Is this worth buying?

2009-06-06 15:51:55

#1

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|7133

I'm looking at Gaming PCs - what d'ye reckon? €1200.

Processor {Speed}: Q9400 C2QUAD 2.66GHZ S775
Memory {Performance}: 8GB DDR2 1066Mhz {Intel P45}
Hard Disk {Storage}: 1 TB [1000GB] Hard Disk Drive
Optical Drive: Optical DVD 16X Rewriter ......
Video Card {Graphics}: Nvidia 9800GT 1 Gig Dual DVI
Sound Card {Audio}: 6 Chanel High Definition Audio
Monitor {Display}: No Monitor Included
Keyboard & Mouse: PS/2 Keyboard & Optical Mouse
AntiVirus Package: AVG AntiVirus Free Edition
Office Software: Open Office Suite PreInstalled
Warranty Period: 1 Year Return to Base Warranty
Operating System O/S: Windows Vista Home Premium
Removable USB Storage: Not Included
Networking {Broadband}: 10/100 & Wifi Wireless
TV Card: Not Installed
2nd Optical Drive: Not Installed
2nd Hard Disk: Not Installed

2009-06-06 15:52:54

#2

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7227

Build your own Cam, you can do it! It's decent, but as all pre build rigs are, a bit overpriced.

2009-06-06 15:53:37

#3

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|7210

Video Card {Graphics}: Nvidia 9800GT 1 Gig Dual DVI
Sound Card {Audio}: 6 Chanel High Definition Audio
Monitor {Display}: No Monitor Included

Losing money there

2009-06-06 15:53:50

#4

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|7133

ghettoperson wrote:
Build your own Cam, you can do it! It's decent, but as all pre build rigs are, a bit overpriced.

It's actually custom. My selection.

2009-06-06 15:55:05

#5

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7227

Is 1200 euros what you want to spend? I can spec you something a lot better from an online shop.

2009-06-06 15:55:05

#6

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|7133

Gooners wrote:
Video Card {Graphics}: Nvidia 9800GT 1 Gig Dual DVI
Sound Card {Audio}: 6 Chanel High Definition Audio
Monitor {Display}: No Monitor Included

Losing money there

Well I already have a monitor. I don't have any concept of sound cards. What is your suggestion on graphics cards?

2009-06-06 15:55:30

#7

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7285|67.222.138.85

Custom but still pre-built. Buying the individual parts and putting them together yourself will save you quite a bit of money.

2009-06-06 15:56:09

#8

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|7133

ghettoperson wrote:
Is 1200 euros what you want to spend? I can spec you something a lot better from an online shop.

I'd probably spend up to €1500. Difficult to find too many retailers that allow custom build in the Republic. Republic of Ireland is generally dearer than the rest of Europe too.

2009-06-06 15:57:59

#9

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7227

CameronPoe wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Is 1200 euros what you want to spend? I can spec you something a lot better from an online shop.
I'd probably spend up to €1500. Difficult to find too many retailers that allow custom build in the Republic. Republic of Ireland is generally dearer than the rest of Europe too.

My suggestion would be to buy all the parts and assemble them yourself. You're a smart kid, I'm sure you've used Lego, it's the same concept.

2009-06-06 15:58:03

#10

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7320|FUCK UBISOFT

8gb ram seems a bit low.

2009-06-06 15:59:03

#11

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|7078|so randum

Buy the components separately from something like OCUK etc. It's easy as hell to put together, it's just a bit like expensive lego.

repost this in the tech section, get DU, Max et al to give it a workover. for a e1500 budget you'll probably get a monster.

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2009-06-06 16:06:44

#12

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7421|Alberta, Canada

Tech section...?

2009-06-06 16:08:09

#13

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|7133

jamiet757 wrote:
CameronPoe wrote:
AntiVirus Package: AVG AntiVirus Free Edition
Office Software: Open Office Suite PreInstalled
Both Free programs, no point in even including them. Do either of them change the price?

