Thinking of building my own Gaming PC +REP

[Soy]

Well, i'm considering getting all the components i need for a gaming computer, i have never done this before but i have a good knowledge on what components i want to get. My price range is about £500-£700

Planning on;
nVidia Geforce 8800GT 512mb
3gb ram
200-300gb memory
Cpu - not sure yet
22" HD monitor

anyway for the rest of the components, what would you reccommend?

Also if you could give me a site which sells these at affordable price, would be much appreciated :D

+rep for decent help

[DrLacero]

ebuyer (http://www.ebuyer.com/) is good for components. I'd recommend the E6600 for a processor and maybe the GA-EP35-DS3R for a mobo. The heatsink really depends on what case you're getting but the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer is without a doubt the best on the market (requires huuuuuge case though).

[Stephen!]

Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer is without a doubt the best on the market (requires huuuuuge case though).

You've got to be kidding. The best Heatsinks avaliable on the market now are the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and the OCZ vendetta 2.

And you're going to be find with stock cooling unless you do some serious overclocking

[Kenneth]

Why dont you go for a ATI 4850 , there better that the 8800GT, and well priced, in the USA that is, not sure about the UK.

[DrLacero]

You've got to be kidding. The best Heatsinks avaliable on the market now are the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and the OCZ vendetta 2.

And you're going to be find with stock cooling unless you do some serious overclocking

The ultra 120 extreme is barely a step up from the regular version and the OCZ Vendetta 2 performs the same as a Xigmatek HDT-S964 from what I've seen meaning they're both outcooled by the Sunbeam.

[Soy]

Thanks guys :D

will the ATI 4850

Be able to play games like crysis and call of duty on high/highest detail with a decent fps?
Thanks iv'e +repped

Also what cpu and mother board would you reccommend
Looking on spending £200 for the cpu

[DrLacero]

will the ATI 4850

Be able to play games like crysis and call of duty on high/highest detail with a decent fps?

Depends on your processor, but I'd say you probably could on high, not sure about highest.


Also what cpu and mother board would you recommend
Looking on spending £200 for the cpu

Read my second post :P But if you really want to spend £200 on the processor alone you could get something like the Q9450.

[Soy]

Right guys so far iv'e come up with

THERMALTAKE ARMOR CASE
ATI 4850
4gb RAM
THERMALTAKE W010RB Toughpower 700watt Power suply
Asus V-60 Quiet Socket 775 Processor Cooler
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Soundcard - OEM
LG W2242S 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 8000:1 300cd/m2 5ms VGA Silver/Black 3
Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 Speakers - OEM -
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 ~ 2.4ghz

And this adds up to approximately £650, i still need the memory (planning on 300gb) and motherboard.

+rep if you can reccommend a good motherboard prefferably one with 3 or 4 ram slots

[N!ck]

Looks good so far.

Motherboard: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132275

HDD (why not 500GB?): http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141471

And will you be needing an optical drive?

[Soy]

EV Black Mid Tower Gaming Case - £22
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134798)

nVidia 8800GT - £97
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134732)

4gb RAM - £47
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115961)

Hiper 530W Black Type M PSU - £37
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/112899)

Asus V-60 Quiet Socket 775 Processor Cooler - £24
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143729)

Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Soundcard - £28
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/121761)

LG W2242S 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 - £130
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143051)

Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 Speakers - £25
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126613)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 ~ 2.4ghz - £117
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950)

Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm - £40
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141471)

Asus P5N-E 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX - £53
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082)

Total: £620

I have about everything i need now, the motherboard etc etc
But since i'm taking my old laptop back (£740) i was thinking, can this motherboard;
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082
Handle 2x 8800GT's

Thanks :D +rep to decent help

[N!ck]

EV Black Mid Tower Gaming Case - £22
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134798)

nVidia 8800GT - £97
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134732)

4gb RAM - £47
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115961)

Hiper 530W Black Type M PSU - £37
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/112899)

Asus V-60 Quiet Socket 775 Processor Cooler - £24
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143729)

Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Soundcard - £28
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/121761)

LG W2242S 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 - £130
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143051)

Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 Speakers - £25
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126613)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 ~ 2.4ghz - £117
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950)

Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm - £40
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141471)

Asus P5N-E 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX - £53
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082)

Total: £620

I have about everything i need now, the motherboard etc etc
But since i'm taking my old laptop back (£740) i was thinking, can this motherboard;
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082
Handle 2x 8800GT's

Thanks :D +rep to decent help

Yes it would, but it;s not that good of a board really. It'd do the job though. The sound card isn't really necessary as you could use the onboard sound and you probably won't really notice the difference with those speakers. Also, don't buy cheap generic RAM. Get something that's at least branded.

