Need a £2500 Spec

Quite a modest spec I think...

CP-129-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4800CDBOX) (CP-129-AM)
£389.95 £389.95
MY-000-MK Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Extreme Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) CAS3 (991483) (MY-000-MK)
£144.95 £144.95
GX-052-HT HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-052-HT)
£324.95 £324.95
HD-069-WD Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-069-WD)
£169.95 £169.95
HD-058-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 250GB ST3250824AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-058-SE)
£53.95 £53.95
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£22.95 £22.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£15.95 £15.95
CA-002-SS Seasonic S12 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-002-SS)
£87.95 £87.95
CA-039-AN Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) (CA-039-AN)
£73.95 £73.95
SC-036-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum - Retail (SC-036-CL)
£104.95 £104.95
MB-019-DF DFI LanParty UT CFX3200-DR RD580 Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-019-DF)
£149.95 £149.95
Subtotal £1,539.45
VAT £269.41
Total £1,808.86

First time I have specced for anyone else so forgive me if there is a glaringly obvious mistake :p

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CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM) 1
£277.95 £277.95
MB-019-DF DFI LanParty UT CFX3200-DR RD580 Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-019-DF) 1
£149.95 £149.95
MY-058-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000 Dual Channel Platinum Series EB-DDR CAS3 (OCZ5002048EBPE-K) (MY-058-OC) 1
£179.95 £179.95
GX-045-CO ATI Radeon X1900 ***Crossfire Edition*** 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-045-CO) 1
£319.95 £319.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC) 1
£264.95 £264.95
HD-015-WD Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD) 1
£93.50 £93.50
HD-075-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-075-WD) 1
£181.95 £181.95
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) 1
£22.95 £22.95
SC-034-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - Retail (SC-034-CL) 1
£69.95 £69.95
CA-027-LL Lian-Li PC V1000 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower (No PSU) (CA-027-LL) 1
£109.95 £109.95
CA-024-EN Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-024-EN) 1
£79.95 £79.95
MO-052-VS Viewsonic VX2025 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS) 1
£284.95 £284.95
KB-041-LG Logitech Ultra-X Keyboard - OEM (KB-041-LG) 1
£14.95 £14.95
KB-069-LG Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG) 1
£29.95 £29.95
Subtotal £2,080.85
VAT £364.15
Total £2,445.00

You could get a slightly bigger moniter to take advantage of the x-fired X1900's.
 
£2500 is a nice budget to play with.

Wont have to upgrade for a while with this bunch of hardware. A starting point...

CPU: A64 4800+
CPU Cooling: Zalman 7700-CU
CPU extras: Arctic Silver 5 :p
Motherboard: DFI NF4 SLI-DR Expert
Graphics card: XFX 7900 GTX
Memory: 2x 1GB Corsair XMS 3500 LL Pro
Case: Lian Li V1000b plus
PSU: Enermax Liberty 620w
Hard Drive(s): WD Raptor 74GB & Hitachi T7K250 250GB
Optical Drive(s): Plextor SATA 16x DVD-RW
Monitor: Dell 2405FPW 24" LCD
Mouse / Keyboard: Logitech UltraX Media Desktop
Speakers: Logitech Z-2300 THX 2.1

Total price of: £2526 inc VAT & Delivery
 
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£326.59
DFI LanParty UT CFX3200-DR RD580 Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-019-DF)
£176.19
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K) (MY-057-OC)
£176.19
ATI X1900 Master Card & ATI X1900 XTX Crossfire Bundle ***DISCOUNT*** (BU-000-PC)
£699.01
Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£109.86
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI)
£66.39
NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE)
£29.32
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£18.74
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - Retail (SC-034-CL)
£82.19
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£57.52
FSP Sparkle FX700-GLN Epsilon 700W ATX2.0 PSU (CA-001-SK)
£113.92
Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG)
£35.19
Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Illuminated Keyboard (KB-015-SK)
£29.32
Steelpad S&S Mouse Pad (GS-006-IC)
£14.69
Creative GigaWorks 5.1 G500 THX® Pro Gamer Speakers - Retail (SP-067-CL)
£151.52
NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-009-NE)
£422.94

Total inc VAT: £2509.58

If you're overclocking, get an Opteron instead
 
oh spending other people's money! Similar to mine, IMO the faster AMD's are overpriced, get a mastercard later. Loads of storage :) 24"+ expensive also. Get M-Audio instead of Create Soundcard, and some home theatre seperate speakers.


CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM) £277.95
MB-131-AS Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS) £109.95
SY-008-ZA Zalman VF900-CU Quiet Copper VGA Cooler (SY-008-ZA) £20.95
HD-070-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-070-WD) £295.80 (four drives)
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO) £22.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY) £26.95
CB-057-GE Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE UV DAY-GLO Cable (0.45m) - Green (CB-057-GE) £5.25
OA-002-AK Akasa AK FC-03 Fan Controller Pro (OA-002-AK) £24.95
CA-096-CM CoolerMaster Stacker RC-810 - Silver Trim (No PSU) (CA-096-CM) £89.95
CA-024-EN Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-024-EN) £79.95
UP-014-AP APC Back-UPS RS 1500VA USB/Serial 230V (UP-014-AP)
£203.95
KB-076-LG Logitech diNovo Laser Media Desktop - Retail (KB-076-LG)
£104.95
GX-059-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-059-PC)
£299.95
MO-015-PH Philips 200W6CS 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver (MO-015-PH) £269.95
Subtotal £1,833.45
VAT £320.86
Total £2,154.31

Can also add dual monitors later, also get another DVD drive (faster since using one whilst using other)
 
Nah this £2500 spec is better :p

FG-003-GE Fan Guard - 60mm (Chrome) (FG-003-GE) £0.50, Quantity 4200.
Subtotal £2,100.00
VAT £367.50
Total £2,467.50
 
Defcon5 said:
Will a single card be able to play with everything maxed on such a large monitor?
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Sure will ;)

The 7900 GTX is a powerful card. I have no doubt it cant handle a 2405FPW at max settings. With the CPU power and tight 2GB memory timmings behind it too, it will be good enough.

Now I would only got with another 7900 GTX card If I could get a Dell 3007FPW in there ;):D
 
That's probably a too difficult question to answer, but "best" make would be (apart from picture quality as that's subjective) as you have several panel types plus the processing involved in the board.

3 year warranty with 24 hour replacement
0 dead/lit pixel or sub pixel policy
Good build quality. Not tacky. Good connecitivity and included cables.

The big Dell looks ok (size and resolution) however it only has one input, two is useful because I have two computers into one monitor. Generally though with your budget looking at best and near top of the range components, but pay attention to price/performance- ie biggest hard drive is not good value for money, it works and cheaper to buy two smaller hard drives instead of once (divide price per GB) having two 200GB is usually better than having one 400GB.
 
A competitor is offering Quad Sli for £999+Vat and includes an Asus mobo, Akasa Eclipse case and a Tagen 900W Psu, you still got ~£1300 left to spend for the rest of the setup! :o
 
Bennah said:
Sure will ;)

The 7900 GTX is a powerful card. I have no doubt it cant handle a 2405FPW at max settings. With the CPU power and tight 2GB memory timmings behind it too, it will be good enough.

Now I would only got with another 7900 GTX card If I could get a Dell 3007FPW in there ;):D
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Custom PC Mag did a comparisson of the lattest graphics cards and none could handle Quake4 maxed out (4x AA, 8x AF) 1600x1200. The 7900GTX was seeing frame rates as low as 17 FPS...

I think for such a high resolution monitor, SLI/X-Fire is pretty much required.
 
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