Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Rob on March 15, 2008, 05:23:02 PM
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I'm getting sick of my scaleo P Fujitsu siemens desktop not being able to handle all the games that are actually worth playing....... hence why I am looking into buying a gaming rig.
My budget is £400 (I can go over a bit but I'de rather not as I'm only 15).
I made a list of what I think should work but I need some help making sure it will.
Motherboard - http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(30957)Gigabyte-motherboard-GAMA770DS3-AMD-AM2-Phenom.aspx (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(30957)Gigabyte-motherboard-GAMA770DS3-AMD-AM2-Phenom.aspx)
Processor - http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(27138)AMD-CPU-AM2-Phenom-64-Quad-Core-9500-Retail.aspx (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(27138)AMD-CPU-AM2-Phenom-64-Quad-Core-9500-Retail.aspx)
Ram - http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=GA-MA770-DS3%20%28rev.%201.0%29 (http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=GA-MA770-DS3%20%28rev.%201.0%29)
NVidia PCI-e - http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(22637)XFX-GeForce-8600-GT-512MB-DDR2-PCIE-DVI-540Mhz.aspx (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(22637)XFX-GeForce-8600-GT-512MB-DDR2-PCIE-DVI-540Mhz.aspx)
Hard drive - http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(12304)Samsung-160GB-HD160HJ-SATA-II-300-7200rpm.aspx (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(12304)Samsung-160GB-HD160HJ-SATA-II-300-7200rpm.aspx)
CD DVD drive - http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(16495)Pioneer-DVR112BK-Black-18X-DVD-RW-RAM-DL.aspx (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(16495)Pioneer-DVR112BK-Black-18X-DVD-RW-RAM-DL.aspx)
Tower -
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(22905)Tsunami-case-LEO46-Midi-tower-600W-PSU-24.aspx (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(22905)Tsunami-case-LEO46-Midi-tower-600W-PSU-24.aspx)
Also, please be as critical as you need to be and could you give me some suggestions whether I could make it cheaper or if I need something else etc..
thankyou
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You dont have a sound card on here. How are you going to pay for it?
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Hi Rob follow this link to PC Magzine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2271782,00.asp
It's article about building a $800. gaming monster. Good luck
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thanks for the link, yeah I forgot the sound card because when I was making the list I had an Asus striker extreme motherboard with an integrated one...or atleast one of them did. I have this posted on a couple of forums so I'l keep updating if needed.
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thanks for the link, yeah I forgot the sound card because when I was making the list I had an Asus striker extreme motherboard with an integrated one...or atleast one of them did. I have this posted on a couple of forums so I'l keep updating if needed.
I figured as much, Usually on board sound isnt that great. When I made my rig, I set it up so that I could have as many speakers as I wanted Dual or Surrond. This is the advantage of the card. So you know.
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I can do better than your current list, I'm sure . . . give me a while and I'll post again with a build.
Oh, and onboard sound is usually fine, but for gaming or serious audio use, it's really not.
Edit: OK, here's the build. bear in mind this is without a monitor, OS or mouse/keyboard . . . I would guess you have the first and last, not sure if you have a legal OS disk somewhere, otherwise add at least £50.
Case (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4KMR&CategorySelectedId=11145&PageMode=1&InMerch=1)
PSU (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4ZWQ&CategorySelectedId=11259&PageMode=1&InMerch=1)
Sound card (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4R6Z&CategorySelectedId=11140&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11140)
DVD burner (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?QuickLinx=4MFL)
Graphics card (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4S3L&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137)
RAM (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4KZD&CategorySelectedId=11150&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11150,4294959063,4294959239,42670000,4294960365)
CPU (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4L1C&CategorySelectedId=11147&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11147,4294958803)
HDD (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4YHW&CategorySelectedId=11154&NavigationKey=11154,47240000,42240000)
Motherboard (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4RB4&CategorySelectedId=11143&NavigationKey=11143,405070000,4294957129)
Compared to the rig you put together, this has a PSU and sound card, also a better graphics card.
The RAM is faster and from the UK rather than US too.
However, some may say the case is not as good (personally I love this case, it's deceptively cheap), and it does have a slower CPU.
Finally, it's also cheaper, at £343.98 excluding delivery.
Hope this helps somewhat.
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with the extra cash i would get a new cpu and mobo
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with the extra cash i would get a new cpu and mobo
What extra cash?
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i though the euro was about 1.5x usd?
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$1 (U.S. dollar) = ~£2 (Great Britain pounds)
Therefore $800 = ~£400, which would be why the title is $800 gaming rig, and in the original post it says £400.
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wihtout that cpu it is less than 300 euro.
that eaves around 100 euro(~200usd)
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4MMF&CategorySelectedId=11147&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11147,4294958803
that puts it extremely close to the original budget( :P)
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*ahem*
1£=$1.55729 as of 2008.03.16 19:31:30 UTC
found @ xe.com (http://xe.com)
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hah! i knew i saw it somewhere!
thanks homer
(that leaves even more money for processor and mobo upgrade!) :P :P :P :P :P
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It's pounds, NOT Euros.
And that CPU is a bad choice, the E8200 is far superior.
Also, if the OP needs an OS, then that puts them over the budget.
If an OS is not necessary then the cash saved should be used for upgrades, however I think a better graphics card would probably be a better choice than blowing it all on a faster CPU.
And homer - at xe.com I'm seeing £1 GBP = $2.02679 USD.
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i thought UK used Euros...
but your right, £1 GBP = $2 USD.
this leads to the question, is the OP paying in pounds or euros?
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Since Google is so popular, it saves having to remember another website.
Entering " 1 pound in us dollars = " in Google returns:
"1 British pound = 2.0302 U.S. dollars" as of now.
Google does a LOT of conversions, if you get the right syntax.
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The euro sign (€) is the currency sign used for the euro currency. The currency sign was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. The international three-letter code (according to ISO standard ISO 4217) for the euro is EUR.
The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), subdivided into 100 pence (singular: penny), is the currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown dependencies (the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and British Indian Ocean Territory.[1][2][3]
To me they look nothing alike...hope this clears up any confusion.
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i dont even know how to make those symbols on my keyboard...
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The euro sign (€) is the currency sign used for the euro currency. The currency sign was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. The international three-letter code (according to ISO standard ISO 4217) for the euro is EUR.
The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), subdivided into 100 pence (singular: penny), is the currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown dependencies (the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and British Indian Ocean Territory.[1][2][3]
To me they look nothing alike...hope this clears up any confusion.
ah yes, that does clear up some confusion. thank you patio.
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Anytime Homer...