Make me a PC :)

marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:10

Hey all,

I asked yesterday, if all my chosen components would go, but it seems that some of you feel I might be able to archive a better PC with the same budget.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=7788267

Above is a list of the components I was going to get.

Please note that I have ALREADY purchased; Case, PSU and Hard Drive - These can not be replaced!

PSU - 580W Hiper Type-R Blue
HD - 300GB Maxtor D/Max +10 SATA [16MB]
Case - Aspire X-Cruiser Blue

I now need; CPU, RAM, Motherboard, Graphics card, Optical Drive, Operating System.

I have a budget of around £700 - £800

I mostly use the PC for gaming and web design / coding.

Thanks,

Marky

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:37

Monitor?

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syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:39

Also, will you be overclocking? I guess ill have another crack at a spec.

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marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:40

No Ive never overclocked before. So I probably won't be overclocking anything. And I already got the monitor

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:41

That case, is this the small one? Is it alright if that is changed, as coolers etc might not fit in, but i will have a look.

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Edit: Unless you really like it - i would change that case, just looked at it. But upto you.

marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:43

Syk3 said:
That case, is this the small one? Is it alright if that is changed, as coolers etc might not fit in, but i will have a look.

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http://www.apevia.com/product.php?pid=167&xcSID=f34e44ce11809959e3feb2cf32c97cea

That's it

And unfortunatly I already have it

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:45

marky112233 said:
http://www.apevia.com/product.php?pid=167&xcSID=f34e44ce11809959e3feb2cf32c97cea

That's it
And unfortunatly I already have it

Okay, right well so you want: CPU, MOBO, RAM, GFX, Optical Drive, O/S and whats the maximum budget you can stretch?

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marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:46

Syk3 said:
Okay, right well so you want: CPU, MOBO, RAM, GFX, Optical Drive, O/S and whats the maximum budget you can stretch?

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It's all in my first post lol

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:47

marky112233 said:
It's all in my first post lol

Yes, but can you go over £800?

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marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:50

Syk3 said:
Yes, but can you go over £800?

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Not really - Around 700 - 800

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:55

Okay, i know its £50ish over budget, but this is a kickass system and has a lot of future inside it. If you cant go over budget i would drop the X1900XT and get a X1800XT for a few months, till next year and then either crossfire it..or buy a DX10 Card. If it was me, id buy the X1800XT But here goes...

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£197.99 £197.99
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£119.99 £119.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£17.99 £17.99
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
OS-002-MS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) (OS-002-MS)
£82.99 £82.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
GX-112-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-112-SP)
£189.99 £189.99
Subtotal £722.89
VAT £126.51
Total £849.40

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marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 21:49

Syk3 said:
Okay, i know its £50ish over budget, but this is a kickass system and has a lot of future inside it. If you cant go over budget i would drop the X1900XT and get a X1800XT for a few months, till next year and then either crossfire it..or buy a DX10 Card. If it was me, id buy the X1800XT But here goes...

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£197.99 £197.99
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£119.99 £119.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£17.99 £17.99
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
OS-002-MS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) (OS-002-MS)
£82.99 £82.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
GX-112-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-112-SP)
£189.99 £189.99
Subtotal £722.89
VAT £126.51
Total £849.40

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I've looked at everything in that spec and it looks great to me. Apart from the graphics card, I was going to get the 7800 GTX 512Mb, and I still wanted to check the tests between the X 1900 XT and it looks like the 7800 GTX 512 out performed it by quite a bit.

Would I be able to use the 7800 GTX 512 in that system?
Also, I really shouldn't go over the £800 budget, so I may have to take something down a notch.

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 21:55

marky112233 said:
I've looked at everything in that spec and it looks great to me. Apart from the graphics card, I was going to get the 7800 GTX 512Mb, and I still wanted to check the tests between the X 1900 XT and it looks like the 7800 GTX 512 out performed it by quite a bit.

Would I be able to use the 7800 GTX 512 in that system?
Also, I really shouldn't go over the £800 budget, so I may have to take something down a notch.

Well if im not mistaken, im pretty sure a X1800XT even takes over a 7800 GTX? To be quite honest, id either get the X1800XT or the X1900XT - because with DX10 around the corner, you just need something to run smoothly till then, and get a DX10 Card .. a few months after they're out. But im not sure. To be honest - its upto you when it comes to the gfx card. if you got the X1800XT it would drop the price by about £70 or so.

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killer_uk · 5 Sep 2006 at 21:59

Be warned, that RAM MAY not work with that motherboard, mine didn't with my DS4. Take a look in the motherboard section for supported RAM.

marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 22:00

Syk3 said:
Well if im not mistaken, im pretty sure a X1800XT even takes over a 7800 GTX? To be quite honest, id either get the X1800XT or the X1900XT - because with DX10 around the corner, you just need something to run smoothly till then, and get a DX10 Card .. a few months after they're out. But im not sure. To be honest - its upto you when it comes to the gfx card. if you got the X1800XT it would drop the price by about £70 or so.

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Do you have a benchmark test with X1800XT and the X1900XT. Maybe also with the 7800 GTX 512?

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 22:05

Not sure, but how much is the 7800 GTX inc. VAT?

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marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 22:09

Syk3 said:
Not sure, but how much is the 7800 GTX inc. VAT?

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They don't sell it on OcUK but on a different site it's: £264.52 that inc.Vat

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 22:11

marky112233 said:
They don't sell it on OcUK but on a different site it's: £264.52 that inc.Vat

Well to be honest with you - a X1800XT is by far the best value card.. It does get out preformed by the 7800gtx granted, but for about half the price..its not THAT overpowered. I mean you save money on the whole budget - and have the freedom to save some money for DX10 to give your Rig the extra 'kick' when they are out. Personally, id get the x1800xt as it offers enough power as it is.

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marky112233 · 5 Sep 2006 at 22:15

Syk3 said:
Well to be honest with you - a X1800XT is by far the best value card.. It does get out preformed by the 7800gtx granted, but for about half the price..its not THAT overpowered. I mean you save money on the whole budget - and have the freedom to save some money for DX10 to give your Rig the extra 'kick' when they are out. Personally, id get the x1800xt as it offers enough power as it is.

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Okey I've taken another look at the benchmarks and you and the tests have convinced me

Which X1800XT would you recommend?

syke · 5 Sep 2006 at 22:47

marky112233 said:
Okey I've taken another look at the benchmarks and you and the tests have convinced me

Which X1800XT would you recommend?

The top one on the list, its on this week only too.

I mean to be honest, it will run games on high for atleast 6 months. You can then start saving money (as you already have) to get a nice DX10 card..a few months after they are out (better generation stuff) and then you have a kickass set up with the rig you're going to buy.

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