Wide selection Spec

wannabedamned · 24 Apr 2008 at 11:35

I have £1000 to spend.

I am currently on an Opteron 146 processor. So would want to build a new computer.

I also have an Xbox 360 currently running through a SD Television.

I live in my own place, So my TV is in my living room, So 24" doesn't do it for me. I need 36"+ TV wise.

As you can probably guess, I'm wanting a computer spec in conjuction with a TV spec, And depending on what i spend in 1 area, it's going to effect the cash available in another area.

I am a PC gamer, But with me having a 360, I don't need any of these £300+ video cards, Which is good.

With my Pc spec I'll be requiring, A Power supply.

I already have, An Antec Sonata case, And I already have a newish DVD writer. Keyboard and mouse aren't needed either. Nor is a TFT monitor, As I have 2 15" dell TFTs.

The machine will be used for downloading, photoshop(Only very amateur) And light gaming.

i do plan on buying a PS3 in the future. if that's got any baring on the TV selection too.

Any help balancing these 2 purchases would be great. Thanks.

wannabedamned · 24 Apr 2008 at 12:16

lol, I've just been playing with some spec's and I've just realised how un doable what I'm asking seems to be

mp260767 · 24 Apr 2008 at 12:34

really depends what sort of deal you can do on the TV.

pc side of things, the psu could be dropped to the 450 model :

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £39.99 (£46.99)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99 (£70.49)

Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ) £42.99 (£50.51)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) £23.99 (£28.19)

Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99 (£52.86)

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Extreme 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £74.99 (£88.11)

Sub Total : £286.94
Shipping : £8.95
VAT : £51.78
Total : £347.67

wannabedamned · 24 Apr 2008 at 12:40

I like the look of that. I've managed to find a great deal on a TV.

SAMSUNG 42 INCH - PS42Q97HD.

Just short of £600. Which leaves me with £400 to play with.

The spec you just gave looks great. I may swap a few things though.

The Processor for the Q6600 So +£100

Which takes me to £1050, Which isn't terrible I guess

It actually only takes me £30 over budget, When i don't round up the cost of the TV.