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Im looking for a pritty good system to build for Gaming purposes. I have £900 to spend and want everything cooled on air (I aint too good with water or BAPS yet XD).

Im interested in SLI and would like to run a AMD. I want it to look the part as well, maybe a side window and some rather large LED Fans bit like the iCute Jet Turbine ATX PC Case.

Cheers!

Edit: Need a LCD Monitor something like 19" but not important.
 
Are you sure you want SLI? Getting crossfire would mean you wouldnt have to stick with the same graphics card at a later date.

Any list of games you'd like played?

I'd say something along the lines of

CP-150-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM) 1
£101.95 £101.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA) 1
£44.50 £44.50
MB-004-SP Sapphire PURE RD580 CrossFire Advantage (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (PC-A9RD580Adv) (MB-004-SP) 1
£79.95 £79.95
FG-009-AK Akasa AK174CR-4RDB 120mm Red LED Fan (FG-009-AK) 2
£7.95 £15.90
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR) 1
£14.95 £14.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) 1
£109.95 £109.95
MO-012-AC Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC) 1
£149.95 £149.95
CA-012-AN Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN) 1
£28.75 £28.75
CD-037-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-037-NE) 1
£20.50 £20.50
CA-045-AN Antec NeoHE 500W Modular ATX2.0 PSU (CA-045-AN) 1
£49.95 £49.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£139.95 £139.95
Subtotal £756.30
VAT £132.36
Total £888.66
 
I had a 1900 in the original spec but wanted to stick to the budget, and feel free to go for any colours of the LEDS :P, they're all the same price
 
AM2:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-166-AM)
£213.79
MSI K9N Platinum nForce 570 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-070-MS)
£91.59
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£117.44
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£164.44
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI)
£55.81
NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£25.79
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£53.23
Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£176.19


Total inc VAT: £898.28


939:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£182.07
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£64.57
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£129.19
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-103-SP)
£205.57
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI)
£55.81
NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£25.79
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£17.57
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£53.23
Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£176.19


Total inc VAT: £909.99


If it wasn't for the monitor, you could get a real nice rig with the X1900XT and dual core. Increase the budget if you can.
 
Explicit said:
AM2:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-166-AM)
£213.79
MSI K9N Platinum nForce 570 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-070-MS)
£91.59
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£117.44
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£164.44
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI)
£55.81
NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£25.79
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£53.23
Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£176.19


Total inc VAT: £898.28


939:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£182.07
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£64.57
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£129.19
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-103-SP)
£205.57
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI)
£55.81
NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£25.79
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£17.57
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£53.23
Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£176.19


Total inc VAT: £909.99


If it wasn't for the monitor, you could get a real nice rig with the X1900XT and dual core. Increase the budget if you can.
Those specs woop mine :) go for em.
 
Goodeh said:
Are you sure you want SLI? Getting crossfire would mean you wouldnt have to stick with the same graphics card at a later date.

Any list of games you'd like played?

I'd say something along the lines of

CP-150-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM) 1
£101.95 £101.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA) 1
£44.50 £44.50
MB-004-SP Sapphire PURE RD580 CrossFire Advantage (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (PC-A9RD580Adv) (MB-004-SP) 1
£79.95 £79.95
FG-009-AK Akasa AK174CR-4RDB 120mm Red LED Fan (FG-009-AK) 2
£7.95 £15.90
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR) 1
£14.95 £14.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) 1
£109.95 £109.95
MO-012-AC Acer AL1916WS 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC) 1
£149.95 £149.95
CA-012-AN Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN) 1
£28.75 £28.75
CD-037-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-037-NE) 1
£20.50 £20.50
CA-045-AN Antec NeoHE 500W Modular ATX2.0 PSU (CA-045-AN) 1
£49.95 £49.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£139.95 £139.95
Subtotal £756.30
VAT £132.36
Total £888.66

I had the same budget and got nearly that exact spec. However I downgraded the CPU to a 3500+ in order to accomadate a move to AM2. One thing to watch though is the delivery charge for that system may be around £60. Important to consider when budgeting a complete system.
 
Delivery not a problem I'll claim it back from work. Thanks for all the help guys much appreciated. I also don't need a monitor yet I found a rather nice 56" Wall Plasma for £400 which i bought so im gonna hook my rig up to there. Should be quite fun playing COD2 on there XD
 
PC-M Vip3r said:
I also don't need a monitor yet I found a rather nice 56" Wall Plasma for £400 which i bought so im gonna hook my rig up to there. Should be quite fun playing COD2 on there XD

That is awesome. :cool: 56 inch? I'm sure COD2 will blow you away! :eek:
 
56" plasma for £400, whats the catch, is it broken or something, that seems very very iffy to say the least
 
what about this one?

CP-166-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-166-AM)
£181.95 £181.95
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£99.95 £99.95
GX-028-GW Gainward BLISS Geforce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-028-GW)
£174.95 £174.95
HD-002-HI Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI)
£47.50 £47.50
MB-070-MS MSI K9N Platinum nForce 570 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-070-MS)
£77.95 £77.95
HS-005-TT Thermaltake Blue Orb II Socket 939/754/775) CPU Cooler (CL-P0257) (HS-005-TT)
£15.95 £31.90
CD-016-AS Asus DRW-1608P2 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-016-AS)
£23.95 £23.95
CA-012-AN Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN)
£28.75 £28.75
CA-005-HP Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Black UV (CA-005-HP)
£54.95 £54.95
Subtotal £721.85
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £12.95
VAT £128.59
Total £863.39
 
PC-M Vip3r said:
Im looking for a pritty good system to build for Gaming purposes. I have £900 to spend and want everything cooled on air (I aint too good with water or BAPS yet XD).

Im interested in SLI and would like to run a AMD. I want it to look the part as well, maybe a side window and some rather large LED Fans bit like the iCute Jet Turbine ATX PC Case.

Cheers!

Edit: Need a LCD Monitor something like 19" but not important.

have you ordered your system yet?
 
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