Spec me a gaming system

undeceived · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:37

Going to treat myself to a new gaming system, decided to save up and spend about £1100, max £1200. Ill only use it for gaming, only tower & OS is needed.
I have a Samsung SyncMaster 205Bw Monitor 20" Im quite happy with it, so take that into account when speccing the gpu etc.

Spec away

icey_haj · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:45

Maybe add an aftermarket cooler as well. Coolermaster V8 and the Noctua 1366 are both good.

ro55o · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:48

What was wrong with the other thread you had?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18000459

icey_haj · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:49

ro55o said:
What was wrong with the other thread you had?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18000459

I think his budget has been raised.

undeceived · 21 Apr 2009 at 16:09

Yea sorry, budget upped a bit

muqtada123 · 21 Apr 2009 at 16:12

agree with the raised bugdet

ro55o · 21 Apr 2009 at 16:21

icey_haj said:
I think his budget has been raised.

Ahh, never noticed. Well definitely go i7 with the greater budget. I'll have a go at a spec in a minute.

Kennysevenfold · 21 Apr 2009 at 17:26

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £250.99
(£218.25) £250.99
(£218.25)

Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £204.99
(£178.25) £204.99
(£178.25)

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £203.99
(£177.38) £203.99
(£177.38)

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply £120.99
(£105.21) £120.99
(£105.21)

Antec 900-2 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £103.49
(£89.99) £103.49
(£89.99)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £91.99
(£79.99) £91.99
(£79.99)

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £82.98
(£72.16) £82.98
(£72.16)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £73.99
(£64.34) £73.99
(£64.34)

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99) Sub Total : £1,035.56 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £157.21 Total : £1,192.71

mp260767 · 21 Apr 2009 at 17:33

i'd go for a 4850 gfx card if your happy with the 20" monitor, psu wise have a look at the coolermaster 620w.

Fledge · 21 Apr 2009 at 17:33

It's a bit over budget but you can easily reduce this price by getting the UD3R as opposed to this mobo, and get a cheaper PSU.

icey_haj · 21 Apr 2009 at 17:44

Fledge.

That CPU cooler won't work, it's the wrong socket type.

Vista Home Basic is awful, you wan't that.

4870X2, is slightly overkill for his screen.

The i7 920 D0 stepping is a few pounds more and is better.

Fledge · 21 Apr 2009 at 17:55

icey_haj said:
Fledge.
That CPU cooler won't work, it's the wrong socket type.
Vista Home Basic is awful, you wan't that.
4870X2, is slightly overkill for his screen.
The i7 920 D0 stepping is a few pounds more and is better.

Oh nuts I forgot to take out the cooler form my last spec

What's wrong with vista basic -- It's cheap and does the job....right?

With the gfx card I was thinking of futureproofing, and opening the WHOLE world of games. If it's overkill then a cheaper one will od wonders for the budget

Maybe the Asus 4890?

I don't have a clue about D0 stepping though xD
Thanks for pointing these things out before the OP did

coupe69 · 21 Apr 2009 at 18:41

icey_haj said:
Fledge.

That CPU cooler won't work, it's the wrong socket type.

Vista Home Basic is awful, you wan't that.

4870X2, is slightly overkill for his screen.

The i7 920 D0 stepping is a few pounds more and is better.

^^This as well as your psu is not modular and your £81.62 over budget too

Apart from these things Great spec

Fledge · 21 Apr 2009 at 18:58

(I did mention price)

Does the PSU have to be modular? Personnaly I've never had one so I don't know the advantages

Duran · 21 Apr 2009 at 19:05

icey_haj said:
Fledge.

That CPU cooler won't work, it's the wrong socket type.

Vista Home Basic is awful, you wan't that.

4870X2, is slightly overkill for his screen.

The i7 920 D0 stepping is a few pounds more and is better.

damn this word is driving me nuts especially when the OP is buying a £1200 rig. should be banned from this forum imo

icey_haj · 21 Apr 2009 at 19:28

Duran said:
damn this word is driving me nuts especially when the OP is buying a £1200 rig. should be banned from this forum imo

I aim to please.

What I'm saying is, I don't think he'll reap the full benefit of such a powerful card with the resolution he's going to be playing at. If you can fit the card into the budget without compromising other components then great.

icey_haj · 21 Apr 2009 at 19:30

Fledge said:
Oh nuts I forgot to take out the cooler form my last spec

What's wrong with vista basic -- It's cheap and does the job....right?

With the gfx card I was thinking of futureproofing, and opening the WHOLE world of games. If it's overkill then a cheaper one will od wonders for the budget Maybe the Asus 4890?

I don't have a clue about D0 stepping though xD
Thanks for pointing these things out before the OP did

Have a look at the MS website and compare the difference between Basic and Home Premium, almost like night and day.

D0 stepping allows for better overclocking and lower temperatures.

Fledge · 22 Apr 2009 at 16:56

icey_haj said:
Have a look at the MS website and compare the difference between Basic and Home Premium, almost like night and day.

D0 stepping allows for better overclocking and lower temperatures.

Well you learn something new every day

And in this case, two things! ^^