£700-£1000 for a pc

[BenC]

Hi,
can anyone recomend me a system in this price braket that would be able to play most modern games. If you think biulding one myself would be a better option could you reccomend the parts and where to purchase them, thanks

[PopUpPirate]

Try the Configurator on www.watford.co.uk - it only shows compatible parts, and for £30 they build it.

[BenC]

Processor AThlon 64 3800+ Boxed Socket939
Motherboard Asus K8T800PR Skt939 A8V-DELUXE
Case SunTek Acrylic ATX Case Silver 300W
Memory 512Mb PC3200 DDR RAM
512Mb PC3200 DDR RAM
Hard Drive Western Digital 160Gb 8mb Cache SATA
CD/DVD Drive Lite-on DVD+/-R/RW 8x DVD IDE Drive
Graphic Card X800 Pro 256Mb AGP + DVI/TV Out

total:£1,084.40 inc. VAT

any good?

[BenC]

Asus A8V Deluxe (Socket 939) Wireless Edition Motherboard (MB-063-AS)
£79.00
Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-5400 Pro TwinX (2x512MB) (MY-057-CS)
£232.00
Zalman CNPS7000B-Alcu Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler - Retail (HS-008-ZA)
£23.00
Asus DVD-E616P1 16X DVD-ROM / 48X CD-ROM - Retail (CD-002-AS)
£15.20
Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 XT 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-079-SP)
£289.95
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB 1600JD SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-012-WD)
£53.50
AOpen H600B Super Tower 300W 24-Pin PSU (CA-004-AO)
£55.00
AMD Athlon 64 3200 (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-097-AM) (CP-097-AM)
£129.95
Subtotal £877.60
VAT £153.58
Total £1,031.18

would this work?

[PopUpPirate]

If they were configurated through Watford they'll work fine.

[BenC]

the second ones here http://www.overclockers.co.uk/cgi-bin/cm000001.pl

are either any good

[BenC]

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
AMD Athlon 64 3500 (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-086-AM)
£194.95 £194.95
Abit AV8 3RD Eye (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-053-AB)
£75.75 £75.75
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Ultra-X CAS2 (GLX1GB3200DC) (MY-042-GL)
£179.95 £179.95
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC)
£5.75 £5.75
NEC ND3500 16x DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-012-NE)
£48.45 £48.45
OcUK ATI Radeon X800 XT 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (R43-TVD3B) (GX-009-OK)
£259.95 £259.95
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£102.75 £102.75
Antec SX1040BII Black SOHO File Server Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-007-AN)
£55.00 £55.00
Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m) - Metal Braided (CB-020-GE)
£4.50 £4.50
Akasa AK-183-L2B Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin (FG-024-AK)
£9.95 £9.95
Subtotal £937.00
VAT £163.98
Total £1,100.98

i had another play around any better

[PopUpPirate]

Great systems, all I'd say is that perhaps you are spending too much on a bang up-to-date chip, get one thats hardly any slower and save a small fortune. Each to their own I guess... WAAAY better than my machine!

[Swafe]

Asus A8V Deluxe (Socket 939) Wireless Edition Motherboard (MB-063-AS)
£79.00
Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-5400 Pro TwinX (2x512MB) (MY-057-CS)
£232.00
Zalman CNPS7000B-Alcu Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler - Retail (HS-008-ZA)
£23.00
Asus DVD-E616P1 16X DVD-ROM / 48X CD-ROM - Retail (CD-002-AS)
£15.20
Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 XT 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-079-SP)
£289.95
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB 1600JD SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-012-WD)
£53.50
AOpen H600B Super Tower 300W 24-Pin PSU (CA-004-AO)
£55.00
AMD Athlon 64 3200 (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-097-AM) (CP-097-AM)
£129.95
Subtotal £877.60
VAT £153.58
Total £1,031.18

would this work?

that wont work

well at least i dont think

XMS2 = DDR2

no athlon XP supports DDR2, itll be a DDR 1 board, thus wont accept the stupidly fast PC5400 memory

[BenC]

that wont work

well at least i dont think

XMS2 = DDR2

no athlon XP supports DDR2, itll be a DDR 1 board, thus wont accept the stupidly fast PC5400 memory

Thanks for the info, the second rig should work though, and am i getting good value for money?

[MAS]

I'm with Pirate on this one - I'd go for a slightly slower chip and save yourself a load of cash. It's really not worth a few hundred extra megahurtz for all the extra money that it costs.

[BUFF]

Wait a couple of weeks - AMD is about to have a price cut.

[muddyfox470]

defo i agree wiv buff!

wait a bit > xmas ppl will lower prices to increase spending, and you can shop round! ive always found watford slightly expensive

(the guys at kustompcs could build a pc to your budget > they could help!)

[Pingu2003]

Hi,
can anyone recomend me a system in this price braket that would be able to play most modern games. If you think biulding one myself would be a better option could you reccomend the parts and where to purchase them, thanks

hahaha

im sure i can build you a dell spec for £700-£1000

im just kidding