How would this hold up?

[[Chris]]

How would this hold up against new games, how long will it last?

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[Jamesy]

I think that would hold up pretty well - future games depends on how upgradable it is.

eg if you have a large case to fit newer cards in and such.

[timROGERS]

It looks very good, althought I'd recommend bumping up the graphics card a little if you like to play the latest games!

[Zaub]

It would hold up extremely well. The 8800GT is the best GFX card out at the moment and it has a good amount of RAM and HDD space. Plus the Q6600 processor is a good one, I'm planning on getting a PC with the same processor.

[Galaxay]

8800GT isnt the best lool..

9800 Beats the 8800. As probably will one of the latest ATI cards.

[samsaBEAR]

id maybe get a bigger hard drive, but thats about it

[N!ck]

Very well. Are the Raptors RAIDED? And also you're buying 4GB RAM when your system will only be able to use 3GB since it's an x86, so there's no point.

I can probably built you similar for a slightly lower price. The PSU is overkill aswell.

[N!ck]

Couldn't edit: scratch what i said about RAM abopve. It will only be able to use 2GB of it as it's in 2 x 2GB modules ;). The price is excluding VAT aswell, so it's pretty much a grand if you include VAT.

[Stephen!]

8800GTS is better than the 8800GT.

[[Chris]]

Well the GFX card is the best one there i think check please? http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Systems/systembuilder/GAMER1

And the hdds are 10000rpm, which is why i chose them..

but what would ne the best for gaming, around the same price from that builder

[N!ck]

;4636257']Well the GFX card is the best one there i think check please? http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Systems/systembuilder/GAMER1

And the hdds are 10000rpm, which is why i chose them..

but what would ne the best for gaming, around the same price from that builder

The same, but with the Corsair HX 620 PSU and the x64 version of Vista. Why not build yourself completely from scratch? You could save around £50 and if you pirated Vista it would be even more.

If the hard drives aren't being raided then you may as well get the secondary drive as storage so go with capacity.

[Recursion]

It looks very good, althought I'd recommend bumping up the graphics card a little if you like to play the latest games!

The GTS will be fine for now.

When people say the GT is the best, they are very wrong. The 8800GT are only the best in terms of price:performance ratio.

Nick, it can use 3GB, it will just be a slow 3GB because it is 2x2GB sticks.

[N!ck]

The GTS will be fine for now.

When people say the GT is the best, they are very wrong. The 8800GT are only the best in terms of price:performance ratio.

Nick, it can use 3GB, it will just be a slow 3GB because it is 2x2GB sticks.

You can't use half a RAM stick can you? :S.

[DarrenToogood]

The price is a little high...:S I am looking to build a PC with around the same specs as you, got £300 cheaper. The OS is not what you need. You need the 64 bit to use the full 4GB you are going to buy, and be able to use up to 8GB RAM in the future.

Consider this package - building it YOURSELF:

Mobo : ASUS P5KC AiLifestyle Series iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB

RAM: Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory

HDD: Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache*

DVD: Sony DRU-190S 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM Serial ATA - Retail Multi Bezel & Nero

Case: Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan - No PSU

PSU: Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC

Heatsink: Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler

TOTAL: £518 inc del. - www.ebuyer.com (http://www.ebuyer.com)


All you need to buy then is your graphics card and hey presto, a brill system :) The system I have reccomended would be alot better on the cooling side of things, plus the RAM is a better make.

As Nick said, it is more sensible to build it yourself, like I am and get a dodgy copy of 64 bit Vista and get a keygen for it.

[Recursion]

I built almost the same pc for £100 less (the first system). But prices for the Q6600 etc have gone down a bit, which means you can build the first system A LOT better.

And Nick, i read on OCN that it will, and looking at my 32bit dual boot on here it will use half of one. And to be honest, im happy I DIDN'T pirate Vista, I haven't had all the god damn headaches with cracks etc..

[Plux]

Change the HDD to at least a single 500gb or duel.

[Hoodstar]

I think the system that you've chosen above is a very good base to work upon. Course you'll probably benefit with a larger hard drive to use for music or just getting rid of one of the raptors and throwing in a 500GB+ HD instead.

Otherwise that PC would satisfy you without any problems at all, course you'd also need to sort out the OS to a 64bit version of Vista.

[N!ck]

Mobo: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/ASUS+P5K+Intel+iP35+Socket+775+Motherboard+?produc tId=27298 - £69
CPU: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Quad+Q6600+2.4GHz+95W+G0+Stepping+%28 Retail+775%29+?productId=28356 - £148
RAM: 2x http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+900+%28PC7200%29/OCZ+2GB+PC2-7200+Special+Ops+%282x1GB%29+?productId=24327 - £71
GfX: 8800GT http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/MSI+GeForce+8800GT+512MB+PCI-E+OC+?productId=29171 - £137
or 8800GTS: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/MSI+GeForce+8800GT+512MB+PCI-E+OC+?productId=29171 - £199
PSU: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Corsair+620W+HX+V2+Series+Modular+PSU+?productId=2 7954 - £86
HDD: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/500GB+Maxtor+-+32MB+-+SATA2+-+7200RPM+?productId=30494 - £53 (get two and run in RAID0 if you like)
DVD-RW: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/Internal/SATA/Samsung+SH-S203+20X+DVDRW+-+SATA+-+Black+?productId=29919 - £16
Case: find one you like http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/?p=cF9zdHlsZT1saXN0JnBfcHJvZHVjdHNQZXJQYWdlPSY=

£580 with the 8800GT and no case.
£642 with 8800GTS and no case.

[Stephen!]

£199 for an 8800GTS is a rip off

[N!ck]

£199 for an 8800GTS is a rip off

I know, but the only one i could find on Aria.

[Stephen!]

oh.. didnt see that it had to be from aria

[Recursion]

I remember when 8800GTs were cheap @ £190 LOL.

That should hold up VERY well, much like my PC!

[Stephen!]

I got my 8800GT for £175 because it was the cheapest one at the time.. sold it for just £110.

[[Chris]]

well.. i was thinking of SLIing the 8800gts' as i know its possible and they would be VERY good then

[Hoodstar]

;4639020']well.. i was thinking of SLIing the 8800gts' as i know its possible and they would be VERY good then

Might as well SLi to GT's if you're going down that route, as they're much cheaper and nearly as good as the GTS'.

Saw a GT for sale at £99 ex. vat. somewhere. OC'ers i think.

[Josh-H]

Yes it should, deffo.