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glynogwen

glynogwen

glynogwen

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Good afternoon all. :)

i am looking to buy/build a new computer i was spec/d on here last year for a new one but had to divert the money into the house instead. anyway i am now looking again. i have looked at pre build so called extreme gaming systems costing in the region of 2,400. and my question is if i bought the bits themselves and built it would i build a similar or better system for the money or has the bigger boys got better buying power. if the answer is as i hope build myself could you fime people please spec me a machine for that sort of money.
thanks
keith :)
 
thanks. i have a monitor and keyboardon my system but think buying a better one dedicated for gamming would be better. i am not too fixed to the price but dont want to go massively above it.
thanks
keith
 
I hope i havent missed anything..?

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £46.99
(£55.21) £93.98
(£110.42)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout) Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme Edition QX6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme Edition QX6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £549.99
(£646.24) £549.99
(£646.24)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400C3 TwinX (2x1GB) Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400C3 TwinX (2x1GB) £266.99
(£313.71) £266.99
(£313.71)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
OCZ GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OCZ GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £329.99
(£387.74) £659.98
(£775.48)
Enermax Galaxy 850W EGA850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU Enermax Galaxy 850W EGA850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Sub Total : £2,076.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £24.95
Vat : £367.82
Total : £2,469.64

An alternative would be to change the quad processor to a E6600 to save some money for price drops. Also perhaps the Antec 900 Gaming Case.
 
the monitor is un branded on the front but i think it is a Lg. the spec looks very good. i am building it to play nothing butr games the machine i am using now i am going to keep for working on.
thanks
keith
 
Okay, well that should be a beat with 2x 8800GTX's.

Perhaps the build should include a monitor to power the 8800's? Perhaps a 22" or so.
 
glynogwen said:
i did do some reading on i think it was a dell wide screen that seemed good.
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Theres DELL or the Belinea 22".

If you want to involve a montor. Use the above spec and drop the Quad Core for an E6600 and add a Belinea 22" Widescreen to the price.

Should be a complete beast.
 
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755)
(£35.24)

2 x OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£728.48)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£204.44)

EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£176.24)

Team Xtreem 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXDD2048M800HC4DC)
(£193.86)

Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
(£164.49)

2 x Samsung SpinPoint T HD401LJ 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£171.52)

Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£23.49)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music 7.1 Soundcard - OEM
(£51.11)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
(£99.86)

Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse - Retail
(£35.24)

Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout)
(£52.86)

BenQ FP202W 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black
(£258.49)

Total : £2,212.89
 
Syk3 said:
Theres DELL or the Belinea 22".

If you want to involve a montor. Use the above spec and drop the Quad Core for an E6600 and add a Belinea 22" Widescreen to the price.

Should be a complete beast.
Click to expand...

May see if i can afford to keep the Quad core :) need to grovel to the wife ;)
 
melbourne720 said:
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755)
(£35.24)

2 x OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£728.48)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£204.44)

EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£176.24)

Team Xtreem 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXDD2048M800HC4DC)
(£193.86)

Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
(£164.49)

2 x Samsung SpinPoint T HD401LJ 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£171.52)

Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£23.49)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music 7.1 Soundcard - OEM
(£51.11)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
(£99.86)

Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse - Retail
(£35.24)

Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout)
(£52.86)

BenQ FP202W 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black
(£258.49)

Total : £2,212.89
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thanks for the spec
cheers
keith
 
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