Nope. They're default.

2009-06-06 16:15:20

#14

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6992|Finland

for 1500€ you get kickass i7 build with MUCH better graphics.

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2009-06-06 16:21:19

#15

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7227

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
for 1500€ you get kickass i7 build with MUCH better graphics.

Yeah, I just PM'd him a spec along those lines.

2009-06-06 16:21:25

#16

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|7023|The Land of Scott Walker

Add a 200 series Nvidia card and you're in business. Love my GTX260. For less than $200 on Newegg I have the superclocked edition. Highly recommend.

Last edited by Stingray24 (2009-06-06 16:23:35)

2009-06-06 16:30:02

#17

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|7046

What kind of HD is it?

You might be overpaying for one that is big but slow.

2009-06-06 16:34:51

#18

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6992|Finland

i7 920
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 / Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme S1366
Asus P6T / Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R SLI
G.SKILL / A-DATA / OCZ / CORSAIR 3x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz
EVGA / ASUS / GIGABYTE / XFX GTX 275
Corsair TX750W
Antec P182B
Asus Xonar DX
Samsung F1 1TB

+ keyboard, mouse, 64bit Vista (or 64bit windows 7) and if you need to, assembly.

EDIT: Forgot DVD Burner

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-06-06 16:39:43)

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2009-06-06 16:47:33

#19

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|7133

OK now looking at this for approximately €1330:

Intel Core i7 920 D0 2.66GHz @ 3.66GHz Quad Core DDR3 System
Asus GeForce GTX 285 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel
Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)

Thanks to Ghetto for the website.

2009-06-06 16:48:53

#20

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|7133

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
i7 920
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 / Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme S1366
Asus P6T / Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R SLI
G.SKILL / A-DATA / OCZ / CORSAIR 3x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz
EVGA / ASUS / GIGABYTE / XFX GTX 275
Corsair TX750W
Antec P182B
Asus Xonar DX
Samsung F1 1TB

+ keyboard, mouse, 64bit Vista (or 64bit windows 7) and if you need to, assembly.

EDIT: Forgot DVD Burner

Are there software compatibility issues if I go 64 bit? What are the benefits?

2009-06-06 16:49:45

#21

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6890

Seagate was having problems with their higher capacity hard drives IIRC. Look for a Samsung or Western Digital.

Edit: Your system won't recognize all 6GB of RAM if you don't get 64 bit.

Last edited by ebug9 (2009-06-06 16:50:27)

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2009-06-06 16:50:44

#22

TopHat01: Limitless; +117|6482|CA

^You'll kick ass with that machine, except isn't a 275 better than the 285?

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2009-06-06 16:52:23

#23

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6992|Finland

CameronPoe wrote:
Are there software compatibility issues if I go 64 bit? What are the benefits?

Possibility of software issues is minimal but benefits are huge. If you had 32bit, half of the ram would be useless. Thats why 64bit is the only way to go.

Also I would change that cooler and HDD. To Noctua and Samsung / WesternDigital Caviar Black

TopHat01 wrote:
^You'll kick ass with that machine, except isn't a 275 better than the 285?

285 is better than 275

EDIT: Oh and don't forget a case Cam. And PSU too.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-06-06 16:58:58)

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2009-06-06 17:57:42

#24

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|7023|The Land of Scott Walker

Sweet i7 setup, Cam. 285 will be sahweeeeeet. Just going from my 256mb 7800GT to my 896mb gtx260 everything runs soooo smooth, effects are there that my other card didn't render, edges are smoooth, and lighting improves too. And the 285 is even better! You will be amazed.

Oh, but if you can get an EVGA brand card, they have a nice overclocking tool.

Last edited by Stingray24 (2009-06-06 17:58:19)

2009-06-06 18:16:20

#25

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6727|'straya

Stingray24 wrote:
Oh, but if you can get an EVGA brand card, they have a nice overclocking tool.

Not really necessary

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