Need a gaming comp

ICEMAN133

ICEMAN133

ICEMAN133

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Firstly, first post, blah blah blah :D

i'm, looking to buy a gaming comp, and don't really know whats out there. also need some opinions and advice, and i've been told the guys here know what they're talking about :P

i'm looking at this atm, and will prolly grab an extra Gb of Ram


edit: sorry, didn't realise - system spec:

Processor (CPU)
AMD 64-Bit 3800+ Socket AM2 Processor
Chassis Case
Coolermaster Praetorian 730 Stunning Gaming Case in Silver (or choice of Black)
PSU
500W Quiet Power Supply
Motherboard
AM2XLI-ESATA2 Motherboard with PCI Express and Sli/Xfire Architecture
Memory
1Gb Corsair branded DDR2 667 Memory
Hard Drive
250Gb Serial ATAII 300 7200RPM
Graphics Card
GeForce 7600GT 256Mb DDR + DVI / TV-Out (SLi compatible)
Sound
Eight channels of audio output supporting a subwoofer & seven satellites
Speakers
Creative SBS560 5.1 Speaker Set in Black & Silver
Display
17" TFT Monitor in Black & Silver (8ms fast response with DVI input)
CD Device(s)
16x +/- DVD/RW Dual Layer Drive
Operating System
Windows XP Home SP/2
Other Features

Floppy Disk Drive
Upto 6x USB 2.0 Ports (4x rear, 2x front)
Network Ready 10/100 Ethernet Lan
Serial ATA Capability
RAID Capability (0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD)
Microsoft Black Multimedia Keyboard & Optical Mouse Set
5 Year RTB Warranty, (1st Year Parts & Labour & 4 years Labour only)



thoughts/opinions? is there anything out there within a similar price range i should be considering? And before its suggested, no i cba building a comp :P done it before and really dont want the hassle.

I'm, lookin to be able to play the latest games at the best settings possible.


Thanks in advance
 
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Welcome to the forums, could you remove the link please as you are not allowed to post competitors.

I'd probably suggest something like this which absolutely decimates the competitors specification and still saves you around £30 but you would have to build it yourself.

MO-017-OK OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver (MO-017-OK)
£109.99 £109.99
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£52.99 £52.99
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG)
£17.99 £17.99
SP-043-CL Creative Inspire 5.1 P5800 Speakers - OEM (SP-043-CL)
£34.95 £34.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£66.99 £66.99
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.95 £45.95
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£129.99 £129.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
Subtotal £684.78
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £14.95
VAT £122.46
Total £822.19

Or since I've just read that you don't want to build take a look at OcUK's range of pre-built systems, you can normally ask for some parts to be swapped around and remember to add peripherals.
 
FirebarUK said:
Semi, he needs a gfx card.
Click to expand...

Very good point, I thought it was looking rather cheap. Ok here is the revised specification, I've had to drop to 1gb Ram and get a cheaper motherboard but it is still a much better PC.

MO-017-OK OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver (MO-017-OK)
£109.99 £109.99
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£52.99 £52.99
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG)
£17.99 £17.99
SP-043-CL Creative Inspire 5.1 P5800 Speakers - OEM (SP-043-CL)
£34.95 £34.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£66.99 £66.99
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.95 £45.95
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£114.99 £114.99
MY-059-CS Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x512MB) (MY-059-CS)
£64.99 £64.99
MB-004-AK Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-004-AK)
£45.99 £45.99
Subtotal £688.77
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £14.95
VAT £123.16
Total £826.88

//edit and Savill3 thanks for the reminder but just quoting someone elses comments doesn't necessarily help unless you can add something also. :)
 
sorry for the initial blunder, and cheers for the fast replies.

im not too computer-savvy, was under the impression i'd want AMD over intel, processor-wise?

also;

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99

1.86ghz - isnt this pants? my old CPU was @ 2.8 iirc :S


And ya, i suppose i could get off my ass and build the thing if it is that much better. On top of that, i'd be able to stretch a bit more to pick up the better mobo + 2gb ram, if you'd be kind enough to spec that.

again, thanks in advance
 
The rated ghz doesen't really mean as much as it did in the past. A 1.86 ghz dual core will destroy a 3ghz pentium 4.

When you consider you can overclock the e6300 to over 3ghz pretty easily, the benifits are clear.
 
Ok, third and final revised specification from me. The motherboard is back to the DS3 and the Ram is back to the Geil 2gb because it is a little cheaper than the Corsair 2gb kits. The system does cost more but by the time you factor in that you wanted 2gb anyway and the speed advantage it offers over the AM2 based system it isn't that much.

MO-017-OK OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver (MO-017-OK)
£109.99 £109.99
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£52.99 £52.99
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG)
£17.99 £17.99
SP-043-CL Creative Inspire 5.1 P5800 Speakers - OEM (SP-043-CL)
£34.95 £34.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£66.99 £66.99
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.95 £45.95
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£114.99 £114.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£129.99 £129.99
Subtotal £799.77
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £14.95
VAT £142.58
Total £957.30
 
hyper_piper45 said:
The rated ghz doesen't really mean as much as it did in the past. A 1.86 ghz dual core will destroy a 3ghz pentium 4.

When you consider you can overclock the e6300 to over 3ghz pretty easily, the benifits are clear.
Click to expand...

you know i think you should work for intel or something, iv seen so many posts here were your talkin about either your 3.0ghz conroe or telling somone about it lol

Its all good tho because now intel is top dog again :D
 
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