Specs Appeal

[jimjiber]

Anyone fancy giving an old codger a hand speccing a new gaming rig?

I am looking to spend £1200 max and I have already got a nice 19" LCD monitor.

I guess I need at least 2Gb of RAM, 200Gb hard disc, DVD writer, decent GFX card and some kind of Athlon processor w/suitable mobo.

Also need a case and PSU (preferably modular).

For that money I should be able to build something decent, if not completely top-end. Any ideas?

 

[Rob43]

Here you go mate

MB-014-DF DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£79.95 £79.95
HD-017-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2004C 200GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-017-SA)
£52.95 £52.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)
£239.95 £239.95
CD-025-NE NEC ND4550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-025-NE)
£25.50 £25.50
CA-005-HP Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Black UV (CA-005-HP)
£52.95 £52.95
MY-008-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR HZ PC4000 (2x1GB) CAS3 Dual Channel Kit (F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ) (MY-008-GS)
£129.95 £129.95
CA-039-AN Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) (CA-039-AN)
£74.95 £74.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£12.95 £12.95
KB-015-SK Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Illuminated Keyboard (KB-015-SK)
£24.95 £24.95
KB-069-LG Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG)
£31.95 £31.95
CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£277.95 £277.95
Subtotal £1,004.00
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £12.95
VAT £177.97
Total £1,194.92



Pretty high end rig that would make mate

Rob

 

[Raikiri]

Other than the case that looks good (It has quite a lot of problems)

Maybe the v1000, akasa eclipse or stacker would be better suited,a lthough I suppose it depends what the OP prefers

 

[Rob43]

Yeah,i did'nt know what case to stick in there,probably better with the V1000,like you say

 

[babyface uk]

What games do you play?? Would a 7800gt be ok, should run all games fine on a 19" monitor. am thinking get a 36gig raptor for programs, 7800gt and slightly smaller second hard drive for music etc...

 

[jimjiber]

Thanks for the help chaps - sounds perfect!

I mainly play Battlefield 2 and sometimes MS Flight Sim - looks like the tenth iteration of the latter could test even this rig...

 

[ACESHIGH]

Here you go mate

MB-014-DF DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£79.95 £79.95
HD-017-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2004C 200GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-017-SA)
£52.95 £52.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)
£239.95 £239.95
CD-025-NE NEC ND4550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-025-NE)
£25.50 £25.50
CA-005-HP Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Black UV (CA-005-HP)
£52.95 £52.95
MY-008-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR HZ PC4000 (2x1GB) CAS3 Dual Channel Kit (F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ) (MY-008-GS)
£129.95 £129.95
CA-039-AN Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) (CA-039-AN)
£74.95 £74.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£12.95 £12.95
KB-015-SK Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Illuminated Keyboard (KB-015-SK)
£24.95 £24.95
KB-069-LG Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG)
£31.95 £31.95
CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£277.95 £277.95
Subtotal £1,004.00
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £12.95
VAT £177.97
Total £1,194.92



Pretty high end rig that would make mate

Rob

The X2 4400+ is definitely a good choice for a topend rig like that.
The X1900XT is a very good buy at present & i wouldnt change it at all.