Really need help with a full upgrade - Spend £1000 (No idea on what I need)

Toilet-Duck

Toilet-Duck

Toilet-Duck

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Can anyone help me please? I basically need a full PC Upgrade (Just PC, NOT including case Monitor, OS or keyboard + mouse)

Hoping one of the professionals can help me here since I have no idea on what I need etc. The upgrade will be used for gaming and hoping to have all the details on high on my 27 inch Dell Screen on the latest DX10 games.

Cheers guys!
Toilet-Duck
 
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Cr0fty said:
I would read the forum rules, regarding competitor names...
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Yeah man, in case you haven't already you need to take them off ASAP. Go and read them anyway but you can't mention competitor names, not even hint at them really. If you're not careful you're account will be suspended for a while.
 
Are you gonna be overclocking? If so, then this would be a good system for a £1000. Theres a few parts in there that can be changed for others if need be.

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
(£160.96)

Zotac GeForce 8800 GT AMP 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
(£199.74)

Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£123.36)

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2
(£93.99)

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775)
(£41.11)

Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe
(£18.79)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card - OEM
(£51.69)

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
(£88.11)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
(£93.99)

Scythe S-FLEX 1200RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 pin
(£12.91)

Noctua NF-S12 1200RPM 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin Noctua NF-S12
(£14.09)

Sub Total : £764.89
Total : £913.96

I would also get an S1 and S2 fans if your want better cooling for the Zotec.
 
Cant go far wrong with that. He said he didnt need the case though, so maybe drop the P182, and go for a Crossfire X38 mobo with 2x3870 GPUs if he can afford it?
 
Sorry I should have mentioned since I'm not really confident about o/cing and don't really want to damage my PC since I have no idea about the levels etc. I would rather not overclock....

I really just want the best gaming upgrade available for my money which will last me at least a year with the new games that are coming out for DX10 on high...


Thanks for the help guys its really appreciated :)
 
overclocking is so easy, i was scared of overclocking my pc, but just higher the fsb and was alright, but they is a nice thread on overclocking, its so easy and if your spending 1k on a gaming pc, you will want to get the most out of it!
 
1k is a lot to spend right now considering new card (GTS) & CPUs from Intel are round the corner.

But if you can't wait...
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £136.99
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
  • Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £79.99
  • Asus P5E Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £119.99
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) x2 £123.98
  • Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
  • EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Superclocked "Crysis Edition" GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (512-P2-E802-AR-CrysisUK) £179.99
  • Noctua NH-U12F CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £33.99
  • Sub Total : £720.91
  • Shipping : £9.95
  • VAT : £127.90
  • Total : £858.76
Hope your current case has good airflow & can accommodate the GFX & HSF?
 
Toilet-Duck said:
Sorry I should have mentioned since I'm not really confident about o/cing and don't really want to damage my PC since I have no idea about the levels etc. I would rather not overclock....

I really just want the best gaming upgrade available for my money which will last me at least a year with the new games that are coming out for DX10 on high...


Thanks for the help guys its really appreciated :)
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Well, if you stick around the forums, theres plenty of threads that help you learn. Its very easy. Plus, theres this forum to ask if you get stuck.
 
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