1k box

[acidrainy]

Hi there people.

Today's challenge: Make a mate a rig ~1k (Bellow preferred)

Preferences:

Case: Clear or at least can see components inside.
Ram: Hopefully 1gig
CPU: Preference is AMD64, heatsink will be required. Faster the better
Mobo: I'm a bit rusty atm regarding AMD64 spec, what's the recommended chipset these days?
PSU: Sufficient for specified rig.
HDD: 160x2 ?
Optical: DVD-RW
GFX: 9800Pro? (Hopefully this will be a 3D box / HL2 capable machine )

Basically I'm asking as my AMD64 knowledge is quite limited at this time. The friend that's in need of this advice is not really an "overclocker" per se; this rig will be left stock speeds.

[tfboy]

Hmm.

This sounds very familiar

How desperate is he? Is it a buy tomorrow / build this weekend or can he wait till after xmas when the nforce 4 motherboards will be more freely available at presumably a post pre-xmas-rush price

[acidrainy]

Hmm.

This sounds very familiar

How desperate is he? Is it a buy tomorrow / build this weekend or can he wait till after xmas when the nforce 4 motherboards will be more freely available at presumably a post pre-xmas-rush price

Will get back to you on timescale as soon as I can find out.

[Furton]

All from overclockers.co.uk

Akasa Clear UV Reactive Acrylic ATX Case (CA-002-AK)
£81.25 £81.25
Antec NeoPower 480W PSU (CA-022-AN)
£70.95 £70.95
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-096-AM) (CP-096-AM)
£90.75 £90.75
MSI NX6800GT-TD256 GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-026-MS)
£239.50 £239.50
Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR PC4000 Ballistix Dual Channel Kit (MY-041-CR)
£154.95 £154.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200GB SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-016-SE)
£71.95 £71.95
NEC ND3500 16x DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-012-NE)
£38.70 £38.70
Asus A8V Rev.2 Deluxe (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-083-AS)
£66.50 £66.50
Subtotal £814.55
VAT £142.55
Total £957.10

Should be a very nice system. Although I don't really like those acrylic cases, personal preference I suppose. That Athlon 3000+ should overclock nicely.

[Marcos]

With 1k you'd better get a 6800GT or X800Pro, I wouldnt settle for anything less than a 6800nu with that much cash

You could probably get a nice 17" tft too

[Firelord]

Does it need a screen and kb/mouse etc?

[Wam7]

For the DVD-RW either the NEC3500 or Pioneer 108. I lean towards the NEC3500 plus it's cheaper

For the hard drives the Maxtor plus 10's are good but any from the main brands should do the job well.

[acidrainy]

Does it need a screen and kb/mouse etc?

Nah, already got all that.


ATi would be the preferred GFX

[Mblaster]

All from komplett.co.uk

Case: AC Ryan Acrylic Case - Clear Midi Case - £73
Ram: Corsair Value S. PC3200 DDR-DIMM 1024MB matched (2x512MB) - £112.95
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 GHz Socket 939, 512KB cache, BOXED - £190
Mobo: Abit AV8-3rd Eye Mainboard for S939 KT800PRO - £84.49
PSU: Antec NEO480GB 480-Watt PSU - £88.99
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 160GB S-ATA 8MB cache 7200RPM x2 - £132
Optical: NEC DVD-recorder ND-3500A IDE Silver Bulk,DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW (Dual layer) - £45
GFX: PowerColor Radeon X800PRO 256MB GDDR3 AGP,ATI X800PRO,Tv-Out/DVI, Retail - £279

Total - £1005.43 inc. VAT (+ about £10 for shipping)

Slightly over budget, but i'm sure he could stretch for about £20

[oralpain]

ATi has a serious defincency of cards in the upper mid-range. Anything in between the 9800pro and X800XT is where NVIDIA is faster for the money.

A x800pro wouldn't be bad, esp for HL2, but it will be inferior to a 6800Gt of pritty much everything esle.

[Marcos]

I would have thought you could definitly get a nice, fast 17" TFT in there with that budget

[BUFF]

PCWorld in Ayr was doing the Jeantech clear acrylic for £40 today when I popped in bargain hunting after picking some stuff up from Kustom PC's.
Maybe your local one is too?