*****THE OFFICIAL "SPEC ME" THREAD*****

BUDGET: 300-400 pounds

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes
Optical Drive(s): Yes
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s):If required
Sound Card: No
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Yes
Power Supply: Yes

Keyboard: No
Mouse: No
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): No
Operating System: No

Uses: Gaming, Photoshop, that sort of area.
Overclocking: If it is simple with the hardware suggested.
 
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PSGamer said:
BUDGET: 300-400 pounds...
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A Quad would be much better for Photoshop, but you want the PC for games as well...so thats the best I could do unfortunately.

EDIT: Add this HDD: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ue 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS)
 
Hi guys , ive read this forum a long time and have finally taken the plunge and subscribed now that im about to build another system and try my hand at overclocking , i'd appreciate your help with the following !


BUDGET: 800 - 1000 hopefully

Processor: Q9650
Motherboard:Yes
Memory:4gb minimum
Graphics Card(s): 4870 x2 ( 1 card )
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s):Yes
Optical Drive(s):dvdrw
Cooling:yes
Water Cooling:no
Cable(s):
Sound Card:
Controller Card(s):
Case:yes
Power Supply:yes

Keyboard:
Mouse:
Headset:
Speakers:
Monitor(s):
Operating System:Vista 64bit

Uses:
Overclocking:Yes , aiming for 4ghz
 
What a great thread - I didn't want to start my own and seeing what other people are looking at in my price range, in one thread, is very very helpful

BUDGET: £300-400

Processor: yes
Motherboard: yes
Memory: yes
Graphics Card(s): yes, would like DVI-D output for future use
TV Card: no
Hard Drive(s): no, I have a 320GB SATA
Optical Drive(s): no, I have 2 DL DVD re-writers
Cooling: yes, have coolers but not sure if they will work with latest chips
Water Cooling: no
Cable(s): no
Sound Card: yes, but happy to use on-board sound for a while if this affect budget
Controller Card(s): no
Case: no
Power Supply: no

Keyboard: no
Mouse: no
Headset: no
Speakers: no
Monitor(s): no
Operating System: no, may have to look at Vista if too many DirectX10 games come out that I want

Uses: gaming (shooters, strategy, racing) & some general use; I have a Linux machine that will do downloads and day-to-day stuff like internet, etc.
Overclocking: not immediately but I'm happy to do to increase my bang for the buck!

based on the £500 build from the weekly build thread, I've added up £343 (w/ VAT) the m/b, cpu, ram, video and cooler, and these choices seem great, but I'm not sure how 'gaming' that setup would be, I'm guessing pretty good. I'm not that familiar with Intel's latest stuff - I've been an AMD guy for years.

For reference at the moment I'm on AMD FX-53, Abit Third Eye m/b, 2GB ram and x1600 Pro, so almost anything will be a good jump in performance.
 
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krushgroove said:
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Hi there.

Do you not need a case or PSU (power supply unit)?
What PSU will you be using with this new setup?

Intel is really the way to go at the moment. I have made comments below the spec;

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You should be able to OC the E7300 CPU nicely, it's meant to be a great CPU for the price. If you really want to push the CPU to it's limits then you might need a better CPU cooler (the one I spec'd is very good for the price though).
The 4850 is a great card and you should be able to play all/most games on high depending on the size of your monitor. Anything below 24" and it'll be perfect. :)
 
GSDog said:
Hi there.

Do you not need a case or PSU (power supply unit)?
What PSU will you be using with this new setup?
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Hi, thanks for the info! Really really helps :)

I've got an Antec Lanboy case (vintage at this point) which is doing really well for me still, too many mods on it to sell so I'm keeping it for a bit longer. I'll have to check if my PSU is OK with the latest power requirements, I know it has 24+4 connection and the separate 4-pin plug the P4's needed, but I understand the latest m/b's require another 4-pin plug... so I might have to dosh out for a PSU

As for monitor, I'll probably get something like the 22" Hyundai (£130 w/ VAT) listed in the weekly build thread's full system list, but it's not something I'll get right away because of the budget so I need DVI or plain VGA inputs for now, to work with my current 19" flatscreen.
 
