m8 needs gaming spec for £600

teddy123 · 5 Dec 2006 at 11:01

hey again guys, ive told my m8 about these great forums

and now he wants a gaming spec (only base unit) sorted for around £600. thanks guys!!

steve258 · 5 Dec 2006 at 11:29

semi-pro waster said:
Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £512.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £91.68
Total : £615.55

This is from another thread who's also looking for a £600 gaming rig:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17660889

hp7909 · 5 Dec 2006 at 11:44

Around £600

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £25.99
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.50
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £129.99
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £46.99
OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
Sub Total : £504.43
Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £90.19
Total : £605.57

vincent1989 · 5 Dec 2006 at 12:45

hp7909 said:
Around £600

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99

Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £25.99

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99

NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.50

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £129.99

Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £46.99

OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99

Sub Total : £504.43

Shipping : £10.95

Vat : £90.19

Total : £605.57

what he said but i'd change the case to a sonata II, purely becuase it comes with a better PSU, and im not sure but 380 doesnt seem enough to run a 7900.

bit more costly, but only by £30-£40

ok, just checked, 380w is enough...minimum req as it happens, but i would still get one with greater watts

Ste99 · 5 Dec 2006 at 12:53

I would get a bigger psu just to be on the safe side.

teddy123 · 5 Dec 2006 at 13:39

thanks a lot guys. i have to say these forums are great and your a MASSIVE help!!!!!! ill give him the info

oweneades · 5 Dec 2006 at 13:59

bringerofdecay said:
what he said but i'd change the case to a sonata II, purely becuase it comes with a better PSU, and im not sure but 380 doesnt seem enough to run a 7900.

bit more costly, but only by £30-£40

ok, just checked, 380w is enough...minimum req as it happens, but i would still get one with greater watts

The 380w will be perfectly fine for the 7900GS. It isn't an uber power hungry card anyway.

hp7909 · 5 Dec 2006 at 14:12

Antec cases with 'bigger' PSUs are out of stock

Otherwise I would have gone for the NSK6500 (here).

If not buying soon, I'd wait for that to be in-stock