Spec me a new rig.

RUDEIX_CUBEIX

RUDEIX_CUBEIX

RUDEIX_CUBEIX

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Hi there in approx 4 weeks time i will have £1500 to spend on my first build so i wanted you guys to spec me a rig, I have no experience overcloking and i want it a bit futureproof so if it has one graphics card I would like the power supply to handle another one at a later date.
 
I will also add that can you provide a list of what you need next time you start a spec thread closer to when you are ready to order, or just bump this one.

Base unit, OS, monitor, Keyboard, mouse etc.
 
Well this thread you have started will disappear deep into the forum pages as newer threads are created, so all you have to do is post a new comment in this thread and it will bounce straight back to the top of the first page.
 
Right i`m bumping this thread cus I have my money a bit early and i`m ordering on monday.

I have $1500 and I need a good gaming system preferbly AMD based I know bulldozer is coming out so I will just get an AMD AM3 Dual Core cpu seems a bit pontless buying a quad core or a hex core when bulldozer is so close I know bulldozer is an unknown quantity but I have decided to stick with the underdog.

I need the base unit operating system and gaming keyboard. As I said If there are not two graphics cards I would like the option of adding one later.

Also im thinking of getting this monitor which would put my budget down to £1200,http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-163-SA&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat= I dont really need this monitor as I have a 1080p 24 inch one but it looks like a great monitor to me soo I would like it.
 
So you want bulldozer?

Here then.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Samsung S27A550H 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £299.99
(£249.99) £299.99
(£249.99)
OcUK ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Cooler Master HAF X with Coolermaster GX 750W PSU £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK) £147.98
(£123.32) £147.98
(£123.32)
Asus M5A99X EVO AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard £119.98
(£99.98) £119.98
(£99.98)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.98
(£24.98) £29.98
(£24.98)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £1,103.52
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £225.14
Total : £1,350.86

This includes that monitor.

The HafX case comes with a GX750 PSU which you just sell on for profit.

The motherboard is AM3+ and Crossfire at equal speeds for both slots.

When Bulldozer comes out, sell the phenom 955be and replace.
 
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lets try this again:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A550H 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £299.99
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 PC Game £227.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £173.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 RV02B Full Tower Case - Black £129.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard £89.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,387.86 (includes shipping : £22.20).
 
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That`s a good looking rig Stulid is i think it is worth getting a bigger HDD though cus I have 660gb now and it is nearly all used.

Reaper yes I mean all AMD based including the graphics card.
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Samsung S27A550H 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £299.99
(£249.99) £299.99
(£249.99)
OcUK ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Cooler Master HAF X with Coolermaster GX 750W PSU £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK) £147.98
(£123.32) £147.98
(£123.32)
Asus M5A99X EVO AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard £119.98
(£99.98) £119.98
(£99.98)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £49.98
(£41.65) £49.98
(£41.65)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.98
(£24.98) £29.98
(£24.98)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £1,161.51
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £236.74
Total : £1,420.45

So its the same as before.

But now has a 2TB harddrive as well as the large SSD.

Blu-ray now included too because of the large screen.

Again just sell the GX750W PSU for £50'ish

ASUS board as people are not happy with gigabyte - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18299953
 
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oh joy. i just found out that i totally forgot about the OS and keyboard, and now you want a bigger HDD.

take 3 :(


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A550H 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £299.99
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 PC Game £227.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £173.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 RV02B Full Tower Case - Black £129.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard £89.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £53.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,423.45 (includes shipping : £22.20).
 
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Thanks Guys for the suggestions I have read about all the parts and decided i`m going to go with stulids parts but with reapers graphics card because it seems better than the OcUK one I will try and post a build log with photos probably entitled "how not to build a pc" as it is my first attempt
 
Well if you get stuck, just ask, I have a bit of a rep for this sort of thing.

Edit, I might think its worth looking at a different monitor.
 
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That Dell is mighty nice with a super resolution but my budget wont stretch that far lolz. Thanks for all the help. I wtahced that video you put a link too much of the stuff he was talking about went over my head but the bottom line I think is that the monitor is not very good so I guess I wont buy it afterall, I should have done my research but i`m glad you showed me the video at least I wont make a costly mistake.

Yeah I guess to run a monitor like that I would need two decent graphics cards every 6 months to one year and I just cant justify that.
 
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Not sure if it would be that quickly but i reckon it will be quicker than gaming at 1920 by 1080. Get a second opinion on this though :)
 
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