need a new rig

2006-09-14 13:26:52

#1

swedge: Member; +23|6477|haggis hill

hey guys its getting close to the time when i will have all my money together for a new pc but the choices are endless lol. i will have about £900 (£1000 Pushing it) to spend on a new pc, ive had a look around the web at various pc's which are already pre-built. what im wondring is could i build a great system myself (well not me my step-dad would build it) for cheaper. could u guys see what you could build me for my price range, what im looking for is amd dual core amd or core duo and would like sli aswell prefereably 2x 7900gt. i dont need a monitor keyboard or mouse as i already have that.

tnx in advance

2006-09-14 13:27:46

#2

ToiletTrooper: Member; +25|6793|WC

£... Talk in €'s.

2006-09-14 13:28:31

#3

Microwave: _; +515|6673|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

ToiletTrooper wrote:
£... Talk in €'s.

Why?

2006-09-14 13:29:33

#4

swedge: Member; +23|6477|haggis hill

well is €1334-€1482 but would need to include shipping then as i think it would be quite alot

2006-09-14 13:36:24

#5

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6618|132 and Bush

You want the intel c2d. Faster and cheaper mate.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2006-09-14 13:39:01

#6

swedge: Member; +23|6477|haggis hill

ne chance one of u guys could see what u can build me for my price range plz

2006-09-14 13:48:02

#7

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6638|Mhz

Best i got to was £1217 for anything i would consider worth upgrading to.

Think im being too picky...

2006-09-14 13:49:10

#8

swedge: Member; +23|6477|haggis hill

can i have a look-see to what u built

2006-09-14 13:53:59

#9

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6638|Mhz

I'll PM it to you, this forum has a sad habbit of degrading into brand wars as soon as anyone suggests anything and I aint in the mood lol.

2006-09-14 14:13:50

#10

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6641|Camp XRay

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wi … Title=mine
841.947 GBP

that better, just trying to give him an example of what he can afford in his price range

Last edited by Marlboroman82 (2006-09-14 14:31:06)

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2006-09-14 14:15:26

#11

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6638|Mhz

dont bother posting newegg links hes not american...

EDIT: also thats a link to an empty shopping basket

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2006-09-14 14:16:08)

2006-09-14 14:19:43

#12

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6460|Stealth City, UK

This isnt too bad for an upgrade....didnt know whether you wanted the screen or not because it comes with it!

http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/pr … strat=6188
Add another £29 for X2

Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2006-09-14 14:22:38)

2006-09-14 14:25:31

#13

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6641|Camp XRay

buLLet_t00th wrote:
This isnt too bad for an upgrade....didnt know whether you wanted the screen or not because it comes with it!

http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/pr … strat=6188
Add another £29 for X2

i hope your fucking joking

2006-09-14 14:25:56

#14

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6638|Mhz

AMD fan as i am, the conroe system i sent to him poops on that. and Aries have the singular most attrcious customer support ive encountered.

If anyones bothered this is what i sent to him:

EVGA 7900 GT 256MB (x2) like he asked for

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-7200 Dual Channel EPP XTC Series DDR2

DFI Infinity 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Antec P180 case

Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU

Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD

got that at £1217.16, I didn't shop around at all so try beat me for him.

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2006-09-14 14:27:51)

2006-09-14 14:27:21

#15

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6460|Stealth City, UK

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
AMD fan as i am, the conroe system i sent to him poops on that. and Aries have the singular most attrcious customer support ive encountered.

If anyones bothered this is what i sent to him:

EVGA 7900 GT 256MB (x2) like he asked for

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-7200 Dual Channel EPP XTC Series DDR2

DFI Infinity 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Antec P180 case

Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU

Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD

How much would that cost?

2006-09-14 14:28:24

#16

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6638|Mhz

lol just edited it sry, price is in there now

2006-09-14 14:28:50

#17

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6460|Stealth City, UK

Marlboroman82 wrote:
buLLet_t00th wrote:
This isnt too bad for an upgrade....didnt know whether you wanted the screen or not because it comes with it!

http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/pr … strat=6188
Add another £29 for X2
i hope your fucking joking

Whats wrong with that? A Dell or Alienware with those kind of specs would cost way way over £999.....are you from the US....if you are you have to remember that UK is rip off central!

2006-09-14 14:30:16

#18

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6638|Mhz

You know anyone who owns a business could buy it through the company and claim the VAT back?

its only a tiny bit over 1k then

2006-09-14 14:32:51

#19

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6641|Camp XRay

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
AMD fan as i am, the conroe system i sent to him poops on that. and Aries have the singular most attrcious customer support ive encountered.

If anyones bothered this is what i sent to him:

EVGA 7900 GT 256MB (x2) like he asked for

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-7200 Dual Channel EPP XTC Series DDR2

DFI Infinity 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Antec P180 case

Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU

Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD

got that at £1217.16, I didn't shop around at all so try beat me for him.

check my newegg link now. i believe we have the same taste in componets. kinda odd

2006-09-14 14:33:16

#20

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6460|Stealth City, UK

Its £1127 with the specs as close as I could get to what he wants

2006-09-14 14:34:29

#21

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6638|Mhz

haha scary shit, well 2 ppl cant be wrong

2006-09-14 14:35:43

#22

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6641|Camp XRay

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
haha scary shit, well 2 ppl cant be wrong

indeed

2006-09-14 14:43:30

#23

taxi2you: Member; +22|6662|Missouri

I don't think you can get what you want really without some big sacrafices. Start off with the best cpu and MB you can afford with 1gig RAM. Then try to find a starter vid card off ebay or a friend until you can afford one. My computer is almost 3 years old and I am still one of the first in the game and I have absolutely no lag or connection problems. It is also a work in progress. I just ordered my liquid cooling system yesterday from Danger Den and earlier this year added 2gig ram and a vid card. A good gaming system on a budget takes time. When you go to upgrade don't do it half assed and end up having to replace it later with the part you really wanted.

2006-09-14 14:49:28

#24

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6641|Camp XRay

taxi2you wrote:
I don't think you can get what you want really without some big sacrafices. Start off with the best cpu and MB you can afford with 1gig RAM. Then try to find a starter vid card off ebay or a friend until you can afford one. My computer is almost 3 years old and I am still one of the first in the game and I have absolutely no lag or connection problems. It is also a work in progress. I just ordered my liquid cooling system yesterday from Danger Den and earlier this year added 2gig ram and a vid card. A good gaming system on a budget takes time. When you go to upgrade don't do it half assed and end up having to replace it later with the part you really wanted.

read the whole fucking thread next. i gave him almost exactly what he wanted and then some. i did not skimp on anything and i still came in under his budget.

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wi … Title=mine

2006-09-14 14:51:20

#25

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6638|Mhz

Only down side is after you add import tax VAT and customs charges its well over £1500, hense no newegg orders

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