Spec me a PC

MikGriff · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:04

I'll have around £1000 to spend, Now I'm not a "massive" PC Gamer but that's because I'm limited with what I have at the moment (A64, 2Gb PC3200, X1950Pro AGP)

I play a lot of World of Warcraft and would love for it to run as smooth as possible (Can get very low fps during "raids" when there is a lot going on)

I have a 19" TFT so I think I'm OK in that department, So what I'm after is pretty much the best gaming PC I can get for the money please

TIA.

syke · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:05

Would you want a bigger monitor or just the base?

So you need everything in the case?

What PSU/Case you got?

Keyboard/Mouse?

syke · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:09

How about something along these lines?

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (x2)
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

£844.65inc.

Hope i havent missed anything, quickly added that up.

MikGriff · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:11

I suppose I could sell my old bits on, I just spotted this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-052-OK

Seems very very good.

syke · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:13

Auron said:
I suppose I could sell my old bits on, I just spotted this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-052-OK

Seems very very good.

Ive been tempted by that too, but you can get better for your money.

For example;

Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black (possibly change for the 20")
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
Cherry Black CyMotion Expert (USB/PS2) Keyboard - Black
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Razer Krait 1600dpi Professional Gaming Mouse - Retail
BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (x2)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

£978.56inc.

Chimerical · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:14

A BigFoot KillerNIC Network card would be very good for W.O.W. Pricey though.

platinum87 · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:03

syke said:
Ive been tempted by that too, but you can get better for your money.

For example;

Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black (possibly change for the 20")
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
Cherry Black CyMotion Expert (USB/PS2) Keyboard - Black
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Razer Krait 1600dpi Professional Gaming Mouse - Retail
BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (x2)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

£978.56inc.

people would argue that isnt really better. and OCUK will overclock it + build it completely, unless you really love building stuff yourself. some of the only tower deals are good, if you dont need extra like monitor/speakers/kb+mouse

syke · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:05

platinum87 said:
people would argue that isnt really better. and OCUK will overclock it + build it completely, unless you really love building stuff yourself. some of the only tower deals are good, if you dont need extra like monitor/speakers/kb+mouse

Yeah i know - i agree with that. But for the money it'd be better.

4GB of RAM too.

Im still torn between ordering that package, or building.