Build a PC for £700-800 - Gaming.

[BlindMelon7]

I'm fairly sure it would be better that even a x1950XTX which is the curent leader. I posted on the ati forum about this and I am waiting for a reply.

[adam1701]

any idea when dx10 cards are coming out?

[Nox]

Don't forget the cost of a new o/s as well! New system, new OEM windows.

Download 6 month free trial from Microsoft, then upgrade to Vista - Thats what i'm on at moment.

Nox

[Lu-tze]

nVidia dx10 cards are out this month, and ATI in January.

I think it is futile speccing a system now as january is two months away and new components will be out, particularly kentsfield and dx10 cards, in which are expecting a quantum leap in performance. Bare in mind that flight simulator X is supposed to be very performance hungry and will require a fair investment to get the most out of it. Of course, this might also depend on what monitor you are carrying over, so a 1280x1024 set-up wont require as much grunt as a high end system. But wait until january; the lower-end kentsfields should be out then, not to mention the inevitable price cuts for conroe; and you should have a fair choice of new mobos and dx10 cards, though the nVidia 8800GTS is looking pretty good right now.

[CrazyMonkey]

Wait Wait Wait, no point wait a little longer and see what new cards have to offer, but if your gonna go for a pc now 2 x1950pro's sounds very tastey.
And yeah get free 6 month trial then go Vista (great advice Nox)

[adam1701]

What motherboard should i get if i am going to get 2 x1950pro's?

[Robbie G]

Some good setups there.

I'd go for the DS4 / E6300 combo with 2Gb of value RAM.

Cheers

[adam1701]

Surely i would better than just value ram?
2gb would be fine, but i would want to be able to upgrade in a year or so to 4 gigs when price has dropped.
still undecided on which graphics to go for.
the computer will mainly be for flight simulator 10.

Thanks.

[pr0p4g4nd4]

Surely i would better than just value ram?
2gb would be fine, but i would want to be able to upgrade in a year or so to 4 gigs when price has dropped.
still undecided on which graphics to go for.
the computer will mainly be for flight simulator 10.

Thanks.

Unless you're overclocking, value ram is great

[adam1701]

oook.
im not really interested in overclocking,

still undecided on which bits to buy!
everybody seems to give different ideas....
my idea...

the 2x x1950's seem a good idea for graphics.
2 gig of value ram. possibly 4 gigs ... or value.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Socket 775, 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB,
250 gig hdd.
dvd rw of some type.

what motherboard should i get? i want to be able to have 4 gigs of ram... depending on the price of ram.

seem ok to people?

[MadduckUK]

get one with 4 slots (most atx boards) then you can get 2gb for now and another 2gb at a later date

[adam1701]

what should i be looking for in ram?
ddr2?
533 something?? 667 something??