New pc

runing.man · 23 May 2006 at 21:04

ok i have decided To build a new pc, this is what i been looking at so any tips or suggestions Welcome And what do you all think this would run latest games and future games like.

Case: Coolermaster Wave Master
Cpu: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+
Mother Board: DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT
Gfx Card: XFX GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3
Memory: OCZ 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC3200 Dual Channel Gold
Hard Disk: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB WD360GD 10,000RPM
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition

Thanks a lot

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runing.man · 23 May 2006 at 21:14

But does everything else look ok to you ?

runing.man · 23 May 2006 at 21:31

Hi i can get that ram and the 74 gig raptor i do have a budget but i will just save a bit more

runing.man · 23 May 2006 at 22:00

ok so i need a case now

Would you be able to recommend a Good one around the same price and if any one cold recommend a psu. Many thanks

runing.man · 23 May 2006 at 22:15

xirokx said:
will you be overclocking?

what res do you game at?

have a look at the akasa eclipse or the lian li pc7+ case....i prefer the latter but maybe cuz i have one

antec neo he 500psu is great

just a word of warning although the raptors are fast they are somewhat loud...IMO.....I have a 150g raptor and was taken aback when I first heard it...

How about hsf...or will you be using the stock cooler? what about case fans? or are you not interested?

Im happy playing games in 1024x768 - 1280x1024 is hightest i would probs go
And i will not be overclocking i donno where to start

i would be using case fans for now until i get more money

runing.man · 23 May 2006 at 22:40

This Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - Retail Sound card ok ? if so id save some on that to

runing.man · 24 May 2006 at 11:07

people keep saying to me do i need a raptor hard disk, i once read in pc gamer mag they are the best for gaming is this not true then ?

Thanks

runing.man · 24 May 2006 at 17:39

Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Whats this case like ?

Antec NeoHE 500W Modular ATX2.0 PSU And is a modular better ?

for my full spec im still looking at some gfx cards and reading some reviews on them.

runing.man · 24 May 2006 at 18:00

Yeah i just posted in the case section

the parts i listed above for the pc i wanna build how would they all built handle oblivion ?

runing.man · 25 May 2006 at 12:11

ok this is what i have so far can you tell me if this looks ok ?

Lian-Li PC-61 Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939)
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB WD360GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3
Antec NeoHE 550W Modular ATX2.0 PSU
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - Retail
Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable

Now im looking at the gfx cards now

Thanks.

runing.man · 25 May 2006 at 15:29

KizZ That looks good would that handle cod2 and oblivion and such, and what kind of gfx settings in game would i be looking at with that system ?

Thanks.

runing.man · 25 May 2006 at 17:07

Whats every ones thoughts on the dell xps 600 or 700 just the standard build of:

XPS 600
£1,048.99
Includes VAT & Shipping

XPS 700
£1,198.99
Includes VAT & Shipping

Dell XPS 600 Spec
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 640 with HT technology (3.20GHz, 800MHz fsb, 2MB cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2
1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz (2x512) Memory
250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
6x max. DVD+/-RW (Dual Layer) Drive
Dell E196FP 19" Midnight Grey (TCO99) Flat Panel Monitor
256MB nVidia™ GeForce 7900GS graphics card
Integrated 5.1 Audio with RealTek Enhanced Software

Dell XPS 700 Sec
Intel® Pentium® D Processor 930 (3.00GHz, 800MHz fsb, 2x2MB cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2
1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz (2x512) Memory
250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
DUAL 256MB nVidia™ GeForce 7900GS graphics card
ntegrated 5.1 Audio with RealTek Enhanced Software

Sorry for so many questions but i just wanna get the right pc for gaming so all the help is greatfull

Thanks.

runing.man · 26 May 2006 at 18:35

Ok i been looking on oc site and come to this how does it look now, would it still run latest game maxed out now that i picked cheaper items to save money ?

Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 250GB SATA 8MB Cache
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ (Socket 939)
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT (Socket 939)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3
XFX GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI

VAT £121.75
Total £817.45

Thanks.

runing.man · 26 May 2006 at 20:29

Any one

runing.man · 26 May 2006 at 20:48

Well i was coming down in price to get it faster

i can get these parts as follows:

Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT
Mushkin 2GB DDR HP3200 High Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB)
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB WD360GD 10,000RPM
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable

But if i get them i would have to wait another month to get a gfx card:
XFX GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB XXX is what i realy want

But i maye change for a bigger hard drive

runing.man · 26 May 2006 at 21:07

i dont wanna overclock like you say but i read a review that says that mother board is realy good and after i get my gfx card i wanna save for another to have 2 in there

oh and whats a good hard drive other than raptor then ?