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

Rebel Master said:
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to save alittle money go for the £85 antec mini p180, which is micro atx, but still a big sized case

also you can drop the P$5 micro atx to a P5E G33 micro ATX case for about £85, and fit in a cooler, but the stock cooler on the Q6600 should do 3GHz no problem.
 
hi guys im after quite a high spec machine so here goes;

BUDGET: £1200-1400

Processor:yes
Motherboard:yes
Memory:yes
Graphics Card(s):yes nvidia only please
TV Card:
Hard Drive(s):storage only (as i have a raptor 300GB already)
Optical Drive(s):yes
Cooling:yes
Water Cooling:no
Cable(s):no
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,burning,photoshop,office work but gaming the most
Overclocking:maybe
 
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right firstly, i really really really need to stress nvidia is NOT the way to go. price to performance, they are not good, AND the 4870X2 is the best card money can buy.

IMO this would destory anything nvidia can do for £1000, will EAT crysis, and you can then add ANOTHER 4870X2 and completely obliterate games for along while yet.

BUT if you really are insistant on nvidia, which IMO dont be, fanboyism only allows the company to win, not the consumer then this is what i would get:

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BUDGET: £600

Processor: Preferably Intel Quad or Dual Core whichever best
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: yes - 2GB
Graphics Card(s): yes - would like to run 2 screens 1280x1024
TV Card: no
Hard Drive(s): Yes
Optical Drive(s): Yes - Basic DVDRW
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling:No
Cable(s): No
Sound Card: No
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Yes - ugly no problem, small is preferable
Power Supply: Yes

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

Uses: Web based work, Photoshop & DW
Overclocking: very mild Im a n00b
 
BUDGET: £700

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: 4GB
Graphics Card(s): 4870 (looking to take advantage of the 1024 model currently on offer being the same(ish) price of the 512)
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes (no raid needed)
Optical Drive(s): No
Cooling: Air
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): Where required
Sound Card: No
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Antec 300 or something of very similar size (if possible)
Power Supply: Yes

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

Uses: Adobe CS3 suite, 3d studio max, Some fairly heavy gaming (WAR, Crysis, Spore, TF2, Grid)
Overclocking: Some (really depends on how much volume of the system (eg fans) will increase with the overclocking - if that helps or confuses the issue)

Thanks in advance
 
Thank You shaffaaf27 for the work,

im a total no0b at all this hardware stuff, the only reason im after nvidia, is that most games run better on the gtx 280 even if the card is actually less powerful than the ati one, im basing my choice to go for the nvidia setup rather than the ati:

http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6196419/index.html?tag=result;title;0


plz advise me better?

also, will that powersupply be enough if i were to get 2 cards in a crossfire/sli setup? (2 radeon 4870 xd's/2 geforce 280 gtx's)

thank you.
 
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thanks shaffaaf27, Ive just ordered 3 so well have fun setting them up and should see some mighty improvements
 
Wraith1uk said:
Thank You shaffaaf27 for the work,

im a total no0b at all this hardware stuff, the only reason im after nvidia, is that most games run better on the gtx 280 even if the card is actually less powerful than the ati one, im basing my choice to go for the nvidia setup rather than the ati:

http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6196419/index.html?tag=result;title;0


plz advise me better?

also, will that powersupply be enough if i were to get 2 cards in a crossfire/sli setup? (2 radeon 4870 xd's/2 geforce 280 gtx's)

thank you.
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the PSU will be MORE than enough.

also take a look here.

those were with the first drivers, this is very recent with updated drivers.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/09/03/sapphire-ati-radeon-hd-4870-x2/3



rSi said:
thanks shaffaaf27, Ive just ordered 3 so well have fun setting them up and should see some mighty improvements
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no problem. hope you have fun :)
 
Thanks very much for the spec shaffaaf, but before I send my order off, can you possibly advise me on one last thing?
Been looking at the antec300 case info, The additional fan that you have put on the list, would that be to cool the Graphics card (the side fan slot) or to be put in on of the front bays?

Due to the slim chances of me ordering from OCUK again for a while, would it be advisable to purchase another fan now as I have seen on some of your other specs using the 300 case that you have suggested the use of 2. (I believe the posts I have seen have been specced by yourself, although I cant find the posts atm to be sure)
 
ok firstly, i would put it in the front, HDDs get very hott, and it will bring a good fresh cold supply of air to the rest of your system.

and yes i do suggest using 2 fans in the front as it can accommodate 1 fan in each 3 bay device.

as for a side fan, IMO it will distrupt the air flow in the case from front to back. :)
 
Okay, budget spec required for anyone up to the challenge!

BUDGET: £400
Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): 1, size not very important
Optical Drive(s): 1xDVDRW
Cooling: standard case fans is fine
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s):
Sound Card: Or onboard sound
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Yes, any
Power Supply: Yes

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

Uses: Internet, gaming.
Overclocking: None required.
 
Spec Me!

Ok folks, please see below.

BUDGET: Approx £1000 (can maybe go over)

Processor: Yes (ideally 3Ghz or more)
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes, as much as possible
Graphics Card(s): Yes, support for 2 monitors if possible
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes, just the 1
Optical Drive(s): Basic DVD-RW
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): Yes, all the necessary ones
Sound Card: Yes
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Yes, doesn't have to be anything special
Power Supply: Yes

Monitor(s): Yes
Operating System: Vista/Ubuntu dual Boot

Uses: Gaming, Coding & possibly graphics editing

Overclocking: Little to none

Thanks for your help!
 
BUDGET: 500

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): I am going to do this on a seperate budget
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): No
Optical Drive(s): No
Cooling: No
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): No
Sound Card: No
Controller Card(s): No
Case: No
Power Supply: No

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

Uses: Gaming
Overclocking: Would like to start
 
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