spec me a killer rig

rome87

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I have about £2500 to spend on a gaming rig i already have a monitor,keyboard,mouse etc and am interested in a rig that will play any game maxxed out (or most of them) no lag watso ever/so basically whats the fastest rig i can build for £2500 possible ?

SLI ideally


vista 32bit or 64 bit which is better ?


not tht bothered about watercooling but if possible hell yeah

plz spec me one :)

thx
 
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You asked, you get:-

Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU
(£93.99)

Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 Soundcard - Retail
(£89.29)

Optiarc NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme (Socket AM2/LGA775) Heatsink
(£46.99)

4 x Samsung SpinPoint T HD501LJ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£281.96)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838)
(£123.36)

Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
(£270.24)

Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT DVB-T TV Tuner (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£82.24)

2 x Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065)
(£211.48)

EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF68-A1)
(£176.24)

BFG Ageia PhysX Accelerator - Retail BFG Ageia PhysX Accelerator - Retail
(£93.99)

2 x BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£763.72)

Sanyo-Denki 120mm Fan - 3 Pin Sanyo-Denki 120mm Fan - 3 Pin
(£17.61)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£234.99)

Total : £2,535.37
 
Uhmm my eyes may betray me.. but I can't see a PSU to power it all? :eek: Plus he said he already have a monitor, yet there is one in the spec.. although he did not say which one he had so yours may be much better though! :p

Cheers
Tom
 
TheSwede said:
Uhmm my eyes may betray me.. but I can't see a PSU to power it all? :eek: Plus he said he already have a monitor, yet there is one in the spec.. although he did not say which one he had so yours may be much better though! :p

Cheers
Tom
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i gotta 24 inch ultra sharp dell monitor.i was thinking whats the fastest hard drive setup i mean having 1 ultrafast HD just for fast booting and a seperate HD for storing games etc is this a gd idea ?


Also is it better to get a extreme quad or just stick with the cheapest quad ? i mean i want be encoding whilst playing games so maybe it want be tht important will a e6700 fill my needs for gaming ?
 
1kw enermax galaxy, add that on.

as for the gfx cards, go for either a single 8800gtx, OR better off with 2 x 2900 cards, from the benchmarks the 2900 scales better in corssfire than gtx does in sli. end result with be similar performance from both sli and crossfire setups with crossfire being cheaper.

unless nvidia sort out sli drivers.
 
EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF68-A1) EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF68-A1) £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Enermax Infiniti 720W EIN720AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU Enermax Infiniti 720W EIN720AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU £117.99
(£138.64) £117.99
(£138.64)
Lian-Li PC V2100 PLUS Silver Aluminium Full-Tower (No PSU) Lian-Li PC V2100 PLUS Silver Aluminium Full-Tower (No PSU) £175.95
(£206.74) £175.95
(£206.74)
Corsair 2GB DDR3 XMS3-1066C7 TwinX (2x1GB) Corsair 2GB DDR3 XMS3-1066C7 TwinX (2x1GB) £239.99
(£281.99) £239.99
(£281.99)
BFG GeForce 8800 Ultra OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail BFG GeForce 8800 Ultra OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £399.99
(£469.99) £799.98
(£939.98)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £174.99
(£205.61) £174.99
(£205.61)
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM £126.99
(£149.21) £253.98
(£298.42)
Sub Total : £1,912.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £337.37
Total : £2,265.19
 
Something with a Qtek perhaps? :D :o

Just kidding...

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:cool:
 
Alex UK said:
No P35, only 2GB RAM, no Quad Core, only 300GB HDD space? Not exactly £2500 worth of PC.
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p35?/is quad core tht usefull?( im mean theres hardly any games tht use 4 cores )/Alex spec me a pc ? thx
 
rome87 said:
p35?/is quad core tht usefull?( im mean theres hardly any games tht use 4 cores )/Alex spec me a pc ? thx
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Theres no point in starting a flame war over computer specs now really...

For £2500 I would expect a highly future proof computer with ALL the latest hardware. Quadcore will be very usefull in 1/2 years with all the DX10 games coming out (crysis :D ).

Not too sure about DDR3 also.

I would say melbournes spec is the best there marginally. Not too sure about the PhysX though, drop that and get the PSU he mentioned to stay somewhere near budget. Depends on how much HDD space is needed (2tb :eek: )
 
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Wouldnt a single 8800GTX pretty much dominate any current game? Why not buy one and save your money for then next gen card?
 
rome87 said:
p35?/is quad core tht usefull?( im mean theres hardly any games tht use 4 cores )/Alex spec me a pc ? thx
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Ok, here you go:

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (x2)
(£381.86) £649.98

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)
(£176.24) £149.99

Scythe S-FLEX 800RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 pin
(£10.56) £8.99

Plextor PX800A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black,Beige) Retail
(£39.94) £33.99

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
(£91.64) £77.99

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty 7.1 Champion Series Soundcard - Retail
(£117.49) £99.99

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme (Socket AM2/LGA775) Heatsink
(£46.99) £39.99

Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
(£139.81) £118.99

Lian-Li PC V2000B PLUS Black Aluminium Full-Tower (No PSU)
(£162.14) £137.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition QX6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£622.74) £529.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (x2)
(£66.96) £113.98

Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£158.61) £134.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
(£7.04) £5.99

Sub Total : £2,102.85
Shipping : £24.95
VAT : £372.36
Total : £2,500.16

This includes all the latest hardware, and so is as future-proof as possible.
 
Alex UK said:
Ok, here you go:

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (x2)
(£381.86) £649.98

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)
(£176.24) £149.99

Scythe S-FLEX 800RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 pin
(£10.56) £8.99

Plextor PX800A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black,Beige) Retail
(£39.94) £33.99

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
(£91.64) £77.99

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty 7.1 Champion Series Soundcard - Retail
(£117.49) £99.99

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme (Socket AM2/LGA775) Heatsink
(£46.99) £39.99

Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
(£139.81) £118.99

Lian-Li PC V2000B PLUS Black Aluminium Full-Tower (No PSU)
(£162.14) £137.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition QX6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£622.74) £529.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (x2)
(£66.96) £113.98

Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£158.61) £134.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
(£7.04) £5.99

Sub Total : £2,102.85
Shipping : £24.95
VAT : £372.36
Total : £2,500.16

This includes all the latest hardware, and so is as future-proof as possible.
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thx :)
 
Why dont you just get a Quad core and one GTX and 4GB of Memory and then when Nvidias new cards come out upgrade to one of them, that will be better in the long run.
 
yes good idea :),I need some opinions: do I wait till the intel price cuts and hope that the QX6700 will drop in price ? or do i go for a Q6600 now ?

will the Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
(£91.64) £77.99 be enough juice ?

thx
 
OcUK 8800 GTX - £328

Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition QX6850 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - £680

680i mobo - £176

XFI Xtreme Music - £49

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) Vista Gold - £176

150gb Raptor - £149.21

Western Digital Caviar 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - £66

Mach II or Vapochill LS - £550

PC Power & Cooling 750w - £130

Vista 64-bit Ultimate - £130

Total: £2,434

Just gotta choose a case... I'd got for a Lian-Li PC60 to sit on top of your Vapochill / Mach II.

** NB **

This system will be awesome and dont forget, you will always have the Vapochill / Mach II and these can be used for all of your next CPU's in effect making your CPU the best by a long way, much better "value" than two top end gfx cards that will be worth nothing in two years!

You will never appreeciate the power of the Freon cooling until you try it!
 
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