New PC Questions

[Mono]

--Right heres the situation---

* I am currently going to build myself a new pc with a budget of £2200 inc monitor
* I need to build a second gaming machine with the budget of £800 for someone i know
* My current pc will be stripped and sold (2x7800gtx, 600w seasonic power supply, dell 20", antec p180, DFi LP sli mobo, 2bg geil 3200, ac 64pro cpu cooler)

I have a rough idea of what im going to buy for my pc

Im not so sure what to do for the £800 one.

I thought about selling the monitor, case, gfx cards, power supply to him for £350 which then leaves him to buy processor, mobo and ram with the remaining £450 but are 2 7800gtx good enough ?

would also like to see a few specs for both pcs if anyones got the time

Thanks Guys

 

[semi-pro waster]

If you want to sell your spare parts for £350 then this is how I'd spend the rest of the money. What do you mean are 2x7800GTXs good enough, good enough for what? They still combine to be a very decent pair of graphics cards. As for the high-end system I could possibly put something together but a lot of the parts are purely personal choice once you get to that sort of money.

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £109.99
(£129.24) £109.99
(£129.24)
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Sub Total : £373.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
Vat : £67.01
Total : £449.90

 

[Mono]

sorry diddnt explain myself very well... are the 7800gtx (x2) still good for gaming on a lower spec pc?... with dx10 on the market now

 

[semi-pro waster]

A single 7800GTX is still a decent card for most people (it is better than what I have in my PC anyway) and a pair is still a good combination. I wouldn't worry too much about DX10 yet, I'd guess it has another year if not two before there are more than a couple of games released that required it, in the meantime there may be DX10 modes available but there will be backwards compatability.