Spec check mainly gaming

Chabsy · 1 Jan 2008 at 23:31

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPX800EB4GK)

Asus P5E Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Asus ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Total : £616.82

Im not sure whether to keep my 7800gtx and ditch the graphics, if i do go for the graphics it will be an ATI card because i just find the IQ nicer

Im assuming that this would fit in my current case which is an old coolmaster 201, yes they really dont make them like this anymore

steve258 · 2 Jan 2008 at 00:40

I've owned ATI cards since 9550 and I also found that the ATI had better IQ but I really can't notice any difference with the 8 series Nvidias. The below is cheaper and a lot more powerful:

Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
£69.99 (£82.24)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
£57.99 (£68.14)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£129.99 (£152.74)

2x GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
£55.98 (£65.78)

Asus GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£179.99 (£211.49)

Sub Total : £493.94
Shipping : FREE
VAT : £86.44
Total : £580.38

Chabsy · 2 Jan 2008 at 12:03

steve258 said:
I've owned ATI cards since 9550 and I also found that the ATI had better IQ but I really can't notice any difference with the 8 series Nvidias. The below is cheaper and a lot more powerful:

Thanks but is that because the 8800 has better IQ or the ATI is worst. I had 4 gig of ram before but your spec only has 2

JimmahuK · 2 Jan 2008 at 12:09

steve258 said:
2x GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
£55.98 (£65.78)

chronicbint · 2 Jan 2008 at 12:10

Wouldnt worry too much about IQ with all the modern cards its too little difference to worry about.

Chabsy · 2 Jan 2008 at 12:20

Quote:
Originally Posted by steve258

2x GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
£55.98 (£65.78)

Yes sorry

Chabsy · 2 Jan 2008 at 12:23

Also what do we think about keeping my 7800gtx for the time being would this bottle neck

steve258 · 2 Jan 2008 at 17:11

All depends what game you play. 7800GTX is still reasonably fast in DX9 games at resolution of 1440x900 or less. So if you're not into the latest games and have a relatively small screen it's a good idea to keep the 7800GTX.

From reading the user experiences in this forum the 8 series hugely improves IQ over the previous 7 series, bringing the standard upto/exceeds the ATI couterparts.