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andymac

andymac

andymac

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I am looking for a list of good bits to build a new PC, my current comp is a AMD Barton chipped 3200+ with a 6800 series AGP card, been a while!

I think I want an Intel chip, been looking at low power GO (I think) Q6600 on an overclock friendly board, a good air cooler, a good Nvidia card to run games quickly at reasonable resolution (I play games on a lovely clear old 19" CRT, so not hugely high resolution needed at the moment) but I like the effects and stuff up high.

I want a nice funky case with lots of big slow fans to keep it quiet.

I need reliable storage, so ideally a RAID setup for safety (Haven't done one of these before)

I will spend between £700 and £900ish inc. VAT

Oh, does it matter which version of windows I get 32, or 64 bit? IS there a difference?

Thanks.

Andy
 
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This would do very nicely. It includes Vista 64 (there's little difference between this and 32-bit except this will work with 4+ GiB RAM), a fast quad core, a great cooler, an excellent power supply, 4 GiB RAM, a very nice future-proof motherboard that'll do nicely for overclocking, all in a decent case. If by "funky" you meant something that didn't light up like a Christmas tree I suggest the Antec P182.

EDIT You should be made aware that new graphics cards will be made available in a few weeks. IT might be worth waiting to see how good they are for their prices.
 
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Many thanks,

As to the case, I'm thinking, quiet, and not beige!

What are these new graphics cards?

What will they do which is better than a 8800 GTS or GTX?



Ta

Andy
 
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