Need a little help with a spec

INFECTION · 20 Feb 2006 at 02:20

hey guys my freind wants a spec for a computer he does a lot of graphic rendoring and so on and also develops software.
hes looking for a spec that is good enough to help him do what he does.
he wants a lot of hard drive space and ram and graphics card memory and a server case or near enough to a server case.
can you help me spec it because i can do some stuff but what he asked me to spec him i dont know what to go for
anyone help ?
thanks
INFECTION

Monstermunch · 20 Feb 2006 at 02:25

BUDGET?

INFECTION · 20 Feb 2006 at 02:36

he said anywhere between £800 and £1000

Monstermunch · 20 Feb 2006 at 02:48

Right well I presume you don't need monitor, KB, mouse etc, and also that he won't be overclocking it. If so this is what I would go for:

CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM)
£184.95 £184.95
MB-088-AS Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£61.95 £61.95
MY-057-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K) (MY-057-OC)
£144.95 £144.95
GX-048-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)
£234.95 £234.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£64.25 £128.50
CD-024-NE NEC ND4550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-024-NE)
£25.50 £25.50
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£67.95 £67.95
Subtotal £848.75
VAT £148.54
Total £997.29