Old man wants a machine.

Neg · 12 Mar 2009 at 15:59

So, my old man, he likes Tiger Woods games and Football Manager games(if you can call em that). Problem his old Aldi jobby aint good, 2Ghz dual core, 7300 LE graphics, 1 Gb RAM...carp i know!

Now ive got my old system sat behind me in boxes, problem is, it needs case, graphics card and psu.

Specs of old machine of mine.

AMD X2 6000+
Asus M2N-Sli Deluxe
200Gb SATA HDD
4Gb 800Mhz RAM

So..would that lot be any good for him, and what GPU/PSU would he be ok with?

Its his 20th Wedding Aniversary coming up, so i might splash out myself and get me mum something.

reflux · 12 Mar 2009 at 16:02

Good call on FM - it's like the game version of Microsoft Excel

Have a look at these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-175-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-022-AK&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

latercomer2 · 12 Mar 2009 at 16:06

Coolermaster 335 case on special this week might be worth a look:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-160-CM&groupid=701&catid=701&subcat=

Neg · 12 Mar 2009 at 16:06

Right, and the GPU will play Tiger woods, Snooker and FM on high-ish, and what cheap subtle case would suit him? (hes 43)

reflux · 12 Mar 2009 at 16:10

Ah yeah, get this bundle - decent quality PSU and case:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-162-OK

4670 is a very capable card at 1440x900 or below in all games. TW and FM barely need any power anyway

ekam · 12 Mar 2009 at 17:16

get a geforce 7600GT and a500 wat psu simple

siumatfung · 12 Mar 2009 at 17:53

is it the current tiger woods or a specific one? i mean tbh i just wudnt think i needs a monster GFX card so it all depends on your budget

but yes the case and PSU bundle not bad or you can go for this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-113-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160

Neg · 12 Mar 2009 at 19:41

All the new Snooker/Tiger Woods/Fishing/Football Manager games...hes a sad old man.

siumatfung · 12 Mar 2009 at 19:46

what size resolution will he be running his games on?

Neg · 12 Mar 2009 at 19:53

19inch widescreen, so 1440x900

icey_haj · 12 Mar 2009 at 20:24

Hi,

This is what I would personally go for;

siumatfung · 12 Mar 2009 at 21:40

jus about to say a 4850 as the resolution is fairly high and guessing he would want his grass in HD hehe

Gepetto · 12 Mar 2009 at 23:10

Neg said:
All the new Snooker/Tiger Woods/Fishing/Football Manager games...hes a sad old man.

At 43!!!!! Bloomin' 'eck. Wait till you get there sonny!

dmxdex2020 · 12 Mar 2009 at 23:22

tigers 09 is not out on the pc they didnt make it.