Spec me please !!

nbkpsycho · 22 Apr 2006 at 21:37

Dont need a moniter or keyboard or speakers...

Budget - 750 (can stretch to 800 if needed)

AMD preferebly

ATI or Nvidia

built for gaming

Monstermunch · 22 Apr 2006 at 22:49

Here you go, this is a great rig. Only problem thst I can see is that trying to drop the price under £800 will be a big compromise on either CPU of Gfx card:

CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM)
£183.95 £183.95
MB-046-MS MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-046-MS)
£64.95 £64.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£101.95 £101.95
GX-048-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)
£199.95 £199.95
HD-001-HI Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31637) (HD-001-HI)
£44.95 £44.95
CD-026-NE NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£24.95 £24.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£69.95 £69.95
Subtotal £690.65
VAT £120.87
Total £811.52

rmuir · 22 Apr 2006 at 22:50

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST
MB-101-AS Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-101-AS) 1
£64.95 £64.95
CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM) 1
£183.95 £183.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) 1
£101.95 £101.95
GX-037-OK OcUK GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-037-OK) 1
£184.95 £184.95
CD-040-LG LG GSA-4166BL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-040-LG) 1
£24.95 £24.95
HD-050-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 160GB ST3160812AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-050-SE) 1
£45.95 £45.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£69.95 £69.95
Subtotal £676.65
VAT £118.42
Total £795.07

different but the same? i dunno.

Monstermunch · 22 Apr 2006 at 23:02

rmuir said:
REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST
MB-101-AS Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-101-AS) 1
£64.95 £64.95
CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM) 1
£183.95 £183.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) 1
£101.95 £101.95
GX-037-OK OcUK GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-037-OK) 1
£184.95 £184.95
CD-040-LG LG GSA-4166BL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-040-LG) 1
£24.95 £24.95
HD-050-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 160GB ST3160812AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-050-SE) 1
£45.95 £45.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£69.95 £69.95
Subtotal £676.65
VAT £118.42
Total £795.07

different but the same? i dunno.

No the 7900gt is not as good as the x1800xt. The x1800 is faster, has better image quality and can do AA & HDR at the same time wheras the Nvidia cards can't!

rmuir · 22 Apr 2006 at 23:12

don't wanna argue but...

first ever build and have a 7900gt and its doing all i want at full settings. w/o complaint.

heard the ati cards are power hungry and produce heat and noise in kind.

Monstermunch · 22 Apr 2006 at 23:16

rmuir said:
don't wanna argue but...

first ever build and have a 7900gt and its doing all i want at full settings. w/o complaint.

heard the ati cards are power hungry and produce heat and noise in kind.

Don't get me wrong the 7900gt's are a good card but nvidia were trying to compete with the x1900's when they made them. The ATI cards are slightly more noisy and do run hotter (hence more noisy because of the fans) but the image quality is better and they can do things the NVidia cards can't.

The x1800xt is a better card than the 7900gt, period. But they're both good, if you know what I mean.

rmuir · 22 Apr 2006 at 23:20

couldnt agree more.

both cards will be amazing and will do the job. suppose it comes down to display size etc at the end of the day.

whatever spec, good luck! if my experience is anything to go by, you'll have a grand time.

nbkpsycho · 22 Apr 2006 at 23:57

Thanks for the suggestions any moer ??

thanks

Hlebio · 23 Apr 2006 at 00:15

Monster Munch's spec looks brilliant to me. Go for it.

rmuir · 23 Apr 2006 at 00:20

thinkin about this.... are you wantin to overclock?

otherwise the x2 3800 might not be best option

nbkpsycho · 23 Apr 2006 at 00:54

Yea i want to overclock

rmuir · 23 Apr 2006 at 00:58

i knew it was a case of 'ask a stupid question.....'

lol

well good luck mate. this is my first build and its been fantastic.

what size monitor you got?

nbkpsycho · 23 Apr 2006 at 01:01

19 inch CRT max res 1600/1200 @ 85 hertz

Monstermunch · 23 Apr 2006 at 10:37

nbkpsycho said:
19 inch CRT max res 1600/1200 @ 85 hertz

In that case you definitely want a 512mb gfx card

Monstermunch · 23 Apr 2006 at 10:38

rmuir said:
thinkin about this.... are you wantin to overclock?

otherwise the x2 3800 might not be best option

These chips are clocking very well ATM