the gaming pc

TehDude · 26 May 2009 at 21:03

Good day/evening !

I am saving money right now and going to build a new pc in the end of june

the budget of pc is around 1.1 - 1.3k without monitor, speakers, os, mouse and keybord.

the resolution i will be playing at or i would would like to play at is 1680x1050.

suggestions and tips are always welcome. pc as i mentioned above will be mostly used on games

i am quite sure i should be able to build quite a nice machine so i am waiting for suggestions

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i believe the i7 procesors are currently the best is that correct ? if so then i would favourite the i7 based system .

RJC · 26 May 2009 at 21:33

Any use:

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £248.99
(£216.51) £248.99
(£216.51)

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £225.99
(£196.51) £225.99
(£196.51)

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £211.99
(£184.34) £211.99
(£184.34)

Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W Tower Case with Window - Black (No PSU) £137.99
(£119.99) £137.99
(£119.99)

Corsair TX 750W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXUK) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £55.99
(£48.69) £55.99
(£48.69)

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA775) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99) Sub Total : £963.40 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £146.72 Total : £1,124.87

cmndr_andi · 26 May 2009 at 21:42

+1 for RJC's spec. Just need to add a good 120mm fan to the TRUE and a DVD drive and you're golden.

RJC · 26 May 2009 at 21:52

I knew I was missng something

icey_haj · 26 May 2009 at 22:26

Good spec RJC, although I would go for a modular PSU.

TehDude · 26 May 2009 at 22:56

i came up with this setup what do u think about it ? the price is £1,045.03 btw any cables needed to connect the parts ?

cmndr_andi · 26 May 2009 at 23:24

Looks good - just get this board (a bit cheaper and better) and this RAM if you afford the extra £8.

GreatAuk · 26 May 2009 at 23:25

I'd be temped to get a better case. Seems a shame to get lots of lovely new silicon and then bundle it into a cheap case. I'd pay the extra for the fortress mentioned above.

Shawreyboy · 26 May 2009 at 23:26

Get another fan for you case as that case only has 1 at the back which is a v good coolermaster 1... i know cause i just built my bros rig in 1.

Used this fan for the front..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-008-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

Makes the case look nice and quite flash without being OTT.

lynchy6789 · 26 May 2009 at 23:36

Teh Dude spec is similar to RJC but with that buget i wouldn't get a cheap case like the 335 get the Fortress you will be glad you got it.

I build in my first premium case was only an antec 180b and the difference is amazing one of my favourite buys of the build.

I would also get a Be Quiet PSU

TehDude · 27 May 2009 at 18:15

thx for the advices

so i will probably end up with this setup

what i am still curious about how come the latest ati graphics are so cheap on oc ? and do these 2 cards still beat the gtx 295 geforce?