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| Don Pedro |
Posted on 22-01-2008 22:30
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dudes i am a little out of it when it comes to desktop hardware but i feel the need to get myself a new machine. Should i go Quad core or dual core top end? DDR2 or 3? thinking about a gts 512. Using a samsung 32lcd as monitor so resolution is maxed at 1360x768. unbelievably i am running a P4 with 2gigs ram and 7600GT. I buy the cheapest HP boxes for work and thats what i take and use at home as well. anyone else got someting as crusty and loud as mine? it bloody deafening  |
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| Cold |
Posted on 22-01-2008 23:12
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ddr2 quad core if u can afford it |
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| CenTinela |
Posted on 22-01-2008 23:46
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Quad core, 2Gb of good ddr2, and a GTS would be a nice comp. If not, a GT is really nice too. And im still with a P4 3.2, 512ram and 6600 :no: |
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| Tinger |
Posted on 23-01-2008 09:02
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Whats your budget? Is it just for gaming? |
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| Don Pedro |
Posted on 23-01-2008 13:56
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Posts: 303 Joined: 10.01.08 |
yeah, pretty much for gaming and regular ms office stuff. budget about 900 i guess, i would have thought that would be enough...? I have put machines together in the past but i'd prefer to buy the thing complete any ideas where? any recomendations? cheers for the advice |
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| Tim |
Posted on 23-01-2008 14:26
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You'll be able to buy an excellent machine for 900. I spent just over £400 on mine at the end of summer, it runs TF2 on the highest settings at 1280x1024 perfectly smoothly. I bought all my parts from ebuyer, they seem pretty good, but I would always build the computer myself. No idea where to get pre-built computers...
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| Ramini |
Posted on 23-01-2008 16:51
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I got mine at the end of summer from http://www.cougar-extreme.co.uk/ did a load of looking around and they had the cheapest that I could find for prebuilt that had all the things I wanted. Still pretty expensive though and their delivery date is stated as so many different things its actually about a week from order confirmation. Not had any trouble with it so far, those bits I have had trouble with were my own fault for now ordering the right stuff (need another fan at some point) |
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| gori11a |
Posted on 23-01-2008 17:09
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Yeah go Quad Core if u can afford it and stay ddr2 as ddr3 would blow nearly 300 of your budget. I always build myself, that way u know exactly what hardware has been used. If you don't fancy that just ask whoever builds it to spec (model no.s etc) whats inside so you can research. if only i had something funny or clever to put here........
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| Don Pedro |
Posted on 07-02-2008 00:15
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Posts: 303 Joined: 10.01.08 |
thanks for the responses. i took Raminis choice and went for cougar extreme. they talked me into going a little over the top(i talked myself into actually) but I should get my hands on it next week. Quad Q6600 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 500gb sata BFG 800watt PSU 2 x 512mb 8800GTS Gigabyte GA N650 SLI Samsung DVD writer Gigabyte 3D Aurora case(special deal might change later) i hope its bloody nice cause it sure wasn't cheap |
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| nax23 |
Posted on 07-02-2008 08:12
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mooo 850€ Intel E8400 Boxed Alternativ: Intel E8200 Boxed oder Intel E6750 Boxed Abit IP35 Alternativ: MSI P35 Neo2-FIR oder Foxconn P35A-S oder Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 oder Biostar TForce TP35D2-A7 4GB A-DATA Vitesta 800MHz CL5 Alternativ: 4GB G.Skill 800MHz CL5 8800 GTS (G92) Alternativ: 8800 GTX Seasonic S12II 430W Alternativ: be Quiet! Straight Power 450W oder Corsair VX 450W oder NesteQ E²CS 450W Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB Alternativ: Samsung T166 500GB oder Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB LG GSA-H66N Alternativ: ASUS DRW-1814BLT oder Samsung SH-S183 oder Samsung SH-S203 1000€ Intel E8400 Boxed Alternativ: Intel E8200 Boxed oder Intel E6750 Boxed ASUS P5K-E WiFi Alternativ: Abit IP35 Pro oder Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 (Rev. 2.0!) oder MSI P35 Platinum 4GB A-DATA Vitesta 800MHz CL5 Alternativ: 4GB G.Skill 800MHz CL5 HD 3870 X2 be Quiet! Straight Power 550W Alternativ: Corsair VX 550W oder Seasonic S12 Energy Plus 550W Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB Alternativ: Samsung T166 500GB oder Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB LG GSA-H66N Alternativ: ASUS DRW-1814BLT oder Samsung SH-S183 oder Samsung SH-S203 wtf why 2 GTS???? u will never need it for your resolution  if u want more power take a 3870X2 |
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| Abunai |
Posted on 07-02-2008 11:31
