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

BUDGET:£200-400

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Possibly
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes


I'm currently running:


Processor: AM2 4200+ x2
Motherboard: Asus M2n-X
Memory: 2gb ddr2
Graphics Card(s): Nvidia 8800gs 320mb
TV Card:
Hard Drive(s): 500gb Seagate
Optical Drive(s):
Cooling:
Water Cooling:
Cable(s):
Sound Card:
Controller Card(s):
Case:
Power Supply: 500w

Keyboard:
Mouse:
Headset:
Speakers:
Monitor(s): 1 19" Widescreen set to 1440x900
Operating System: Vista


Basically i'm looking into upgrading my rig for both work (graphic design) and gaming (FarCry2). I'm looking for a combination of both processing power and graphical quality preferrably built around AMD and ATI products, I am willing to look down all avenues though. Ideally I would like to go cheap, but without sacrificing quality. I'm also unsure as to whether my current board would support a Phenom x4, so a new mobo will most likely need to be factored in.

Thanks a lot.

Edit: Placed an order today so no spec needed :)
 
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BUDGET: £800 Max

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: no
Hard Drive(s): Yes
Optical Drive(s): Yes (DVDRW sufficient)
Cooling: Probably wont be needed as there will be no overclocking
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): Should be cables with components
Sound Card: Onboard will be fine
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Antec 300 looks good, however open to suggestions
Power Supply: Yes

Keyboard: Yes
Mouse: Yes
Headset: No
Speakers: Yes
Monitor(s): 2 Monitors for dual setup
Operating System: Vista could be x64 if 4Gb RAM is needed

Uses: Autocad 2D usage, general browsing, movies no games
Overclocking: No

Thanks
 
shaffaaf27 said:
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If i was to scrap the idea of getting a monitor and any peripherals, could you make the system any better. I'm a little bit of a newbie when it comes to building a system, in fact a total newbie.

So if anyone could give me any advice and spec me a good sytem, i would be a happy man. I want something that will run all new games and i like my music so itunes must run nice and smooth.

I can stretch to £1000 aswell, i suppose.

Thanks a bunch
 
BUDGET: £300

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes 4 gig
Graphics Card(s): Yes

I have Vista and all the other bits.

Uses: Gaming looking for much better performance on WAR, movies, music
Overclocking: Mild

Want to take advantage of the 6% off and free delivery.
 
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BUDGET: £550

Processor: Yes - Prefurably Intel
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes - 4 gig
Graphics Card(s): yes - 1 (4850?)
TV Card: no
Hard Drive(s): yes - 500Gb
Optical Drive(s):Yes Dvd/RW
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): With components?
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, mainly source games, Stalker - Clear Sky maybe.
Overclocking: Possibly at a later date.

I already have a rig decided on mostly but an extra opinion would possibly help in final decisions :D
 
BUDGET:1500

Processor:yes
Motherboard:yes
Memory:yes
Graphics Card(s):yes
TV Card:yes
Hard Drive(s): yes
Optical Drive(s):yes
Cooling:yes
Water Cooling:no
Cable(s):no
Sound Card:yes
Controller Card(s):no
Case:yes
Power Supply:yes

Keyboard:yes
Mouse:no
Headset:no
Speakers:yes
Monitor(s):no
Operating System: vista 64bit

Uses:Multimedia gaming (eve online)
Overclocking:

thanks in adv

Been a while since i have looked at pc specs just been using laptops also is there any new tech thats coming out that might be worth waiting for
 
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Hi all.
I'm thinking about selling my big 17" laptop and moving back to a desktop PC since I don't seem to be taking my laptop anywhere. I haven't been building PCs or reading about computer hardware for about 2-3 years now, so I am a bit behind. Any help would be appreciated!
I would like this build to last quite a while and be easily upgradable.

BUDGET: £800-900

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes (atleast 200GB)
Optical Drive(s): Yes (DVD-RW)
Cooling: Yes (120mm fans. Effective but quiet if possible!)
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): Yes
Sound Card: No

Controller Card(s): No
Case: Yes ( I like Lian-Li cases, 120mm fans:) )
Power Supply: Yes

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

Uses: It will be used for some gaming, a bit of video encoding/processing and will probably be used for graphical design using programs like AutoCAD in the future. Also used to watch DVDs/movies.
Overclocking: I won't be overclocking unless I need to (so hopefully atleast 2 years or so?)
 
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Budget: max £600 (I already have case, peripherals, monitor)

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): 1 - 500GB
Optical Drive(s): No, already have DVD Drive
Cooling: Possibly aftermarket gfx cooler, i have a freezer pro 7 for cpu
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): No
Sound Card: No
Controller Card(s): No
Case: No, I have Antec 900
Power Supply: Yes

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

Uses: Primarily gaming and then general day to day use.
Overclocking: Yes, mild to heavy

Good luck :D
 
BUDGET: 1000 squid

Processor:y
Motherboard:y
Memory:y
Graphics Card(s):y
TV Card:y
Hard Drive(s): x2 tb
Optical Drive(s):y
Cooling:y
Water Cooling:n
Cable(s):y
Sound Card:n
Controller Card(s):n
Case:n
Power Supply:y

Keyboard:n
Mouse:n
Headset:n
Speakers:n
Monitor(s):n
Operating System:y

Uses: will be sat in my front room hooked up to my 1080 TV. Needs to function as a media centre (added 2x 1tb HDDs to spec, 1 as backup drive). Everything will be going through PC: music, TV, cable, DVDs.

Am a fairly keen gamer, If it could also play cod4/5 at a reasonable level would be a bonus.

finally: quiet!! My current PC is a dinosaur overclocked p4 2.8 that perma runs on air at 3.6ghz. unfortunately the air in question is circulated by lots and lots of fans. With this build I would like to barely know the PC is in the room - if this includes extra components or hardware to quieten things down ill happily pay the extra.


Overclocking:n
 
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