Spec Check - £800 for a Base unit

[Zhodman]

need to upgrade my computer!

I need;

CPU
MOBO
GFX CARD
MEMORY
CASE
HARD DRIVE
PSU(probably?)


Primarily gaming machine of course, I have everything else I'd need. Budget of around £800. I've completely lost touch of hardware these days so I'm unsure what bits work well with what so I need your help fellas. Are my needs totally out of touch with my budget?

I currently have,

AMD 3000
DFI LanParty Mobo
GEFORCE 6800GT
1gig **** memory(2x 512mb)
awful hd
awful case

Don't swear. Read the FAQs. FF.

 

[turbotoaster]

need to upgrade my computer!

I need;

CPU
MOBO
GFX CARD
MEMORY
CASE
HARD DRIVE
PSU(probably?)


Primarily gaming machine of course, I have everything else I'd need. Budget of around £800. I've completely lost touch of hardware these days so I'm unsure what bits work well with what so I need your help fellas. Are my needs totally out of touch with my budget?

I currently have,

AMD 3000
DFI LanParty Mobo
GEFORCE 6800GT
1gig **** memory(2x 512mb)
awful hd
awful case

CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£169.95 £169.95
MB-014-DF DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£79.95 £79.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£89.95 £89.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£15.95 £15.95
CA-041-AN Antec Titan 550-EC MiniTower Case - 550w TruePower PSU (CA-041-AN)
£119.95 £119.95
HD-088-MD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 250GB 6V250F0 SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-088-MD)
£52.95 £52.95
GX-048-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)
£214.95 £214.95
Subtotal £743.65
VAT £130.14
Total £873.79


a bit over ya budget but would be a nice system, the cpu will go to fx60 speeds without massive hassle and the x1800 should keep ya going for a while, i chose the dfi board as you should know your way around one, which will help your overclocking

 

[Monstermunch]

I agree with Turbotoaster with the exception of the HDD. Maxtors are completely unreliable. Both of mine failed on me after a year and I have repleced 5 already this year in friends and family's PC's, AVOID like the great plague itself.

Also if you aren't clocking, the DFI mobo is a waste of money go for something like the MSI Neo4 or the Asus A8N

 

[Zhodman]

I'm not an overclocking fanatic in all honesty, I wouldn't miss being able to overclock as long as I would never need to(at least not right away) performance wise. Is it worth spening a lot on a good case these days?

 

[turbotoaster]

Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
Price: £64.95 (£76.32 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
Price: £55.50 (£65.21 Including VAT at 17.5%)

that knocks off about £16 off ya bill, also covers you if you ever want a crossfire setup, not the best board for clocking but it will do over 335fsb and 1.48v for dual core incase ya want to learn overclocking