Spec me a monster

shr3k · 9 Apr 2008 at 21:29

Hiya guys,

Looking to purchase a computer in the next month or so,

Play coh of, css, i do website building, video editing and use cad.

Full system including screen/s and key board and mouse.

Looking for suggestions.

Was thinking sli 8800, quad core, any recommendations?

psychas · 9 Apr 2008 at 21:41

your budget is ?

davethe11 · 9 Apr 2008 at 21:47

psychas said:
your budget is ?

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233 · 9 Apr 2008 at 21:48

psychas said:
your budget is ?

shr3k · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:14

No real budget sorry, under 2 grand, overclocking is ok

MiNxYyY · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:37

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This is a Decent Rig,2 x 8800GT in sli is good enough,havent read any reviews about phenom but looks ok for what you wana do

jack uk · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:42

kieranwesley1 said:
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This is a Decent Rig,2 x 8800GT in sli is good enough,havent read any reviews about phenom but looks ok for what you wana do

Don't trust this guy he's using IE

Chimerical · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:44

That Phenom will not fit in the LGA775 MSI board.

semi-pro waster · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:45

jack uk said:
Don't trust this guy he's using IE

Perhaps more importantly he is pairing an AM2 CPU with a socket 775 motherboard and the hard drive is seriously out of place, particularly given the budget.

I'm about to go to bed soon but if no one comes up with better then I'll have a shot tomorrow.

//edit and there is no PSU either although some of the parts are decent choices.

jack uk · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:47

also the keyboard sucks... haha

wannabedamned · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:47

Stick with Intel. Get yourself a nice Wolfdale, and build up around that.

Either that, Or the current overclocking beauty, The Q6600. May be a large budget, But That processor is fantastic.

Anyways, I'll check back in the morning, and do a proper spec if no one else has. Currently limited, As my mouse died tonight, So I'm kinda handicapped

Chimerical · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:56

semi-pro waster · 9 Apr 2008 at 22:57

jack uk said:
also the keyboard sucks... haha

Behave, it is a perfectly good keyboard, I've used it myself (in fact I'm using it's older brother) although I'd agree it is probably out of place on a £2k system.

I actually decided I might as well get the specification done tonight, this doesn't use up all the budget but I figure at this level a lot of it comes down to personal preference in component selection so that is why there is room for manoeuver.

.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £53.99
(£63.44) £53.99
(£63.44)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Logitech G15 Rev.2 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse - Retail £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
XFX nForce 780i SLI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-N780-ISH9) £144.99
(£170.36) £144.99
(£170.36)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £121.99
(£143.34) £121.99
(£143.34)
OcUK Value L2442WD-VA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £219.99
(£258.49) £219.99
(£258.49)
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX Extreme 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PV-T80F-SHE9) £154.99
(£182.11) £309.98
(£364.22)
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) £78.99
(£92.81) £78.99
(£92.81)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Sub Total : £1,247.86
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £27.43
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £223.18
Total : £1,498.47

jack uk · 9 Apr 2008 at 23:05

semi-pro waster said:
Behave, it is a perfectly good keyboard, I've used it myself (in fact I'm using it's older brother) although I'd agree it is probably out of place on a £2k system.

I bought it for work, I am only just getting used to the curvey keys

Here's my spec, might be a little to much...

forget my spec i bugered it up

robbi187 · 9 Apr 2008 at 23:12

Chimerical said:

Their is no need for a sound card as he already has one which comes free with the motherboard

Chimerical · 9 Apr 2008 at 23:14

robbi187 said:
Their is no need for a sound card as he already has one which comes free with the motherboard

Yeah, but that's a sucky soundcard in comparison; imo.

RJC · 9 Apr 2008 at 23:19

What's with the two differerent GTS cards or was that a mistake

, if your thinking about SLI you will need to add Nvidia chipset (x38 crossfire)

Rob

fobose · 9 Apr 2008 at 23:21

Chimerical said:
That Phenom will not fit in the LGA775 MSI board.

Of course it will. You just have to persuade it with a bit of pressure, or a mallet

ash_scotland88 · 10 Apr 2008 at 00:28

kieranwesley1 said:
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This is a Decent Rig,2 x 8800GT in sli is good enough,havent read any reviews about phenom but looks ok for what you wana do :)[/QUOTE]

bahahahahaha
even i know thats a pile of pish
160gb hdd for cad, photoshop etc? gonna eaten up as snack if he's serious enough.

shr3k · 10 Apr 2008 at 09:56

ash_scotland88 said:
bahahahahaha
even i know thats a pile of pish
160gb hdd for cad, photoshop etc? gonna eaten up as snack if he's serious enough.

I have an external harddrive and i started using cad seriously a few weeks ago and filling 500gb's quickly so im needing about 500gb.

I put on together but i was spending money were it wasnt needed.

Ill post mine up in a bit and you can look at wjhat i was hoping to get.