High-end spec me

icey_haj · 19 May 2009 at 22:44

Is it me or has there been a lot less i7 type spec me threads recently?

Seems like there's a lot more budget building going on...

Kennysevenfold · 19 May 2009 at 22:48

icey_haj said:
Is it me or has there been a lot less i7 type spec me threads recently?

Seems like there's a lot more budget building going on...

We are in a recession..!!!!!!!!!!!

icey_haj · 19 May 2009 at 22:49

Kennysevenfold said:
We are in a recession..!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeh, but only a month or so ago, there were loads of people spec'ing i7's.

Kennysevenfold · 19 May 2009 at 22:52

icey_haj said:
Yeh, but only a month or so ago, there were loads of people spec'ing i7's.

Now they have no moneys

Spec me a Celeron, DDR system :cool:

stokecity_m · 19 May 2009 at 22:53

go on then spec me the best i7 i could get for £1300

£1400 with sound card and raid 0

icey_haj · 19 May 2009 at 22:53

Stop taking the mick!

stokecity_m · 19 May 2009 at 22:56

serious - was going to post up in the morning anyway

icey_haj · 19 May 2009 at 22:58

stokecity_m said:
serious - was going to post up in the morning anyway

Coolz.

You need fries with that?

Nah, do you need monitor etc...

stokecity_m · 19 May 2009 at 22:59

no monitor - just base unit and Windows vista

Audigex · 19 May 2009 at 23:05

I think the initial i7 rush, and the price drop rush, have died down.

You tend to get an initial surge from the hardcore group when released (those who have to have it, after a while that vanishes and you get a surge of "it's come down a lot, I can build it for £800-1000" which again peters out.

Once it hits the 500 price point, you'll get a stack of fairly budget-oriented builds too. It hasn't quite hit for anyone looking to spend £500-700 unless they're just swapping CPU/mobo/ram.

icey_haj · 19 May 2009 at 23:07

Still think you're taking the mick...but, oh well

EDIT: Add the cooler as well
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-NC

icey_haj · 19 May 2009 at 23:08

Audigex said:
I think the initial i7 rush, and the price drop rush, have died down.

You tend to get an initial surge from the hardcore group when released (those who have to have it, after a while that vanishes and you get a surge of "it's come down a lot, I can build it for £800-1000" which again peters out.

Once it hits the 500 price point, you'll get a stack of fairly budget-oriented builds too. It hasn't quite hit for anyone looking to spend £500-700 unless they're just swapping CPU/mobo/ram.

It'll be quite a while before it hits those kind of prices though.

cmndr_andi · 19 May 2009 at 23:09

Here is my spec:

Crossfire 4890, great cooler and a super case (just build into one today).

stokecity_m · 19 May 2009 at 23:09

anyway to get either a gtx 285 or 4780x2 - maybe lose the sound card, as it has on board sound?

icey_haj · 19 May 2009 at 23:15

stokecity_m said:
anyway to get either a gtx 285 or 4780x2 - maybe lose the sound card, as it has on board sound?

stokecity_m · 19 May 2009 at 23:18

looking good - need a HD/blueray drive though.

maybe cheaper case/Hard drives (1tb in raid is enough)

icey_haj · 19 May 2009 at 23:25

stokecity_m · 19 May 2009 at 23:27

liking that.

if i was to use two 22" monitors, would i be able to watch full screen Hd films on one while borrowing the internet on the other without any lag/problems?

JonJ678 · 20 May 2009 at 00:15

Still seems quite a lot of 'spec me an i7 please' around. What amuses me is that people are selling i7 systems already.