gaming rig specs that I want you to check

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12-06-2007, 09:08 PM
M64

gaming rig specs that I want you to check

I'm building this computer as a celebration that my exams are over (for this year at least) and so I want to build a AMD/ATI computer with maximum upgrability and performance. I also need it quickly as my current computer is freezing up on me because of a bad motherboard part. :( So instead of try to replace this part I'm giving all my computer parts to another computer and building my own :)

I've been looking all over scan and here's the parts I've found:
(Ex VAT)
Case: Gigabyte Aurora 570 £91.88
Cooling:Gigabyte 3D Galaxy II Water-Cooling £67.95
Motherboard: Asus M2R32-MVP £66.49
CPU: AM2 Athlon 64 6000+ OEM £103.99
RAM: 4Gb (2x2Gb) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 £139.64
Video card: 512MB Sapphire HD2900XT £219.99
Soundcard:X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional £74.89
PSU:Enermax EG1000EWLDXX Galaxy £189.99
DVD drive: Asus DRW-1814BLT £18.85
Hard Drive: 320 Gb HGST HDT725032VLA360 Deskstar £41.16
OS: Vista Ultimate 64Bit OEM £96.49
Floppy: Old computer
Mouse: Razer Deathadder £33.49
With exactMat £16.95
Monitor: 19" LG L1900R (the R stands for Ring) £155.99

Sub Total: £1,317.75
Full Total: £1,573.68

And to top it off I think I will preorder QW to bring it up to £1,600-ish. So What do you think?
12-06-2007, 09:15 PM
staffsMike

You could build a much better Intel machine for the same if not less..

Check out the almost identical threads going on at the moment.

The AMD 6000+ is just about better than a Core 2 Duo e6600 at stock settings but the AMD doesn't have a lot of room to overclock.

The intel will overclock to 3.0Ghz without even knowing you've done it.
14-06-2007, 06:03 PM
TarnxTarn

intel will be better bet too... i agree
14-06-2007, 06:27 PM
tigerboyce

Quote:

Originally Posted by M64

Motherboard: Asus M2R32-MVP £66.49
CPU: AM2 Athlon 64 6000+ OEM £103.99

get a s775 asus P5B and an intel E6600
14-06-2007, 06:35 PM
Fabula

Looks fairly decent, but definately go intel with that sort of budget.

The psu is complete overkill, nock £100 off the price and you'll find something more than adequate.
With that monitor, a 320meg 8800gts would offer better performance.
14-06-2007, 06:42 PM
DataMatrix

Get an Intel system and don't buy Vista (theres a little thing called BitTorrent).
14-06-2007, 07:02 PM
NightshadowUK

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 ~ £140.60
Motherboard: Abit AB9 QuadGT ~ £99.63
CPU cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro ~ £12.16
Graphics Card: 320MB XFX 8800GTS XXX ~ £225.46
Memory: 2 x 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2 ~ £140.16
HDD: 500GB HGST Deskstar T7K500 ~ £81.65
DVDRW: Optiarc (Sony/NEC) AD-7170S-0B ~ £20.20
Case: Gigabyte Aurora 570 ~ £107.96
PSU: 520W Corsair HX ~ £68.02
Display: 22" LG L226WTQ ~ £197.39
Mouse: Razer Deathadder ~ £39.35
Mousemat: Razer Exactmat ~ £19.92
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit OEM ~ £113.38

Total ~ £1,322.27

Now that's what I'm talkin' about. :D
14-06-2007, 07:05 PM
DataMatrix

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightshadowUK

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 ~ £140.60
Motherboard: Abit AB9 QuadGT ~ £99.63
CPU cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro ~ £12.16
Graphics Card: 320MB XFX 8800GTS XXX ~ £225.46
Memory: 2 x 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2 ~ £140.16
HDD: 500GB HGST Deskstar T7K500 ~ £81.65
DVDRW: Optiarc (Sony/NEC) AD-7170S-0B ~ £20.20
Case: Gigabyte Aurora 570 ~ £107.96
PSU: 520W Corsair HX ~ £68.02
Display: 22" LG L226WTQ ~ £197.39
Mouse: Razer Deathadder ~ £39.35
Mousemat: Razer Exactmat ~ £19.92
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit OEM ~ £113.38

Total ~ £1,322.27

Now that's what I'm talkin' about. :D

That is more like it :rockon2:
14-06-2007, 07:11 PM
Thorsson

Quote:

Originally Posted by DataMatrix

Get an Intel system and don't buy Vista (theres a little thing called BitTorrent).

