Spec a Gaming PC

Sinny · 20 Jan 2008 at 20:23

Quad will be the better purchase, doesnt really matter if the extra cores wont be utilised it will outperform the C2D range.

also the 3850 pro will not be a good idea with a 24" monitor, you will get low frames in coming games and most high end current.

shaffaaf27 · 20 Jan 2008 at 21:52

which is why i put a 3870

caithomas44 · 20 Jan 2008 at 21:59

for 1300 you should be getting a quad core minimum and atleast a GTX, if not then you should wait a month and get the new card. do not get a GT or GTS for this kind of money.

shaffaaf27 · 20 Jan 2008 at 22:06

the thing is he wants monitor kb/m and OS. so i dont wanna give him crap monitor or kb/m, so you gotta make some cuts.

caithomas44 · 20 Jan 2008 at 23:12

I will try and do you a spec tomorrow, afternoonish time when i have some time free

i cannot see why it cannot be done easily

Nitrojan · 20 Jan 2008 at 23:15

Thanks mate! Appreciate it a lot

shaffaaf27 · 20 Jan 2008 at 23:37

the samsung pebble is an amazing monitor. ill post another spec, with changed things too suit you.

whast kb/m do you want? thast all i need to know. now that youve got your case

Mad_Jay · 20 Jan 2008 at 23:45

You might wanna remove that link and pic of a competitor to Ocuk.. Doing so is bad and you get your wrists slapped by the Dons.

Or worst :eek:

Sinny · 21 Jan 2008 at 00:24

shaffaaf27 said:
which is why i put a 3870

i see 3850 pro.

its a bit of a dabble 24" over 22", in most cases its better but could end up with worse performance depending on the game, does anyone have any performance charts for crysis at 1920x1080

shaffaaf27 · 21 Jan 2008 at 01:58

DAMN you right. well i was meant to put 3870, which is the same price give or take

Nitrojan · 21 Jan 2008 at 08:12

Ah ok sorry for the link ^_^

And yeah.. Anyone got/used a Samsung Pebble? It looks pretty nice..

Also, with regards to shaffaaf27's post.. kb/m doesn't really matter at the moment.. just nice gaming/multimedia ones without the amazingly high prices

EDIT: Yay.. Just ordered my case ;D

Shrapnel · 21 Jan 2008 at 08:14

My mate's bought the Samsung Pebble and really likes it. A good monitor.

And I own that case - it's great!

Nitrojan · 21 Jan 2008 at 16:19

Yeah! The case is awesome.. When I first saw it I didn't like it, I must admit.. But after a while it grew on me and now I love it lol!

And yeah, I'll probably get the Pebble then

caithomas44 · 21 Jan 2008 at 16:35

quad core, 4gb pc8500, 8800gtx

with 200 spare so when the new gfx cards come out you can flog the gtx and get the new card.

board is ddr2 and ddr3 so you can upgrade as you require, and a 22" high res monitor with a very good contrast ratio! better than most of the others!

1163.09 inc vat and delivery!

carrot1401 · 21 Jan 2008 at 16:42

Without making me feel stupid, why not just buy the offer of the week: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-052-OK

You can get it with 4gb ram and vista home premium 64 bit oem for about £1200, which seems quite good if you game but know sod all about PC's

Nanoman · 21 Jan 2008 at 16:55

Acer P243W 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £234.99
(£276.11) £234.99
(£276.11)
Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £65.99 x2
(£77.54) £131.98
(£155.08)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK) £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £169.99
(£199.74) £169.99
(£199.74)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £144.99
(£170.36) £144.99
(£170.36)
Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4 Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £109.99
(£129.24) £109.99
(£129.24)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £995.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £21.79
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £178.10
Total : £1,195.79

shaffaaf27 · 21 Jan 2008 at 17:24

here, i gave you traces, caus of the LEDs

, and they are very good ram sticks, and will look good in your case. also the kb/m are very very good for gaming, and a personal recommendation from em casu i have them

shaffaaf27 · 21 Jan 2008 at 17:28

SORRY, it was meant to be an 8800GTS OC not GTX, therefore -£281.99 + £199.74

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-059-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=927

therefore your total is give or take £5, £1200

Nitrojan · 21 Jan 2008 at 17:40

Hey up Shaffaa! Nice spec there actually.. Is that the best quad for that price range? Obv I dont want to be paying another over £200 ;P

And again, Intel recommended over AMD bearing in mind I THINK there's a new chip coming out soon.. Maybe Im mixed up with something ;P

EDIT: I'm just confused.. You guys are saying quad.. however some of my friends tell me that quad is useless atm for gamers and that dual is better.. Hmm. Yes I am a first time PC builder - You gotta start somewhere!

So yeah, I'm after all the advice I can get.

Oh btw, I wont be using the PC JUST for games, I'd be playing music, browsing the web, coding, games, dvd's etc etc. So I dunno ;P I like speed..

shaffaaf27 · 21 Jan 2008 at 18:48

yep thats a quad. quads have better results in games. also much more games are starting to use all for cores now

also its a very big future proof chip. yes the peryin core 2 Quads are around the corner, so id advice to wait, by then x38 boards would have dropped in price and you could get the peryin C2Q with an x38 mobo, for about the same price.

this PC will LAST, and will OC like a dog's nuts.

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Spec a Gaming PC