New Gaming PC...=)

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 17:11

Hi,
With recent explosion of new tech (i5,ATI 5000 Series e.t.c) i have decided i should get a new pc...
I currently have a mouse,k-board,hdd,monitor,samsung dvd drive and a Thermaltake TR2 550W (possibly upgrade but not if un necessary)

My uses will be mainly Gaming (COD 4,MW2,Crysis,Batman Arkham Asylum e.t.c)
also Adobe CS4 not major but every so often and will be doing a lot of work on Adobe Pagemaker 7.
My Budget:£500 for a cpu,gfx,motherboard,ram and ssd if that can fit in... this however can be raised to £800 should that kind of money give me a lot better and more future proof pc but if the performance difference is minimal. I will save the money

I welcome all suggestions.
Thanks Decmancity
I forgot to mention that i havent put the cost of vat into my budget so i am only looking at the subtotal which should mean i can get a better pc, Because i dont need to have the cost of VAT taking up some of the budget..

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 17:30

thanks for that mate and btw guys its up to £500 or £900 sub total and shipping i dont have to pay vat

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 17:57

Thanks again for that,Ive decided not to go with a ssd and spend the money elsewhere...

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 17:59

I have decided to get a 5850 will my 550w be enough or do i need to upgrade?

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 18:11

I have just seen a Coolermaster UCP 900W On ebay are these good psus?

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 20:14

I suppose, If i cant run a 5850 on my current psu what psu do you reccommend?

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 20:25

well its going to be either triple core or quad and also possible xfire.. Ok any specific models?

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 21:19

@hybridX I am looking at getting a Phenom II 955 but i may drop it down to a 945 and save 30w.
Other specs
MSI 785GM-E51
Patriot G Series AMD 4GB 1333 DDR3
Seagate Sata 250gb HDD

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 21:21

I just did a quick psu calculator and it came back with 287w for those specs except with a 5870 because 5850 wasnt on the list. So i think i will be fine what do you guys reckon?

Decmancity · 4 Oct 2009 at 21:54

Ok,Having looked at my bank account after a recent purchase of a Plasma tv it looks that a 5000 series card will be out of my price range, Can you reccomend me another gfx card that will enable me good fps in the latest games on a 23'' LCD 1920 x 1080.
Thanks

Decmancity · 5 Oct 2009 at 18:55

I do not really want a 4890 as i hear that they are very loud and that puts me off.