BUDGET:1400

Processor: Dual Quad Core (AMD or Intel)
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: 16GB
Graphics Card(s): No (MB must have PCI-E for my Rad)
TV Card: No (have on PCI for Kworld crap tuner)
Hard Drive(s): 1-2 TB (SAS or SATA)
Optical Drive(s): No
Cooling: Air (quiet if possible)
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): Maybe
Sound Card: No
Controller Card(s): Maybe
Case: Yes
Power Supply:Yes

Keyboard: Yes
Mouse: Yes
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): No
Operating System: No linux \o/

Uses: Development / Maths
Overclocking: No
 
Thank you very much for this. Please spec me.

BUDGET: 1400-1900 pounds (max) I'd like to add a few extras if possible like card reader.

Processor: Yes ( At the moment I like the i7 940 & may be with 965 extreme upgrade later on)
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: yes
Hard Drive(s): Yes (1TB)
Optical Drive(s): Yes (BlueR RW only)
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s):Yes
Sound Card: No (I have a creative 5.1 on my Dell)
Controller Card(s): Yes, I'd like to use for raid 1 if possible.
Case: Yes ( (i like the Antec 1200)
Power Supply: Yes

Keyboard: No
Mouse: No
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): No
Operating System: No

Uses: Gaming, Photoshop, Large spreadsheet, test games like Football Manager and web browsing.
Overclocking: Yes later on if it is cheaper than upgrading to an extreme

I was trying earlier on and came up with this (see below)but I have no idea if it's any good and which cables I would need for my requirement. I am hoping you geniuses can better that.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 940 2.93Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £389.99
(£448.49) £389.99
(£448.49)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 2048MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £259.99
(£298.99) £259.99
(£298.99)
EVGA Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £249.99
(£287.49) £249.99
(£287.49)
Corsair 6GB DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X6G1600C9) £199.99
(£229.99) £199.99
(£229.99)
Pioneer BDR-202BK 4x BD-R/RE Blu-Ray Serial ATA Dual Layer DVD Writer - Black £164.99
(£189.74) £164.99
(£189.74)
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £124.99
(£143.74) £124.99
(£143.74)
Akasa AK-P010FG-BK 1000W PowerMax PSU £99.99
(£114.99) £99.99
(£114.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £63.99
(£73.59) £63.99
(£73.59)
Zalman CNPS9700-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £35.99
(£41.39) £35.99
(£41.39)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£6.89) £5.99
(£6.89)
Akasa eSATA to eSATA Data Cable £4.99
(£5.74) £9.98
(£11.48)
Sub Total : £1,605.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.99
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £240.88
Total : £1,846.76
 
If someone could be so kind:

BUDGET: £500

Processor: Intel, low power consumption, enough to get the job done
Motherboard: Don't care
Memory: 2GB+
Graphics Card(s): One with the HDMI output, and able to decode Bluray
TV Card: DVB-S
Hard Drive(s): 1TB
Optical Drive(s): Single Bluray
Cooling: Quiet as pos
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): Nothing fancy
Sound Card: Guessing on-board will do
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Nice looking, practical HTPC
Power Supply: enough to get the job done, quiet

Keyboard: No
Mouse: No
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): No
Operating System: Vista Home Premium

Uses: HTPC
Overclocking: Yes, but nothing crazy
 
BUDGET: £500-600

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes, 500GB min
Optical Drive(s): Yes
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): Maybe
Sound Card: Yes
Controller Card(s): ?
Case: Yes
Power Supply: Yes

Keyboard: Yes
Mouse: Yes
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): Yes, 20" min
Operating System: Yes

Uses: Gaming, CAD
Overclocking: Mild

I may be able to stretch the budget, but i'd prefer if you didn't
 
Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: 4 gig at least
Graphics Card(s): Single card
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): 2 (i considering running a raid setup for performance, but if there's single drives out there that are very fast these days then 1 will be fine)
Optical Drive(s): No (I have one)
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): No
Sound Card: Yes (
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Will want the Antec 300 gaming case.
Power Supply: Yes

Keyboard: No
Mouse: No
Headset: No
Speakers: Yes
Monitor(s): No ( I have Asus 22inch)
Operating System: Vista

Uses: Internet, work related tasks. Gaming such as Football Manager, Supreme Commander and future proof as much as possible.
Overclocking: Yes

Budget is around a £1000, but if lower than that would be awesome.
 
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