Are you looking for a :ban:
14-06-2007, 07:18 PM
tigerboyce

you would also be quite stupid to download vista from there, its likely to be extremely buggy, contain viruses, and you wont get support..
14-06-2007, 07:20 PM
NightshadowUK

What's your budget M64??
14-06-2007, 07:26 PM
Richie P

1kW PSU definite overkill unless you're planning on overclocking that to the max, getting a second HD2900 for Crossfire, and then getting a full watercooling loop on top of that.

A quality 500w is fine for a single card, or 600w if you want to be safe.

Might be better to look for a different case as well, much better available for much cheaper.

Intel vs AMD for the E6600 vs 6000+ is also down to personal preference. Nothing to stop you going for the 6000 if you want - cheaper mobo options as well ;)
14-06-2007, 07:39 PM
NightshadowUK

From looking at M4's original spec it looks as if he'll be overclocking... in which case an E6600 would be the best choice.

I could be wrong though... ?
14-06-2007, 10:26 PM
DataMatrix

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorsson

Are you looking for a :ban:

Talking about downloading isn't illegal, talking about downloading copyrighted material isn't illegal, talking about BitTorrent isn't illegal.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigerboyce

you would also be quite stupid to download vista from there, its likely to be extremely buggy, contain viruses, and you wont get support..

Considering the version I downloaded is like any other version, I get full Windows Update support and it's a recovery disc rip from Dell (with valid serial), I hardly find how your statement is true.
14-06-2007, 11:11 PM
Thorsson

:juggle: Nice escape... :surrender:
15-06-2007, 07:54 AM
Lucio

Quote:

Originally Posted by DataMatrix

Talking about downloading isn't illegal, talking about downloading copyrighted material isn't illegal, talking about BitTorrent isn't illegal.

From the Forum Rules "No warez or piracy discussions at all, this includes illegal peer2peer and BitTorrent files discussion"

And yes, of course it's illegal to download copyrighted material because you're violating the EULA which is a legally binding contract.
20-06-2007, 04:41 PM
M64

Whoa sorry about the non-replying. Just completely went out of my mind.
I want to build this computer so that there is huge expandability in mind, so if that means buying more expensive stuff so that I don't need to buy it later (where I will probably have less cash in my pocket) then I'll take the stuff. So when the future comes and there are more power-hungry stuff with lots of weird stuff required, I'll be ready :cool: . And I want to try a ati/amd combo as I've never had a combination in my house before :) and they seem to have good products.

Commence the burning!
20-06-2007, 05:55 PM
Andy3536

Quote:

Originally Posted by M64

Whoa sorry about the non-replying. Just completely went out of my mind.
I want to build this computer so that there is huge expandability in mind, so if that means buying more expensive stuff so that I don't need to buy it later (where I will probably have less cash in my pocket) then I'll take the stuff. So when the future comes and there are more power-hungry stuff with lots of weird stuff required, I'll be ready :cool: . And I want to try a ati/amd combo as I've never had a combination in my house before :) and they seem to have good products.

Commence the burning!

You've asked for advice and got some, if after that you still want to go and build with amd then you will still have a great pc, just not as good as the equivelant intel for the price.
As for the issue of downloading an OS, with the price of OEM copys it's not worth it to miss out on the updates from MS, especially if your going with vista.
20-06-2007, 06:50 PM
NightshadowUK

Quote:

Originally Posted by M64

And I want to try a ati/amd combo as I've never had a combination in my house before :) and they seem to have good products.

It's kinda crazy to go with something just for the sake of it.

Intel's C2D is faster than AMD's AM2.
nVidia's 8800GTS is faster than ATi's HD2900XT.

Both are fact, why not take advantage of it?