Spec me a gaming PC

churned · 12 Oct 2006 at 18:34

Hi, I'd like someone to spec me a gaming PC, I want to spend about £1000, no need for monitor, just the system. I plan to play games like Battlefield 2 on high quality settings. I want the graphics card to be ATI, not sure about CPU, intel or AMD, not too bothered

BennyC · 12 Oct 2006 at 18:47

Im in a rush so i'd say something along the lines of core 2 duo e6600, u'l be wanting 2 gigs of ddr2 ram, not sure what mobo to recommend as i dont know which is the best seeing as your budget is pritty big.

I have a ATI x1800xt and i can run BF2 on full settings with AA n get anywhere between 40-90 fps, depending on how many ppl have thrown their smoke grenades like candy, lol

If you could be a little bit more specific, like try and find a case you like the look of, main uses other than gaming? Preferred hard drive size etc etc? sure someone can fix you up with something

regulus · 12 Oct 2006 at 18:47

I'd be interested to see what specs you get since £1000 is my budget as well. I'm torn between getting a PC now or waiting for DX10. I am yet to hear a convincing argument that'll make me wait for DX10. Anyway, didn't mean to hack your threat. So, spec away people!!

churned · 12 Oct 2006 at 18:51

Benny06 said:
Im in a rush so i'd say something along the lines of core 2 duo e6600, u'l be wanting 2 gigs of ddr2 ram, not sure what mobo to recommend as i dont know which is the best seeing as your budget is pritty big.

I have a ATI x1800xt and i can run BF2 on full settings with AA n get anywhere between 40-90 fps, depending on how many ppl have thrown their smoke grenades like candy, lol

If you could be a little bit more specific, like try and find a case you like the look of, main uses other than gaming? Preferred hard drive size etc etc? sure someone can fix you up with something

Other than gaming I'll just be listening to music, browsing the web, etc. I download a lot of films and things so a big hard drive (300gb+) I would like.

TBH I'm not too sure about the looks of the case, just a good, sturdy case that won't fall apart

a lian li or something

burtie · 12 Oct 2006 at 18:51

MB-062-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI)
£104.99 £104.99
CD-044-NE NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
CA-024-EN Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-024-EN)
£89.99 £89.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£189.99 £189.99
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£107.99 £107.99
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) (HS-003-SY)
£29.99 £29.99
BU-000-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case & Window (BU-000-AK)
CA-006-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Window Side Panel (CA-006-AK) 1
CA-005-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminum Case (CA-005-AK) 1
£82.90 £82.90
GX-053-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO)
£144.99 £144.99
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
Subtotal £833.74
VAT £145.91
Total £979.65

SiriusB · 12 Oct 2006 at 18:56

CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£107.99 £107.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
MY-108-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-108-CS)
£199.99 £199.99
GX-061-HT HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-061-HT)
£159.99 £159.99
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£50.99 £50.99
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) (HS-003-SY)
£29.99 £29.99
CA-005-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU (CA-005-AK)
£69.95 £69.95
CA-002-SS Seasonic S12 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-002-SS)
£79.99 £79.99
Subtotal £812.83
VAT £142.25
Total £955.08

Could probably get cheaper RAM and use the extra money for an E6600 instead. Not completely sure about conroe rigs as I don't which is the best RAM/Mobo combos. Above is pretty good I reckon tho

SiriusB

Hesky82 · 12 Oct 2006 at 19:08

shame you have to pay so much now for the 512mb x1900xt, at one point it was less than 200 bux! and would have fitted your budget. the 256mb version will do what you want though