Spec a Machine £1000

Odin · 4 Dec 2009 at 13:38

Hey folks,

Just thinking about certain pre built machines but just wondering what certain experienced members would spec given a budget of £1000.

Thanks and as always very appreciated

95thrifles · 4 Dec 2009 at 13:49

theres a couple in the thread in my sig/at top of page, an AMD and i5
thats assuming its for gaming? you havent specified

Odin · 4 Dec 2009 at 13:51

ahh apologies its for pure gaming and thinking of an i7 build

SfnX · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:00

do you need mice/screen/keyboard?

MCH · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:03

i'd recommend going for an i5 as you could get a better graphics card and balance the system out better , you dont have to if you would rather be on the 1366 socket tho.

SfnX · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:11

thats for the i7 build.

Odin · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:13

dont require keyboard mice or anything just looking at the tower

I also dont pay Vat as im from gibraltar so can factor that lil bit extra into cost

MCH · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:15

ok and heres the i5 :

Now that comes to 887 quid inc VAT and with the little bit left over you could :

Go for i7
Get a solid state harddrive
Get a 5870
Keep the 5850 and upgrade to xfire 5850's at a later date
go for two 5770's instead of the 5850 (costs the same or very close but slightly better performance)

This also leaves room for a monitor or keyboard/mouse/mousepad/headset

Ryan111 · 4 Dec 2009 at 15:45

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.99
(£295.64) £339.99
(£295.64)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £205.99
(£179.12) £205.99
(£179.12)
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £174.98
(£152.16) £174.98
(£152.16)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (CMX6GX3M3A1600C9) £107.99
(£93.90) £107.99
(£93.90)
Lancool K6 Midi Tower Case - Black £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £62.99
(£54.77) £62.99
(£54.77)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90)
Sony Optiarc AD-5240S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Sub Total : £987.72 excluding VAT + Delivery

S7rider · 4 Dec 2009 at 15:57

Charles, 1 grand on a pc? bit of an overkill surely?

Odin · 4 Dec 2009 at 16:31

thanks for the specs will be checking em out all look pretty good

shmacks · 4 Dec 2009 at 20:37

Could you post your order please once you are done. I too am interest in purchasing a pc of similar of similar value and would like to know what you decided on.

shmacks · 5 Dec 2009 at 14:49

hey mate didnt realise you had the other thread on the run too, so ill post here anyway:

cool set of gear there but there are alternatives.
have you possibly considered getting
a set of individual pieces and making it yourself?
relatively speaking its not much cheaper.
low and behold though you will come out
eventually with a greater sense of satisfaction
s’up to you though if you can put in the time

Also I was wondering if you need such a
versatile processor. The I7s are very good at
everything, but if you are primarily a gamer
let your money be spent elsewhere
like on a much better graphics card which
at the end of the day will be a lot more
noticeable to you end game performance.
Ole and good luck with whatever your choice.