Spec me a pc

mere_immortal

mere_immortal

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So i decided to build my first PC and need some help on deciding what to get

Already decided on Monitor, case, keyboard, mouse and speakers so need:

-Mobo
-CPU
-Graphics Card
-Ram
-PSU
-HDD
-Optical Drive(s)

Will be using it for gaming so needs to have a decent GPU. Got about £800 to play with.
 
Quick spec -

HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£44.95 £44.95
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)
£67.99 £67.99
MB-062-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI)
£104.99 £104.99
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£129.99 £129.99
CP-127-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN)
£139.99 £139.99
GX-053-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO)
£144.99 £144.99
Subtotal £654.85
VAT £114.60
Total £769.45

If you can go to £830, get the HIS X1900XT 512MB :)


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No probs, if you can though - id get a X1800XT for now (or just that X1900XT) and get a better gfx card when DX10 comes out. Because a X1800XT is £110ish whereas the X1900XT is £145. Because if you spend above £200+, you'll lose money because they will drop a lot when DX10 comes out.



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Edit: What case did you choose - what colour? Because you can change the colour of the Opti Drive if you need to also.
 
Pretty sure it will.

But if you dont mind paying that full price (in above spec) by all means get it - But if it was me and i HAD to money i would get the X1900XT and then buy a DX10 card - but thats my personal opinion.


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mere_immortal said:
Think ill get the X1800XT, will save a bit, suppose I could crossfire early next year before vista if i need to
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Yeah, but you can also save money towards a DX10 card when it comes out.

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If you'd still pay £800 id DEFINATELY get this rig.

HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£44.95 £44.95
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)
£67.99 £67.99
MB-062-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI)
£104.99 £104.99
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£129.99 £129.99
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£109.99 £109.99
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£194.99 £194.99
Subtotal £674.85
VAT £118.10
Total £792.95

E6600 = Amazing with no overclocking.

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mere_immortal said:
So the conroe really is as good as everyone is saying?
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To put it as simple, Many people said the X2 4400 was one of the best dual core cpu's. the first Allendale CPU will overpower it.

The 2x 2.4Ghz will alone overpower most CPU's.

But to ake it even better, the 4MB Cache is immense.

This will be an amazing gaming PC for years imho.

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mere_immortal said:
Think i can stretch to the E6600 then :)
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The difference from the E6400 and the E6600 is immense if you're not overclocking.

Once you order it tell me and make sure you post some specs of your new setup / benchies ;)


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mere_immortal said:
Will do. Will this thread still be open in a week or two?
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Should be - if not there is a system set up thread somewhere. But yeah, this thread will no doubt still be open.

Sorry if you said before, but what case did you choose?

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