz. Is this sufficient for gaming and will it (combined with a suitable motherboard) last me for 4 yrs + if all I do is upgrade graphics once in a while? Or, is it worth that extra £200 to save time/money in the future? Cheers
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whats ur overall budget and is it just the tower?
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £171.99
(£149.56) £171.99
(£149.56)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - OEM (H487F1GP) £103.99
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £99.99
(£86.95) £99.99
(£86.95)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
OCZ Platinum Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (OCZ2P10664GK) £49.99
(£43.47) £49.99
(£43.47)
Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)
Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £512.99 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £78.82 Total : £604.31
(£149.56) £171.99
(£149.56)
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
(£86.95) £99.99
(£86.95)
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
(£43.47) £49.99
(£43.47)
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £512.99 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £78.82 Total : £604.31
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50p under budget minus the delivery but thats how i would probs spend 600£
My 2penny worth
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £171.99
(£149.56) £171.99
(£149.56)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - OEM (H487F1GP) £103.99
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £99.99
(£86.95) £99.99
(£86.95)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £37.98
(£33.03) £37.98
(£33.03)
Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case- Black (No PSU) £30.99
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £517.33 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £79.36 Total : £608.44
(£149.56) £171.99
(£149.56)
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
(£86.95) £99.99
(£86.95)
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
(£33.03) £37.98
(£33.03)
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95)
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £517.33 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £79.36 Total : £608.44
AMD Build:
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - OEM (H487F1GP) £103.99
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
OCZ Platinum AM3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1333LVAM4GK) £47.99
(£41.73) £47.99
(£41.73)
Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case- Black (No PSU) £30.99
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £511.25 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £78.45 Total : £601.45
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
(£41.73) £47.99
(£41.73)
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95)
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £511.25 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £78.45 Total : £601.45
My recommendation would be
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £205.99
(£179.12) £205.99
(£179.12)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
(£125.21) £143.99
(£125.21)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCS 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Total : £669.43 inc VAT and shipping, will be 705 if you want with 4870, 654 if with Elite 334 case
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £205.99
(£179.12) £205.99
(£179.12)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
(£125.21) £143.99
(£125.21)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCS 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Total : £669.43 inc VAT and shipping, will be 705 if you want with 4870, 654 if with Elite 334 case
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Would be £600 without shipping and you are getting the best AMD quad and a good 4890 GFX card.