[Upgrade][LAN Build] Spec me plz

Roy Katzenbauer

Roy Katzenbauer

Roy Katzenbauer

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Hello Guys,

2009 is almost over and that means that i should upgrade my pc :):].

At this moment I have:
• Intel Core 2 E8500
• Asus Maximus Formula ( X38 )
• 4 GB Crucial PC8500 DDR2
• 9800GX2
[These parts will be sold for a nice price to a friend]

The main reason for upgrading my not so old pc, is that im about to visit a couple of LAN parties the next few months. I want my system to be up to date and a little bit to show of of course :]

I can spend around 900 pounds for the following parts:
[It may be a bit more]
• Processor
• Motherboard
• Graphics Card
• Memory (prefer 6 or 8GB)
• Processor Cooler
• Case (prefer black inside)
• HDD setup (Got lots of Anime and Movies on my pc so i would like to have 1 Bootdisk and maybe 2 data disks)

I will use my M700 Coolermaster Power Supply again together with my DVD Drive and case fans.

I love OC-ing, but i still want to keep it cool and quiet. It has to be compact aswell.
I would like to know what u guys would have bought with this budget.

Thanks in advance.

PS: Games that will be played on the LANs are Counterstrike 1.6 and Source. Call of Duty MW 1 and 2. I also love to play games such as Dirt 2 or GTA IV (the more demanding games)
 
I've left the case choice to yourself, you got plenty of budget to play with for it though, only gone for 4 gig of RAM as thats still plenty imo, black drive to boot, green for storage
Its a mATX mobo which allows you to get a nice small case

Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - OEM + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £135.99 (£118.25)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game + Ruby Doll £119.98 (£104.33)
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £82.98 (£72.16)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £82.00 (£71.30)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD15EADS) £80.99 (£70.43)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £62.99 (£54.77)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £45.99 (£39.99)
Sub Total : £531.23
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £81.18
Total : £622.41
 
Depends on your Resolution, if you can wait 2weeks-month you can probably get a 5850 for ~£190 which will definately be enough for most games on max.
 
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