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Quote Don Pedro wrote: thanks for the responses. i took Raminis choice and went for cougar extreme. they talked me into going a little over the top(i talked myself into actually) but I should get my hands on it next week. Quad Q6600 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 500gb sata BFG 800watt PSU 2 x 512mb 8800GTS Gigabyte GA N650 SLI Samsung DVD writer Gigabyte 3D Aurora case(special deal might change later) i hope its bloody nice cause it sure wasn't cheap That pc could run Crysis at full without much lag And that's crysis, it eats quad cores for breakfast and then some. TF2 will be 60fps no problem, you'll be set for a while with that, since most games don't even have optimisation for more than 2 cores yet!  |
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| Cold |
Posted on 07-02-2008 15:12
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Posts: 774 Joined: 28.08.06 |
Yeah, 2 X 8800GTS is a very strange choice... certainly not the best use of money IMO. But it will be an amazing pc  Enjoy!Do you mind me asking just how much it did cost? |
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| Abunai |
Posted on 07-02-2008 21:01
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Posts: 320 Joined: 17.11.07 |
Quote cold wrote: Yeah, 2 X 8800GTS is a very strange choice... certainly not the best use of money IMO. But it will be an amazing pc Enjoy!Do you mind me asking just how much it did cost? TBH it's not that strange, it's the new G92 Architechture GTS, so it's faster than the GTX afaik. |
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| Cold |
Posted on 07-02-2008 21:58
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I'm not talking about the choice of card, I'm talking about him choosing 2 of them. Why not a single 3870x2... or a single 8800 ultra. |
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| sick-lizard |
Posted on 07-02-2008 22:20
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£1000 sure gets you nice things... Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500ADFD)-£116.31 LiteON DH-20A4P-21C 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM-£16.44 Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FS  -Retail-£170.36Abit IX38 QuadGT Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard-£158.61 Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1G DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065)-£64.61HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail-£276.11 Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case-£72.84 Western Digital SecureConnect Serial ATA Cable (WDSC50RCW)-£7.04 Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m) - Black-£3.51 OCZ GameXStream 850w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply-£88.11 Shipping:£12.95 Total in vat:£973.96 Edited by sick-lizard on 07-02-2008 22:21 |
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| Cold |
Posted on 08-02-2008 17:43
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850W??!!!! Tricky choice between 2gb 8500 and 4gb of 6400 for less money... |
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| gori11a |
Posted on 08-02-2008 19:34
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Posts: 558 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Don't buy OCZ GameXStream, very noisy:mad:
if only i had something funny or clever to put here........
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| sick-lizard |
Posted on 08-02-2008 19:55
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Posts: 1672 Joined: 09.07.06 |
4gb upwards is nice in 64bit os(show me the apps lol)... you can add more RAM later.. 850watt PSU allows an addtional extra x2 gfx card , raptor for raid 0 or some big ass storage... the kit listed should overclock nicely if that route is considered  replacing the stock HSF with Thermalright Ultra-120A CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £25.84 inc VATBut this is all plain nonsense if Don Pedro would rather not have to tinker round with kit & make it somebody elses problem by buying a custom built system Quote G0R1LL3R wrote: Don't buy OCZ GameXStream, very noisy:mad: thought they were temp controlled.. or is your box hot lol |
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| gori11a |
Posted on 10-02-2008 15:02
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Posts: 558 Joined: 08.10.07 |
No i have this case http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpro...subcat=507 which is huge and water cooling, so very cool. This PSU is the second, i RMA the first coz it noisy but when it came back just the same:uhoh: Oh and leave my box out of this 
Edited by gori11a on 10-02-2008 15:03 if only i had something funny or clever to put here........
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| Don Pedro |
Posted on 16-02-2008 14:46
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Posts: 303 Joined: 10.01.08 |
sick is on the money, i can't be arsed to mess about and build the stuff myself, much rather someone else do it, if anything goes wrong i can bollock someone and get it sorted(it includes a 2 year warranty) I know i kinda went OTT with 2x 8800GTS especially at the low res my monitor handles but i will get another big screen(or 2) in the not too distant future and games only get more extreme all the time. give it a year and crysis will look dated it arrives next week so i'll give you all the lowdown (i bet you can't wait) on the new rig now. its niiiiiiice. i put it up to 4gigs ram xp only sees 3 and a bit but i'll probably go vista in a year. the 8800 gts is a fuckin MONSTER card and with 2 in there i'm gonna struggle to put anything in the spare pci slot, any recommendations for a good external sound card? i have yet to test this machine graphics wise, install of crysis is tomorrows job |
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