Spec me for uni.

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ive got about £850 for a gaming machine to take to uni.

either i
1. Get a gaming laptop

2. Buy a barebones system with monitor

3. Build a normal PC with monitor

obviously portability is important, but performance more so. specs on either the barebones or pc would be nice.

thanks

void.
 
I already have both OS's so dont need to buy them. i dont know how much time ill have for gaming and tv, but if you can get in the budget ill take a look :)
 
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £204.99
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £54.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) £57.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £106.99
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £51.99
Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
Sub Total : £546.94
Shipping : £9.95
VAT : £97.46
Total : £654.35

+ Silverstone Sugo01 £87 + £5 delivery

= £746.35 price should be cheaper now i just copied this spec no monitor
 
gigabyte p35 ds4
8800 gtx
intel q6600
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
2gb crucial ballistix ddr2 667
500gb wd
 
Hes just listing sugested parts rather than making a full spec.
Id suggest not going for a laptop, but instead go for a desktop and a portable external hard drive.

My brother got a laptop supplied for him because of his dyslexia, but hated carrying it to uni saying a external hard drive worked loads better.

What subject are you studying at uni ? if its graphics design or something then its obviously going to need a much better spec than say "golf course management" (yes that is a real degree :confused: ).
 
Compro VideoMate DVB-T100 Digital TV Internal PCI - Retail Compro VideoMate DVB-T100 Digital TV Internal PCI - Retail £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £189.99
(£223.24) £189.99
(£223.24)
LG L226WTQ 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver LG L226WTQ 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) £56.99
(£66.96) £56.99
(£66.96)
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Sub Total : £722.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £129.12
Total : £866.97

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My bad that it doesnt include Speakers but i am thinking you can pick up a cheap pair, If you are up to it that processor will reach 3ghz on some reports but entirely depends on the chip, you should be able to reach past 2.4ghz atleast.
 
Sinny said:
Compro VideoMate DVB-T100 Digital TV Internal PCI - Retail Compro VideoMate DVB-T100 Digital TV Internal PCI - Retail £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £189.99
(£223.24) £189.99
(£223.24)
LG L226WTQ 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver LG L226WTQ 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) £56.99
(£66.96) £56.99
(£66.96)
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Sub Total : £722.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £129.12
Total : £866.97

Go to Checkout

My bad that it doesnt include Speakers but i am thinking you can pick up a cheap pair, If you are up to it that processor will reach 3ghz on some reports but entirely depends on the chip, you should be able to reach past 2.4ghz atleast.
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That is a Mid sized case i have chosen their, how much would you be taking it around with you, You might be better off with a Lanbox if you will be constantly moving.
 
My E2140 oc's to 3ghz easily, but you might have problems with cooling if your planning on using a micro atx, especially if youve got a gts in it.
Might want to go for the cheaper 320mb version of the gts, there hasnt been masses of performance difference between them.
 
DavidB said:
My E2140 oc's to 3ghz easily, but you might have problems with cooling if your planning on using a micro atx, especially if youve got a gts in it.
Might want to go for the cheaper 320mb version of the gts, there hasnt been masses of performance difference between them.
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But the Extra Ram does show to be more usefull at higher resolutions when the textures are getting far from compressed.
 
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