Comp spec

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:59 pm

guys i need major help my mum is selling one of her houses and she has promised me 1000 pounds to get a comp with obviously i dont have a clue on spec's at the mo i just want a good comp with good everythin to make my games look ultra kool for all of 10 mins as tecnolegy advances lol i have the latest pc gamer mag and ones took my fancy i just dont know if its good enough the spec :-

gamer ultra | sli
asus nforce 570-5li chipset mb with duel pci-e
genuine windows xp home editiion w/ sp2
corsair 1024MB pc-6400 ddr2-800 memory
300gb 7200rpm sata-ll 3.0gb/s 16m cache ultra fast hd
2x nvidia geforce 7600gs 512MB video running sli mode
16x dvd-rom 16x double layer dvd+/-RW drive
nvidia nforce4 5.1 3-d surround sound
logitech s100 stereo speaker
logitech deluxe keyboard and mouse
x-cruiser tower case w/MOD see thru window
6x cool custom colours to choose from
free 802.11g wireless lan adapter

thats all of the spec thats in the mag for the price of 799

Joined: Jul 29, 2005 Posts: 428 Location: Weymouth

Is that the Cyberpower system m8 you're looking at?

Don't bother with 7600GS in SLi it's not worth the bother - go for a single, better vid card like the 7600GT minimum, 7900GT best deal, the X2 3800 is a good chip but I'd go for the X2 4200; and double the RAM to 2GB

£716.00 ex. VAT
£841.30 in. VAT
(before all applicable rebates)
CASE: Hot New! X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Silver Color)
CPU: (Socket AM2) AMD Athlon™64 X2 4200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2)Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe nForce 570 SLI MCP Chipset DDR2/800 MBoard w/ Dual PCI-Express
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader)
VIDEO CARD: NEW !!! NVIDIA Geforce 7900 GT 256MB 16X PCI Express Video Card
VIDEO CARD 2: NONE
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: 300GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
Hard Drive 2: NONE
Optical Drive: SONY DUAL FORMAT 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

Or ...... consider the Mesh Matrix AM2 Pro - http://www.meshcomputers.com/REVIEWS%20MESH%20MATRIX%20AM2%20PRO.ASPX

PC Pro A List - Sept. 2006
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5000+ Socket AM2 (fast)
with HyperTransport™ Technology
Genuine Windows® XP Media Centre
MSI AM2 nForce 570 SLI Mainboard
1024MB DDR2 533 Memory
300GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
256MB nVIDIA GeForce 7900GT (good card)
19" Viewsonic VA-912 with
DVI & 8ms response time + built in Speakers
Sony 16x Dual Layer DVD Writer
Sony 16x DVD-ROM Drive
7.1 Channel Surround Sound Audio
Creative T7900 7.1 Speakers + Subwoofer
Logitech Cordless KB & Optical Mouse
Classic Plus Warranty-1 Yrs Onsite + 2Yr BTB

£ 913.87inc VAT if you leave off the 19" LCD monitor and it'll kick ass

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:54 pm

thanks m8 i will take it under consideration anyone else like to comment

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:48 pm

custom build it mate! thats what i have always done, its the only way to get the best of everything you want! for £1000 you can get an absolute monster for gaming etc.

The Core 2 Duos are the best CPU at the mo, and i would stick to a 7900GT for graphics, you can pick them up around £250. Make sure if you do custom build that you get a decent brand power supply, and plenty of cooling in the case.

have a look at www.scan.co.uk and www.overclockers.co.uk and see what you can afford!!

The only way you get your money back on a Mesh or whatever pre-built system is on the screen and operating system! But if you already have a screen you are happy with and you can get hold of windows then you dont need that!

Plus buy Custom PC mag, that will point you in the right direction!

LT!

Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 94 Location: Oxford

might i suggest you also have a look on www.dabs.co.uk and www.aria.co.uk

dabs has some of the cheapest stuff around and they tend it get stuff shipping out stupidly quick. They also have THE best search filters on thier products.

aria is quite pricey on some things, but on the home page on the right side there is a 'Build your own pc' button. Press that and it'll take you through a list of equipment sorted by category.

Happy shopping Smile

Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 188 Location: Portsmouth

Dabs is cheap cause on such things as gfx cards they take out the nvidia ram and replace it with their own cheap crap ram so its no way as fast and will break soon lol trust me on this front

Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 94 Location: Oxford

Parkway wrote:

Dabs is cheap cause on such things as gfx cards they take out the nvidia ram and replace it with their own cheap crap ram so its no way as fast and will break soon lol trust me on this front

thats if you buy their dabs value ones, and why would you do that???

Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 188 Location: Portsmouth

they do it on some other cards as well, the way they see it how will you no what ram is in it!!!!!