Spec for 3D & Gaming.

Erazor_2008 · 9 Apr 2009 at 15:20

Hi posted something similar a year ago but im sure things have changed by now.

Anyway I want to be doing Intermidiate level works on 3Ds Max and my 3.4 ghz P4 system is just slowling down on me, also would be doing gaming too.

Just the tower specs please, and maybe a good LCD monitor for graphic work?

Budget £800+ for tower you can stretch it out as much as you want as long as you think the upgrade justifies the cost.

Monitor can be viewed seperatly to that budget, so knock yourselves out on what would be a good LCD for a 3D designer at intermidiate level, would say about £150-300.

Kennysevenfold · 9 Apr 2009 at 15:24

monitor http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-086-SA&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

system to come...

Kennysevenfold · 9 Apr 2009 at 15:25

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £199.99
(£173.90) £199.99
(£173.90)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £192.04
(£166.99) £192.04
(£166.99)

Asus M3A78-T AMD 790GX (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)

Coolermaster Real Power 620w Modular Power Supply £79.98
(£69.55) £79.98
(£69.55)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £60.00
(£52.17) £60.00
(£52.17)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £50.59
(£43.99) £50.59
(£43.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £42.99
(£37.38) £42.99
(£37.38)

Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/AM2+/AM2/939) £28.74
(£24.99) £28.74
(£24.99)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64) Sub Total : £684.60 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel Saturday
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.00 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £104.34 Total : £799.94

Erazor_2008 · 9 Apr 2009 at 17:56

What do you think about the Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22inch?

Thinking that 24 inch might be a little too big!

Spec looks good. Maybe a bigger HDD.

SS-89 · 9 Apr 2009 at 18:28

Definitely get the ultrasharp over over the above monitor. It uses an eIPS panel which is far superior to the TN panels used in most LCD's for colour reproduction and viewing angles which I assume would aid you in graphics design.

siumatfung · 9 Apr 2009 at 20:04

hmm i think the intel core2quads will be much better

Q9550 my mates go one it renders stuff like lightning but i definately fink it needs to be overclocked likes

Erazor_2008 · 9 Apr 2009 at 23:16

Hmmm... Anymore ideas on the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940?

or the spec in general.

Kennysevenfold · 9 Apr 2009 at 23:24

Q9550 - £230

Phenom 2 940 - £192

i just dont think the price increase is worth it for the intel chip imo

Erazor_2008 · 13 Apr 2009 at 18:14

Hmm, I've been told that Intel chips are better for software usage while AMD are more focused on game performance.

Just adds more confusion to the decision, lol.

Any more suggestions on this matter?

Kenny What would say is an alternative good intel spec? (Motherboard, etc)