please spec me a gaming rig

[ninjaskull]

hi people

please spec me a gaming rig and maybe for video editing aswell.

I will need dvd-rw, wireless keyboard+mouse, windows xp, a card reader, and xbox wireless controller for pc

games I will be playing:

gears of war
crysis
assasins creed
kayne and lynch
Bioshock

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (XP/Vista Compatible) (JR9-00002)


maximum I would spend is £1200 for everything.

I have a screen but can I use a 40" HD 1080p TV for gaming or not?

any help would be very greatfully received

thanks

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Easy
Q6600
X38 MB like Asus Maximus Formula
4GB PC6400/8500 (depends if your going to overclock)
Decent 600W PSU
8800GTX best choice for now, you could go 9800GX2 but it will be out dated in 2/3months and the GTX isnt any slower.

 

[mp260767]

i'd go with the following, no idea about a card reader or xbox wireless controller so they will need to be added, case wise depending on you're style antec p182 or antec 900 gaming.

Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £27.99 (£32.89)

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £209.99 (£246.74)

Logitech DiNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard - Retail (967685-0120) £99.99 (£117.49)

Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £92.99 (£109.26)

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01991) £47.99 (£56.39)

Logitech MX Revolution Advanced Cordless Mouse - Retail £46.99 (£55.21)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.00GHZ (1333FSB) - Retail £131.99 (£155.09)

Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £57.99 (£68.14)

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99 (£17.61)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £49.99 (£58.74)

Sub Total : £885.88
Shipping : £10.95
VAT : £156.95
Total : £1,053.78

 

[ninjaskull]

I've been looking around and have made a spec please critique it and tell me if I am missing anything or if something is wrong with it. I havn't got a card reader on the list as I don't think OCUK sell them.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - Retail (ST310005N1D1AS-RK)
£118.99 (£139.81)

Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 - Retail
£33.99 (£39.94)

OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P8008GQ)
£99.99 (£117.49)

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (XP/Vista Compatible) (JR9-00002)
£27.99 (£32.89)

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£14.99 (£17.61)

XFX nForce 780i SLI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-N780-ISH9)
£144.99 (£170.36)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6750 2.66GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.20GHZ (1600FSB) - Retail
£109.99 (£129.24)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£169.99 (£199.74)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card - Retail
£47.99 (£56.39)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
£64.99 (£76.36)

Akasa AK-P085FG-BK 850W PowerMax PSU
£73.99 (£86.94)

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01991)
£47.99 (£56.39)

Dell TrueColour E248WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey
£229.99 (£270.24)

Sub Total : £1,185.87
Shipping : £23.75
VAT : £211.68
Total : £1,421.31

 

[mp260767]

no point getting 8gb and running 32 bit o/s.

psu wise i'd go for the corsair 520/620w.

processor wise i'd go for a 6600 quad or a 8200 wolfdale.

have a look at the samsung 1tb 32mb cache drive.

have a look at the ocuk 24" monitor.

maybe drop the sound card and go with the mobo's onboard.

 

[thecremeegg]

definately get 64 bit vista mate, mainly because it supports 4Gb+ of RAM whereas 32 bit XP wont

 

[ninjaskull]

thanks for all the advice, I have taken everything in and changed my spec to this:


Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 - Retail £33.99 (£39.94)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66G-02141) £47.99 (£56.39)

OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P8008GQ) £99.99 (£117.49)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99 (£70.49)

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (XP/Vista Compatible) (JR9-00002) £27.99 (£32.89)

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99 (£17.61)

OcUK Value L2442WD-VA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
£219.99 (£258.49)

XFX nForce 780i SLI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-N780-ISH9) £144.99 (£170.36)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £169.99 (£199.74)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
£64.99 (£76.36)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £99.99 (£117.49)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ)
£97.99 (£115.14)


Sub Total : £1,082.88
Shipping : £22.34
VAT : £193.41
Total : £1,298.63

what do you think of it now?

 

[ninjaskull]

have now decided to go for

OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

rather than

OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2

 

[mp260767]

up vista to the premium setup then you should be set .

 

[ninjaskull]

one quick question. would this be ok for HD video editing aswell?

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

absolutely fine

though id have thought that would be self explanitory