New computer for gaming

cjayjay · 5 Jul 2006 at 20:33

Wonder if u guys can help me

Want to make a new gaming rig. Willing to spend around the £1,600 mark anddddd my current shopping list looks a little something like this...

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) £214.95
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) £21.95
CA-007-TT Thermaltake VA8000BWS Armour Super Tower - Black (CA-007-TT) £79.95
SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL £48.50
MO-052-VS Viewsonic VX2025wm 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS) £259.95
CA-009-TG Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-009-TG) £69.95
MY-013-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS) £147.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY) £26.95
MB-152-AS Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS) £149.95
GX-086-LT Leadtek GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-086-LT) £344.95
HD-070-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-070-WD) £64.95

Subtotal £1,430.00
VAT £250.25
Total £1,680.25

got a few questions:

1) Im unsure about my choice of tower, if anyone has any better or just alternative suggestions for one then pls let me know. Looking for a very cool and pref quiet tower for around £100?
2) Im thinking of doing a little bit of overclocking, are the parts ive listed good for this and also is the cooling ive opted for good enough?
3) Should i go for the asus board or intel bad axe?

If u guys have anyyyyy other suggestions to my setup then pls let me know.

Thnkyou in advance for the help

quadboi · 5 Jul 2006 at 20:55

Well the Intel Bad axe is the best I believe overclocking board for the first set of boards...

Well a lot of people are reccommending so, if you can I would get that, if you are going to be ocing..
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harris1986 · 5 Jul 2006 at 22:14

if it's within budget go with the new akasa mirage 62, and i would get the scythe mine instead of the ninja

Mr Jones · 5 Jul 2006 at 22:25

harris1986 said:
if it's within budget go with the new akasa mirage 62, and i would get the scythe mine instead of the ninja

The mine and Ninja are said to be quite evenly match with the Ninja performing slightly better at lower RPM. (see Scythe site)

Explicit · 5 Jul 2006 at 23:42

cjayjay said:
got a few questions:

1) Im unsure about my choice of tower, if anyone has any better or just alternative suggestions for one then pls let me know. Looking for a very cool and pref quiet tower for around £100?
2) Im thinking of doing a little bit of overclocking, are the parts ive listed good for this and also is the cooling ive opted for good enough?
3) Should i go for the asus board or intel bad axe?

1) It's hard to tell someone what case to buy as it's really down to taste. Some like gaming cases, others prefer elegance. I guess you should pick one that you like.
2) Yup, they're definitely ok for a little bit of overclocking.
3) Both are respectable and have pros and cons. Asus one is a bit more feature packed which may be useful for some.

Nice rig by the way. Just double check the 7950 will work with that mobo as I'm not too sure to be honest. Alternatively consider an X1900XT which would be a bit more logical given that the Asus/Axe are both Crossfire boards.

cjayjay · 7 Jul 2006 at 11:59

Thnks so much for the replies!

Changing mobo to a badaxe for now, but prob gonna wait for the nforce 500 series.

Still questing for the best performance case i can buy...stuck between around 7 diff ones atm :confused:

Think im gonna stick with my ninja