Spec me a gaming rig

gam3r · 8 Apr 2006 at 20:33

Oki's here is an outline of what i need:

-Cool looking case
-Should run latest games no problems
-A PSU
-CPU
-Motherboard(AGP, or ULi) - I will be using my 6800GT for a while
-Heatsink/fans
-RAM
-A HD, at least 250GB

For my budget of £600.

I will probably upgrade the Mobo and GFX card in a few years after that so the motherboard does not have to be pricey.

Also i got a question, is it possible to have 3 HD'S? I mean my IDE cable only has 2 connectors.... :confused:

Thank you!

Edit: Its gotta be at least AMD64..

gam3r · 8 Apr 2006 at 20:51

Right, Thanks for replying guys. I got an AGP6800GT. I dunno about selling it, i might just use this machine as a second one and build a completely new one, taking this into account, I could probably stretch the budget to £700...512MB...Isnt that a bit too extreme? I thought 256MB would do it ok :confused:

gam3r · 8 Apr 2006 at 21:05

Nope, no monitor/mouse needed..just do your best

I've looked, but i haven't really been browsing the hardware forums in the past few months so i have fallen out of sync with whats "hip" and whats not..

gam3r · 8 Apr 2006 at 21:28

Thank you for your help...Whats the diff between IDE, SATA and ATA? I thought IDE would always do me well...

If i was thinking just to upgrade my GFX, Mobo, CPU, Ram and PSU would it be better for a budget of £600/700? Therefore leaving out the HD and case...maybe i could do this later as these aren't neccesities. Im confusing the heck out of myself :confused:

lol

gam3r · 9 Apr 2006 at 11:18

Hi guys, thanks for all your replies. I was toying with the idea of going X2, as i do quite a bit of video encoding and multitasking etc...If i didn't buy a new GFX card(yet anyway) i think i could do this as well.

Also, the AsRock s939 ULi board is tempting as its cheap and has both PCI-E and AGP, which means i could upgrade easily without changing motherboards. What do you guys think of this?

gam3r · 11 Apr 2006 at 11:13

Is a 512MB card really essential?...i thought 256 would cut it ok for a few years.

gam3r · 11 Apr 2006 at 17:12

Im thinking of getting the ASROCK ULi board, X2 3800, GEIL2GB(2x1gb)value, hiper 580w psu..

CA-008-HP Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Red UV (CA-008-HP)
£52.95 £52.95
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£169.95 £169.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£15.95 £15.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
MB-079-AB Abit UL8 ULi M1689 (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-079-AB)
£24.95 £24.95
Subtotal £358.75
VAT £62.79
Total £421.54