New gaming machine. Any thoughts??

vincent1989 · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:00

Megahurtz400 said:
Right, ive decided to use the formula spend more = get more - guilt = FUN!

Any objections?

dont cheap out on a case, the 900 is pap compared to some of the lian li stuf you can get for a similar price

edit and you want the freezer 7, not 64 afaik, also i wouldnt cheap on a cooler either

(unless you only want a minimal overclock)

Megahurtz400 · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:05

Good point on the cooler.

I really cant afford that as it is let alone add more lol.

Will look at lian li cases now.

truebluecfc · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:07

bringerofdecay said:
dont cheap out on a case, the 900 is pap compared to some of the lian li stuf you can get for a similar price

edit and you want the freezer 7, not 64 afaik, also i wouldnt cheap on a cooler wither (unless you only want a minimal overclock)

Nah m8, Antec 900 is amazing i wouldnt swap it for anything in its price range ... and for the CPU Cooler you wont get a minimal overclock with the freezer 7 pro i got my E6600 to 3.2GHz and idleing at 32c. There both cheap alternatives which are still very capable.

Megahurtz400 · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:10

Decisions decisions...

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

OR

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

Thr 900 has the looks for me

Im a sucker for bright and colourful things lol

vincent1989 · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:31

Megahurtz400 said:
Decisions decisions...

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

OR

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

Thr 900 has the looks for me Im a sucker for bright and colourful things lol

lian li all the way, quality is FAR superior
the 900 is a fad, the lian li will stand the test of time

edit: the PCG50 is also the same price as the 900, and it's bloody awesome (seen one/gone inside one) its small, stylish, and has good cooling.

one issue with that is the cpu cooler, raikiri fixed that with his by removing the HDD bays, and mounting the PSU (using velcro strips) in its place and sticking a 120mm fans as an exhaust (i think) in the PSU's place

truebluecfc · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:33

bringerofdecay said:
the 900 is a fad

Have you actually got one or had one?

vincent1989 · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:36

truebluecfc said:
Have you actually got one or had one?

have you ever had a PC7 or PC g 50?

they are totally different leagues (cheap steel/plastic vs swish alu...hmmm)

stinka · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:41

Antec ninehundred is a P O S tbh

get an akasa eclipse/mirage

vincent1989 · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:42

stinka said:
Antec ninehundred is a P O S tbh

get an akasa eclipse/mirage

money restrictions. hence my suggestion of similar priced lian li

stinka · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:45

borrow another £30 off mum and dad or sommit, imo dont scrimp on your case youll only regret it down the line

vincent1989 · 6 Jun 2007 at 21:51

stinka said:
borrow another £30 off mum and dad or sommit, imo dont scrimp on your case youll only regret it down the line

i wouldnt regret a pc g50 over an eclipse tbh

BrynS · 6 Jun 2007 at 22:39

And swap out that 160GB Hitachi HDD for the 400GB Samsung Spinpoint on special (only £15 more)!

Megahurtz400 · 7 Jun 2007 at 10:54

I doubt ill order within the time of the special, and ive got a monster external HDD, so im not in a great need for space.

Just realised, would it be better to get an SLI mobo such as this one...

Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

It also supports quad core, so in a few years it would be easier and cheaper to put another CPU & another 8800?

Any ideas?

vincent1989 · 7 Jun 2007 at 11:03

Megahurtz400 said:
I doubt ill order within the time of the special, and ive got a monster external HDD, so im not in a great need for space.

Just realised, would it be better to get an SLI mobo such as this one...

Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

It also supports quad core, so in a few years it would be easier and cheaper to put another CPU & another 8800?

Any ideas?

in a few years the motherboard would be a few years out of date, with better ones available for similar price...you cant future proof, so dont try is my advice

Shimmy · 7 Jun 2007 at 11:10

That doesn't support 2 8800's does it? Does SLI for 8x pci cards, unless I've read incorrectly.

Megahurtz400 · 7 Jun 2007 at 15:53

So, final draught....

Sorry for dragging this out, just wanna get things right

truebluecfc · 7 Jun 2007 at 15:56

Yeh everything looks good, have fun and tell us how you get on.

stickroad · 7 Jun 2007 at 16:02

If your willing to strech a tiny bit more:

Intel Core 2 DUO E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail

Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755)

Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM

Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe

Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Soundcard - Retail

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

Total : £781.19

Megahurtz400 · 7 Jun 2007 at 16:15

Lol, i originally had about 550-600, stop making it harder for me.

Just need to flog my current comp then im almost ready to order.

If anyones interested, its not that great, but PM me for specs.

Megahurtz400 · 7 Jun 2007 at 17:11

Sorry for double post, but what speeds could i expect to get out of this set-up??

Gunna sit down tomoz and read the OC threads