Please help with new rig spec

tommy trouble

tommy trouble

tommy trouble

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Hi gents.

Well my rig's 4 years old now and not likely to handle any new games :( So it's time for a new one!! It's going to be a pure games machine so i need it to be as powerfull as i can afford.....

I've always been an AMD person but i belive the intel duo kick ass so maybe time to switch..... also i'm an nvidia man so unless ATI are doing black magic with there cards i'll prolly stick with nvid. Only other thing is, i like the sound of 4gig of ram but is it really worth it yet?

I'm looking to spend about £1200 just for the system and an opperating system. So hopefully you guys can give me some good advice :)

Thanks in advance
 
tommy trouble said:
Hi gents.

Well my rig's 4 years old now and not likely to handle any new games :( So it's time for a new one!! It's going to be a pure games machine so i need it to be as powerfull as i can afford.....

I've always been an AMD person but i belive the intel duo kick ass so maybe time to switch..... also i'm an nvidia man so unless ATI are doing black magic with there cards i'll prolly stick with nvid. Only other thing is, i like the sound of 4gig of ram but is it really worth it yet?

I'm looking to spend about £1200 just for the system and an opperating system. So hopefully you guys can give me some good advice :)

Thanks in advance
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what OS do you want, and can the programes you have run in 64bit?

Also do you want to be OCing it?

And do you want to future proof it againt the peryin (sp?) and DDR3?

and do you want a new case?
 
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Looking at Vista OS, i play Eve online mostly and it's compatable. Can always use the gf's pc for any old games

Won't be OCing.

Sadly i need a new case, i'm giving my old rig to my gf and don't want to re build it to get the case back...

Futureproofing hmm, that can never be a bad thing so if my wallet can hold out then YES please ;)


Thanks
 
tommy trouble said:
Looking at Vista OS, i play Eve online mostly and it's compatable. Can always use the gf's pc for any old games

Won't be OCing.

Sadly i need a new case, i'm giving my old rig to my gf and don't want to re build it to get the case back...

Futureproofing hmm, that can never be a bad thing so if my wallet can hold out then YES please ;)


Thanks
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Will you need a Monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse, or just the base unti and a O/S?
 
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

Total : £1,132.52

Only thing i would say is, if you only have a 19inch monitor and your not planning upgrading it, then the GTX is a waste to be honest. Though if your planning on getting a 22inch + monitor in the furture then the GTX will be a fantastic card to have.
 
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Thats great thanks Stickroad, i really appreciate your help! I'll prolly upgrade my moniter when i have the money too, it's an expensive ordeal just for the rig ;)

Btw is that with or without VAT?
 
Thats great thanks Stickroad, i really appreciate your help! I'll prolly upgrade my moniter when i have the money too, it's an expensive ordeal just for the rig ;)

Btw is that with or without VAT?
 
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