Which OCuk machine to buy?

[moles]

so i have finally decided to get a new pc and was having a look at two of the OCuk prebuilt overclocked machines.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-047-OK&groupid=43&catid=967&subcat=

and

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-005-OC&groupid=43&catid=967&subcat=


I am so out of touch with new technology and was wondering whether anyone could shed light on which would be a better gaming machine.

The one system has 2x hd2900's and the other has one nv 8800gtx

Will the crossfire ati's beat the nvidia?

Also I am not going to be running it at insane resolutions probably 1440x900 mostly. Whether or not that makes any difference.

Also should I be going for the prebuilt machines? Or should i buy bits seperately and build my own machine... Anyone care to spec me a machine?

Thanks! Gotta chuck this amd 64 3200 out!

 

[.Sean]

Build it yourself. Save money.

What's your budget? £1000 I'm guessing?

 

[jak731]

what is your budget and what can you salvage from your old pc such as dvd drives, hdds, case, psu (if decent, brand and model will be nice)etc

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Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £135.99
(£159.79) £135.99
(£159.79)
Pioneer DVR-112DBK 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £144.99
(£170.36) £144.99
(£170.36)
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series 7.1 Sound Card - Retail £76.99
(£90.46) £76.99
(£90.46)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500630AS) £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
Sharkoon Silent Eagle 2000 120mm Fan - 3/4 Pin £6.99
(£8.21) £6.99
(£8.21)
Sub Total : £694.90
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(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £123.35
Total : £828.20

missing a case but you can put up some offers to us

 

[Sinny]

so i have finally decided to get a new pc and was having a look at two of the OCuk prebuilt overclocked machines.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-047-OK&groupid=43&catid=967&subcat=

and

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-005-OC&groupid=43&catid=967&subcat=


I am so out of touch with new technology and was wondering whether anyone could shed light on which would be a better gaming machine.

The one system has 2x hd2900's and the other has one nv 8800gtx

Will the crossfire ati's beat the nvidia?

Also I am not going to be running it at insane resolutions probably 1440x900 mostly. Whether or not that makes any difference.

Also should I be going for the prebuilt machines? Or should i buy bits seperately and build my own machine... Anyone care to spec me a machine?

Thanks! Gotta chuck this amd 64 3200 out!

Based on that the GTX and crossfire 2900's will be a big overkill. 8800gt is the best card for that resolution. if you choose to build it yourself then plenty of help available on here, but if you are set on a pre made system then

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-041-OK&groupid=43&catid=967&subcat=

would be the best, however you could build a Quad core/8800gt system for around that price stomping on the performance of the pre built.

 

[moles]

So at the resolution im running i wont see any performance increase with the 8800gtx or the 2900 crossfire? I might also want to run it through my HDTV at 1080i for high def content and the occasional racing game.

I am trying to get the best machine I can afford to avoid having to upgrade for as long as possible.

Can someone spec me a £1000 machine? Interested in what system Sinny means that would stomp on the performance of the pre built.

 

[Vintastic]

the gtx is only a bit faster than the gt, and then, only at high resolutions. It's also a lot more expensive. If you want the fastest of the fast you might want to wait a week or 2 for the new 8800gts.