Spec me a rig for uni

kmistry · 28 Sep 2006 at 14:33

Please help meh

I need a new rig for uni i have £600 to spend @ a MAXIMUM. I basically need, mobo, cpu, RAM, hdd, case, GFX card. Ideally i would like it to be conroe, though im not too bothered if its AM2, as I essentially need it for 3d/video work, rendering and gaming - playing in max resolution doesn't bother me.....

semi-pro waster · 28 Sep 2006 at 15:05

Something like this may be suitable, you get a fairly decent graphics card, the motherboard ought to offer some potential for overclocking, 2gb of Ram for the rendering and a fast hard drive.

CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
CA-052-AN Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN)
£43.99 £43.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.95 £45.95
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£129.99 £129.99
GX-025-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)
£74.99 £74.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£11.99 £11.99
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£107.99 £107.99
MB-064-GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI)
£57.99 £57.99
Subtotal £491.84
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £10.95
VAT £87.99
Total £590.78

FunkyCowie · 28 Sep 2006 at 18:15

Before specing it would be imperitive to know what software you will be using though semi-pro has given a really good rig spec as always.

kmistry · 1 Oct 2006 at 14:54

Im going to be using adobe premier, 3ds max, adobe after effects, and doing a bit of PHP/MySQL......Is there any way that I could get away with using 1 Gig of RAM for the rendering or would that hinder performance ? Im just asking as I'm really trying to keep the price down as much as possible......? Would a single core 3700SD do the same job or would it be poo ? Oh and i'n not going to overclock it tbh, as I haven't really got the time for it!

Thanks in advance

Kiz

kmistry · 1 Oct 2006 at 23:11

Any comments/suggestions on my above post ? Please help if you can.....

Thanks in advance, Kiz

kmistry · 2 Oct 2006 at 09:19

Anyone ?

MrWhippy · 2 Oct 2006 at 09:26

as soon as you spec the tasks as video work and rendering, dual core makes real sense. it's where they show their stuff best.

for gaming dual core is very much less of an issue, though still usefull.

if you are really strapped, you could opt for only 1GB ram and see how you go. it'll work fine, just might be a little slower than ideal, but you'll always have the option 6 months down the line to add another GB, or probably better sell the GB you have and replace it with a 2GB set as specced once you've saved up a bit.

it's a compromise, but not a killer one.

kmistry · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:31

Thanks for your help, looks like I might have to opt for 1gb atm and then switch to 2gb, as im a poor student

Im trying to keep the spec now maybe below 500 if i can :/