Need some help picking a PC

[staffsMike]

Can it be done?

What...my build not good enough for you!? lol
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...ml#post1532951

If you want silent graphics then this isn't bad
http://scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=860643

It's not going to be great in games but I'm sure it will hold it's own.

As for the PC the chip is the same frequency just a bit less cache.. no big loss. It's what most people over at SPCR (most anal about noise) use for their small builds and the power supply is more than suitable.

[P5X]

What...my build not good enough for you!? lol
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...ml#post1532951

lol, sorry...thanks for all your help, i'm bearing everyone's suggestions in mind.

The tech specs for RA3 say "Video Card – NVIDIA GeForce 6800, ATI Radeon X1800 or higher end DirectX 9.0c compatible gfx card"...is there a mobo out there with onboard gfx good enough for that?

Otherwise, just need to sort out a case & psu really.

[staffsMike]

AMD based 780G or 790GX (I think it's GX) basically an overclocked 780G. Thats the best you can do but it's not as good as the above I wouldn't think.

Best to get something like the 9500GT passive.

[P5X]

Okie dokie.

As for cases, what do you make of this one, it takes a matx mobo but i'm not sure if the 9500gt would fit in it? One of the reviewers says he's got a 8800gts in his

[staffsMike]

I thought a lot about cube's when I was building my uATX. Almost wen't for one but in the end you are far better off with a uATX tower, they are almost the perfect pc case to me

If you fancy something in a different shape then maybe the NSK2480 would be better.

I also wouldn't trust an "extra value" PSU.

The graphics card will fit though if thats what you want to buy.

[P5X]

tbh, anything under 30cm would be fine. I was actually looking at the NSK2480 or the antec minuet 350 but I think you can only fit a low profile gfx card in them, otherwise I probably would have gone for it.

[staffsMike]

NSK2480 fits normal cards, the Minuet is low profile yeah.

Or turn the 3480 on its side

[P5X]

actually, I quite like the NSK1380 and it's only a few quid more