Recommend me a PC build ?

[bob055]

Hi guys this is my first post on here was wondering if you guys could spec me a good gaming pc i have a budget of around 700-800

i will need

Cpu
Mobo
Ram
CD/DVD drive
1 500GB HD
i have a ATI4850 1GB gfx card
PSU modular i would like
dunno if to get a Thermaltake LCS case to water cool my cpu or just a good fan?

I would like it for playing GTA 4 mainly as this is very CPU Demanding

Thanks

Alex

 

[PCDave]

this should do the trick

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Asus Maximus II Formula Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £164.99
(£189.74) £164.99
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £139.99
(£160.99) £139.99
(£160.99)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £99.99
(£114.99) £99.99
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Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF) £72.99
(£83.94) £72.99
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Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £57.99
(£66.69) £57.99
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Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£52.89) £45.99
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Scythe Ninja II CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £27.99
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Samsung SH-S223Q/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £18.99
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[Slashiem]

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £209.99
(£241.49) £209.99
(£241.49)

Biostar TPower I45 Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £99.99
(£114.99) £99.99
(£114.99)

Hiper Anubis Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £79.99
(£91.99) £79.99
(£91.99)

Zalman ZM500-HP Heatpipe Cooled 500W Modular PSU £69.99
(£80.49) £69.99
(£80.49)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£62.09) £53.99
(£62.09)

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK) £47.99
(£55.19) £47.99
(£55.19)

Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £24.99
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Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.09) £13.99
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Got a quad core, which from what i gather GTA likes.
One of the quickest 7200rpm hard drives.
And a good cooler, some people would recommended the TRUE + fan, but horses for courses.
Also the case may not be to your liking so obviously substitute to your needs.

 

[95thrifles]

Id say stick with C2D, its a gaming rig and in 99% of cases faster C2D beats slower C2Q when it comes to gaming

 

[StephenLawUK]

Would say go with PCdaves spec but change the disk drive to a LG as their about same price but quieter. An asus p5q would be fine and saves you a bit of money. Then just change the case to one your happy with as your going to be the one looking at it day to day.