Spec Me A £2000 Machine

AMD Opteron UP 170 Dual Core San Diego 2.0GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-148-AM)
£317.19
Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)
£146.82
Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Redline Extreme Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (991493) (MY-002-MK)
£252.57
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3055) (GX-046-CO)
£381.82
Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (29082) (MO-000-DE)
£411.19
Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£110.39
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£71.62
Plextor PX-130A DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-026-PL)
£21.09
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£32.84
Silverstone Temjin TJ05 - Black (No PSU) (CA-007-SV)
£82.19
Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-009-TG)
£91.59
Thermaltake Big Typhoon 4 in 1 Heatpipe (Socket 939/754/775/478) CPU Cooler (CL-P0114) (HS-007-TT)
£25.79
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC)
£6.46
Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 - Black/Silver (KB-073-LG)
£41.07

Total inc VAT: £1992.63
 
Another idea, for £2k I would say go to Opty 175:

CP-153-AM AMD Opteron UP 175 Dual Core San Diego 2.2GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-153-AM)
£334.95 £334.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£14.50 £14.50
MB-014-DF DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£79.95 £79.95
GX-046-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3055) (GX-046-CO)
£324.95 £324.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£60.95 £60.95
HD-007-WD Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB WD360GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-007-WD)
£63.95 £63.95
CD-026-NE NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£27.95 £27.95
CA-012-TT Thermaltake VA3000BNA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black (CA-012-TT)
£67.95 £67.95
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£63.95 £63.95
MO-009-NE NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-009-NE)
£349.95 £349.95
MY-002-MK Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Redline Extreme Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (991493) (MY-002-MK)
£214.95 £214.95
Subtotal £1,604.00
VAT £280.70
Total £1,884.70

Still leaves spare cash for new keyboard, mouse, speakers etc.
 
asianlexi said:
thx for the specs, are the opteron 175 better than 4400+
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Yes. The opteron chips are hand selected to run cooler, with less volts and be generally more stable than other chips because they're designed for use in servers etc. Also because of the above they also tend to overclock better than most chips.
 
I'd probably get:

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (29082) (MO-000-DE)
£349.95 £349.95
Silverstone Temjin TJ05 - Black (No PSU) (CA-007-SV)
£69.95 £69.95
Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-024-EN)
£89.95 £89.95
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-018-DF)
£129.95 £129.95
AMD Opteron UP 170 Dual Core San Diego 2.0GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-148-AM)
£269.95 £269.95
G.Skill 2GB DDR ZX PC3200 (2x1GB) CAS2 Dual Channel Kit (F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX) (MY-007-GS)
£129.95 £129.95
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3055) (GX-046-CO)
£324.95 £324.95
Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£93.95 £93.95
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI)
£63.95 £63.95
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£27.95 £27.95
Plextor PX-130A DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-026-PL)
£17.95 £17.95
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£14.50 £14.50
Thermaltake Big Typhoon 4 in 1 Heatpipe (Socket 939/754/775/478) CPU Cooler (CL-P0114) (HS-007-TT)
£21.95 £21.95
Logitech Ultra-X Keyboard - OEM (KB-041-LG)
£14.95 £14.95
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (KB-060-LG)
£27.95 £27.95
Logitech Z-2300 THX® Certified 2.1 200 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-022-LG)
£74.95 £74.95
Subtotal £1,722.75
VAT £301.49
Total £2,024.24
 
Add a monitor, and start overclocking:

CP-151-AM AMD Opteron UP 165 Dual Core San Diego 1.8GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-151-AM)
£224.95 £224.95
MB-018-DF DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-018-DF)
£129.95 £129.95
MY-007-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR ZX PC3200 (2x1GB) CAS2 Dual Channel Kit (F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX) (MY-007-GS)
£129.95 £129.95
GX-048-HT HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-HT)
£309.95 £309.95
HD-049-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 500GB ST3500641AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-049-SE)
£207.95 £415.90
HS-015-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower (Socket 939/754/478/775) CPU Cooler (HS-015-ZA)
£29.95 £29.95
CA-003-TT Thermaltake VB5001SNA Tai-Chi SuperMidi Tower - Aluminium (CA-003-TT)
£184.95 £184.95
AC-000-AC Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC)
£5.50 £5.50
CA-006-HP Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP)
£52.95 £52.95
CD-026-NE NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£27.95 £27.95
SY-001-VA Vantec Vortex Hard Drive Cooling System - Black (SY-001-VA)
£17.95 £35.90
Subtotal £1,547.90
VAT £270.89
Total £1,818.79
 
Surely you'd need the likes of a DFI board to make the most out of the mushkin XP series? Although saying that, I'm not sure what vdimm the asus xfire board can supply..
 
asianlexi said:
Hi Just Need a spec for a £2000, everything is needed such as monitor, keyboard , case etc. Monitor size should be above 20 inchs.
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This is a funny way of going about things - why not decide what performance you need and then try and get that performance for the minimum price? That's more sensible that just buying the best system for a set price.
 
clv101 said:
This is a funny way of going about things - why not decide what performance you need and then try and get that performance for the minimum price? That's more sensible that just buying the best system for a set price.
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Because answering that question's like answering 'how long is a piece of string'.
It's next to impossible to set a price to a particular level of performance, yet it's far easier to get as much performance as possible for a set price.
 
Explicit said:
AMD Opteron UP 170 Dual Core San Diego 2.0GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-148-AM)
£317.19
Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)
£146.82
Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Redline Extreme Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (991493) (MY-002-MK)
£252.57
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3055) (GX-046-CO)
£381.82
Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (29082) (MO-000-DE)
£411.19
Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£110.39
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£71.62
Plextor PX-130A DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-026-PL)
£21.09
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£32.84
Silverstone Temjin TJ05 - Black (No PSU) (CA-007-SV)
£82.19
Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-009-TG)
£91.59
Thermaltake Big Typhoon 4 in 1 Heatpipe (Socket 939/754/775/478) CPU Cooler (CL-P0114) (HS-007-TT)
£25.79
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC)
£6.46
Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 - Black/Silver (KB-073-LG)
£41.07

Total inc VAT: £1992.63
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Great rig. Quality components used. This will run everything you need & you wont look back. :)
 
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