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2008-11-04 11:19:59
utchin
Member
+8|6180
New computer for my brother:

needs to be good for gaming (bf2/2142 / Cod4 ...), best possible game play for £400.

Needs windows XP. No screen/kb/mouse/whatever else needed

Scan / Overclockers / ebuyer

Cheers
2008-11-04 11:32:12
Microwave
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+515|6921|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
£117.49 inc VAT

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
£25.84 inc VAT 

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£123.36 inc VAT

Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD252HJ)
£34.06 inc VAT

Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK)
£49.34 inc VAT

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
£70.49 inc VAT


Not sure what's best for a mobo but something like that


That's about £425 and yeah..without a mobo, so slightly off. But with abit more saving that would be a great pc.


(all on overclockers btw)

Last edited by james@alienware (2008-11-04 11:53:38)

2008-11-04 11:33:01
FatherTed
xD
+3,936|6766|so randum

james@alienware wrote:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
£135.11 inc VAT


OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
£25.84 inc VAT 

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£123.36 inc VAT

Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ)
£43.46 inc VAT

Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK)
£49.34 inc VAT

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
£70.49 inc VAT


Not sure what's best for a mobo but something like that


That's about £450 and yeah..without a mobo, so slightly off. But with abit more saving that would be a great pc.


(all on overclockers btw)
needs xp matey

need hdds and opticals?

Last edited by FatherTed (2008-11-04 11:33:24)

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2008-11-04 11:35:14
Microwave
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+515|6921|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

FatherTed wrote:

james@alienware wrote:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
£135.11 inc VAT


OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
£25.84 inc VAT 

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£123.36 inc VAT

Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ)
£43.46 inc VAT

Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK)
£49.34 inc VAT

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
£70.49 inc VAT


Not sure what's best for a mobo but something like that


That's about £450 and yeah..without a mobo, so slightly off. But with abit more saving that would be a great pc.


(all on overclockers btw)
needs xp matey

need hdds and opticals?
Got a hd in there ^^


When he said he has monitor, mouse, keyboard I assumed he has an optical drive he can salvage



(edited: slightly cheaper)

Last edited by james@alienware (2008-11-04 11:36:52)

2008-11-04 11:41:14
utchin
Member
+8|6180
Looks good james.

Just a question, Is ATI the best way to go now? I have only used nvidia, and is preferred because i know how to use them, drivers and settings and so on, but if ATI is the best value for money then i will gladly go with them?

hard drive can be 160gb, no need for the 500. And the case can just the cheepest one that looks half decent.

Edit: And i have a plan for the optical drive, so no need for that

Cheers

Last edited by utchin (2008-11-04 11:45:51)

2008-11-04 11:45:43
Jenspm
penis
+1,716|6999|St. Andrews / Oslo

I'm thinking along the lines of:


E7300, 4850, Corsair VX450, Freezer7Pro, P5Q, 2GB 800/1066 ram, Samsung F1.

Last edited by Jenspm (2008-11-04 11:46:11)

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2008-11-04 11:55:06
Microwave
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+515|6921|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Jenspm wrote:

I'm thinking along the lines of:


E7300, 4850, Corsair VX450, Freezer7Pro, P5Q, 2GB 800/1066 ram, Samsung F1.
If he only needs like a 250gb hd he can probably stretch to an E8200 + I doubt an aftermarket heatsink is needed... doubt he'll be overclocking.

Last edited by james@alienware (2008-11-04 11:58:40)

2008-11-04 12:56:06
DUnlimited
got any popo lolo intersting?
+1,160|6730|cuntshitlake

Here is my suggestion:

https://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u155/UnlimitedDeath/400pounds.png

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115479
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145751
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148468
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148715
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144083
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/122660

And tbh, I did not include XP in it. I am not recommending you to pay for XP.
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2008-11-04 13:04:42
utchin
Member
+8|6180
that is very intresting.

What do you reccomend OS wise?
2008-11-04 13:24:56
ilinear
Bigger. Better. ilinear.
+27|6712|Lisburn, NI

DeathUnlimited wrote:

Here is my suggestion:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u155 … pounds.png

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115479
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145751
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148468
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148715
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144083
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/122660

And tbh, I did not include XP in it. I am not recommending you to pay for XP.
DU's always on the ball, i'd go for this, you don't need the 8xxx intels, the 5200'll do.
2008-11-04 15:28:03
DUnlimited
got any popo lolo intersting?
+1,160|6730|cuntshitlake

utchin wrote:

that is very intresting.

What do you reccomend OS wise?
I recommend "aquired" XP Pro.
main battle tank karthus medikopter 117 megamegapowershot gg
2008-11-04 21:05:36
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6464|Winland

DeathUnlimited wrote:

utchin wrote:

that is very intresting.

What do you reccomend OS wise?
I recommend "aquired" XP Pro.
Legally "acquired" XP Pro
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
2008-11-04 23:36:16
TopHat01
Limitless
+117|6171|CA
What does your brother have on his current PC/what's on yours?  If you have an XP disk and the key, it should work fine, regardless of how times you've used it.

Last edited by TopHat01 (2008-11-04 23:37:03)

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2008-11-05 04:31:44
utchin
Member
+8|6180
I have vista home prem for OEM which i use here. Can i install that on his and my pc and they will both work and so on?

 

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