Spec me a PC....

tatters · Exxon Valdez Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Karma :

Looking to build a new gaming PC as mine current one is getting quite old, budget is around £1000 so were abouts it the best place to get hardware from theses days and what do you lot recommend for a very good high end system?
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Past:NRG50,AF1125(x2),NSR125RR,ZZR250,CX500,VFR400,KR1S,ZZR600(x2),CB400N,YZF1000(x2),KH125,Z200,FX400R,CBR954RR(x2)GPZ500S,GT550,VFR750F(x2),RD350N,XR650R,CBR600F,CB250,KDX250,YZF750R,CRM250,400EXC,KLR650,TTR600RE,DR350S,R100GSPD,RGV250,VMAX1200,DL650,KZ750 Present:G650XC,C12,CRF450X,1190ADV

Banned · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Karma :

I would say ask on avforum pc section , place is full of gurus/geeks but you will still get advice here, also 2nd hand consider.

steve

Teamcalibra · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 07 May 2002 Karma :

https://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/buyers-guide/2009/08/11/what-hardware-should-i-buy-august-2009/3

ebuyer
scan
microdirect
overclockers
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tatters · Exxon Valdez Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Karma :

Going by reviews and deciding not to wait for ATI to bring out the HD 5xxx series of GPU,s l,ll brought this lot, should be good for upgrading CPU and GPU plus RAM increasement in the future.

looking forward to high-end gaming again. Very Happy

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz (Socket AM3)

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCS+ BattleForge Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500HLFS)

Coolermaster V10 TEC Hybrid CPU Cooler (Socket 940/AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1366)

Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply

Corsair XMS3 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600C9DHX Twin3X (TW3X4G1600C9DHX)
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Past:NRG50,AF1125(x2),NSR125RR,ZZR250,CX500,VFR400,KR1S,ZZR600(x2),CB400N,YZF1000(x2),KH125,Z200,FX400R,CBR954RR(x2)GPZ500S,GT550,VFR750F(x2),RD350N,XR650R,CBR600F,CB250,KDX250,YZF750R,CRM250,400EXC,KLR650,TTR600RE,DR350S,R100GSPD,RGV250,VMAX1200,DL650,KZ750 Present:G650XC,C12,CRF450X,1190ADV

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Unadulterated spam here, but I really want rid of my PC.

core 2 duo E6750
4GB RAM
250GB Samsung spinpoint HDD
550W Coolermaster modular PSU
X1650 graphics card
Asus mobo with integrated wifi
Genuine copy of Vista Home Premium

£200 + any delivery charge.
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Digitalize · Nearly there... Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Karma :

smegbrains · Scooby Slapper Joined: 03 Aug 2008 Karma :

I've specced my next one out, slightly tighter budget though. I really like the new AMD Phenom II Black Edition processors, they're amazing for clocking up to silly speeds. I fancy a change from Intel anyway.

Antec Three Hundred case
620W Coolermaster Real Power modular power supply
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition processor
ASUS Geforce GTZ275 card
MSI 790FX-GD70 mainboard
4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 CAS 9 memory
Xigmatek HDT-SD924 cooler
2 x 1Tb Western Digital Caviar Black hard drives
2 x Opticarc DVD-RAM drives
Wireless PCI-E network card (can't run cables here, grrr)

Also ordered myself a new Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 as mines getting a bit old now.

Total cost: 700 quid from Scan, pick it up myself as I work up the road from it.

Additions to it in a couple of months will be...

Velociraptor hard drive for system/apps
Extra 22" LCD to match the other one for dual screen (doesn't REALLY work with 22 and 17)
Possible water cooling, depends how the overclock goes.
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GodzGift · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 May 2006 Karma :

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?&groupid=43&catid=339&sortby=priceAsc

Pick a bundle from here...... Then go and choose

- nice case
- PSU
- Hard Disk
- DVD drive
- Graphics Card

= monster machine
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Mr.Everready · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Karma :

I use 4 of these at home https://www.ebuyer.com/product/150039
Excellent bits of kit.

https://image.ebuyer.com/UK/R0150039-01.jpg
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