[Recursion]

Get some Crucial, G.Skill RAM or something, also get an Intel based motherboard and your good to go.

[Meti]

4 GB RAM would be better ;)

[Stephen!]

4 GB RAM would be better ;)

Are you just trying to up your post count? Have you even read his list? It states '4GB RAM'.

[Recursion]

Are you just trying to up your post count? Have you even read his list? It states '4GB RAM'.

Owned.


Ditch the 8800GT SLi too btw.

[Soy]

Right now i'm going to get the
HD4850
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145524/show_product_reviews

And i'll stick with the ram, isn't my motherboard good enough though?

[Soy]

sorry for double post ^

[Recursion]

You will have no end of trouble with Nvidia based motherboards. The RAM... you may regret not getting decent RAM, I spent £50 on 1 pack of 2GB, then I bought another pack of 2GB, so £25 a stick for what I got.

[Soy]

Okay well when it comes to the gaming case;
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134798)

What drivers do i need? (cdrom drive etc) And if anyone could reccommend an AFFORDABLE one then +rep will be on your way

also i'm not good with this branch so help is needed

[Holofoil]

Wow I've never read a thread where I've understood so little of what the hell people are talking about

soz for spam lol

[Technologic]

If you want decent RAM at a decent price go for corsair XMS2's

[Soy]

Yeah iv'e changed the ram now, i have
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429

Thanks anyway

[Soy]

Couldn't edit =\

All i now need is an optical drive, if you can reccommend one at a CHEAP price (pref black/silver) then +rep awarded

Would this be enough to run my games?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141833

As i'm paying £730 for my system so far so don't want to exceed the £740 limit

[Recursion]

That'd be fine :)

[Soy]

Okay just one more question;

Could xp proffessional 64bit support 4gb ram?

also will all the cables/wires etc i need come with all the components? thanks. ill post the list of my components i will be getting soon.

[N!ck]

Okay just one more question;

Could xp proffessional 64bit support 4gb ram?

also will all the cables/wires etc i need come with all the components? thanks. ill post the list of my components i will be getting soon.

Yes XP x64 will do, but why not an x64 version of Vista?

The motherboard will come with all the cables you need.

[Recursion]

64bit XP sucks and always has sucked.

Vista 64bit is fine.

[Soy]

edit: asked this wrong

i think i have just about everything i need now, thanks guys

[N!ck]

Okay well i want to keep the price low so do i really need speakers with a sound card?

Use the sound card build into the motherboard.

[Soy]

Use the sound card build into the motherboard.
Ah so a sound card will already be built in with this motherboard?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082

Thanks :D would save me about £20

[N!ck]

Ah so a sound card will already be built in with this motherboard?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082

Thanks :D would save me about £20

Yes...

[Recursion]

Yes it will have audio :)

Audio

Realtek ALC883 6-channel CODEC
Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology
Multi-Streaming
1 X Coaxial S/PDIF out ports on back I/O

[Soy]

LG W2242S 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143051

EV Black Mid Tower Gaming Case with Massive 14cm Front Fan
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134798

2x 8cm fans
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/43059

Corsair 4gb kit 2x 2gb
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429

Saphire HD 4850
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145524

530W PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/112899

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 ~ 2.4ghz(CPU)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950

500gb memory (HARD DRIVE)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141471

Audio ATX motherboard
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082

Wireless mouse and keyboard
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132140

3W RMS speakers
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143776

Microsoft windows xp 64bit (OS)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143776

LG (dvd rom drive)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141833

Proccessing cooler
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144851

All in 1 card reader
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/108453

Can you inform me if i have neglected any components? or if there are some in there that i don't actually need, But this adds up to £701.99, and i'm really pleased for what i am getting so far :D

[Soy]

Sorry for double post

[Swinkid]

This case will keep the pc cooler + looks nicer :P:

http://scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=501972

[Recursion]

Antec 900 is awful for cable management, I strongly recommend the CM-690, great cable management + like 3 fans stock, with you being able to add like 5 more.

[Swinkid]

Antec 900 is awful for cable management, I strongly recommend the CM-690, great cable management + like 3 fans stock, with you being able to add like 5 more.

Yeh, i kinda agree with that actually, was round mates who ahs the same case (i also have that one) and we were cleaning his computer as it was getting dusty, we put it all back to gether and turn it on and heard a cable on a fan >.< - could of snapped the wire..
But apart from that - its a pretty good and nice looking case.

[Soy]

Should i go with this Vista Home Premium 64bit

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123067

or
Windows XP Professional 64bit
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128332

[N!ck]

Vistarrrrr.

[Soy]

Thanks, and it's actualy cheaper than xp proffesional even better