MadManMike Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I'm gonna gradually build a new PC, my laptop just doesn't cut it.I'll keep it until new year and just put PC stuff in the cupboard and build it up once I've got all the bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Current set up isXFX 790i board 2 x 2gb ddr3 OCZ sticks (my old ddr2 sticks were quicker )E8500 at 4.2GHz with only air cooling2 x BFG GTX 280 running SLI most of the timeSamsung HD103UJSome old 1k watt psu I had forgotten aboutAll inside a lovely xclio windtunnel case with few extra fansPretty damned quick, absolutley love the E8500 but looking to upgrade soon.Take it you live at home then or own an oil company lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I got a pretty decent rig, does the job very nicely.Lian Li caseAbit 650i MoboIntel e6600 2.4GHz @ 3.2GhzZalman Processor Cooler4GB Corasair XMS2Corsair 520Watt PSUATi x1950 Pro (soon to be a 9800GT)Creative Audigy ZS2 sound card3x 500GB Western Digital HDDsSamsung DVD+/-WriterAnd as soon as I get round to putting it in, a Lian Li multicard rader.Built last summer. Added 2HDDs and 2GB of ram since then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 How much was the full build cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Last year?£600Total spent on it to date is £740 odd.Add a 20" monitor, a 17" monitor, 7.1 surround sound, Logitec Gaming Mouse and Keyboard (G5 and G15 respectively)And I'd guess about £1100 here or there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Take it you live at home then or own an oil company lolNah lol, didn't cost too much and I work full time so 2-3 months or so without spending a load on random shit and there you are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Here's a quick snap of my system looking pretty ghetto at the moment as it's a new build and lacks a case :\.Antec 500W Earthwatts/power (can't remember)ASUS P5B-VM SE MotherboardASUS 8800GT 512MB (overclocked 690/1900/1000)Intel E5200 currently at 2.7Ghz 900Mhz FSB on the stock cooler and paste1x2GB Kingston PC6400 running at 980Mhz 5-5-5-18 (not pictured)120GB IDE HDDExternal CD/DVD/RWLooking to upgrade to a P45 Chipset mobo, most probably the P5Q Pro2x7200rpm xxxgb hdds in Raid 0An Artic Cooler 7 with Artic Silver paste to increase the CPU overclock And, of course, a case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I got a pretty decent rig, does the job very nicely.Lian Li caseAbit 650i MoboIntel e6600 2.4GHz @ 3.2GhzZalman Processor Cooler4GB Corasair XMS2Corsair 520Watt PSUATi x1950 Pro (soon to be a 9800GT)Creative Audigy ZS2 sound card3x 500GB Western Digital HDDsSamsung DVD+/-WriterAnd as soon as I get round to putting it in, a Lian Li multicard rader.Built last summer. Added 2HDDs and 2GB of ram since then...Noooo, get a 4850 instead. I just got mine and its absolutely perfect for what i need. Plays crysis on all very high, dx10 at 28-35fps at 1280x1024. PLays everything else fully maxed out.I have:3.2Ghz core 2 duocurrently 4gb of ram as i robbed my housemates, soon to be 8gb thoughVista ultimate 64enermax liberty 500watt psugigabyte ds3rHIS IceQ4 ATI 4850creative X-FI gamerand the most important bit, a Microsoft/Razer HABU for headshotting all the kiddies decent speakers are the next must. Yamaha 5.1 have/Receiver with 100watts per channel and something like some KEF speakers to match it and a nice defined sub for good measure.Spent around £300 on the main tower last year and just spent £130 on this graphics card last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I've had GAYTi in every one of my computers.Fed up with them, and right now I'm reading good stuff about the nVidea cards, so with an SLi mobo, could be a worthwhile investment, I may even get two and a new processor...But hey, that's spending money I don't have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I've had GAYTi in every one of my computers.Fed up with them, and right now I'm reading good stuff about the nVidea cards, so with an SLi mobo, could be a worthwhile investment, I may even get two and a new processor...But hey, that's spending money I don't have...But its old tech though, the new ati 4000 series and the new nvidia 200 series are newer, with more efficient tech and they run better for similar/better prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Majority of reviews show the ati cards to be better on benchmarks but lagging behind the nvidias in the actual games but it's all about the desired setup. Across a range of games run at 1280x1024 with AA etc maxed even a single GTX 260 will show a higher average fps than a 4850 CF setup by quite a way and costs less than the pair of 4850s, it also leaves you open to upgrades and thats a big part of my choice in buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I'd personally never go with ATI again, from previous experiences, their drivers are theeeee (not including Creative) worst pieces of software I've ever had the displeasure of using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Majority of reviews show the ati cards to be better on benchmarks but lagging behind the nvidias in the actual games but it's all about the desired setup. Across a range of games run at 1280x1024 with AA etc maxed even a single GTX 260 will show a higher average fps than a 4850 CF setup by quite a way and costs less than the pair of 4850s, it also leaves you open to upgrades and thats a big part of my choice in buying.Really? Where'd you find that out then?http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3341&p=20According to this, the 260 is around 10fps behind the 4850's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I guess it's mainly because it's looking at a smaller range of games for the multi gpu tests, on tomshardware and some other site that I now can't find again the total sum of fps though a bunch of games at 1280x1024 with AA etc maxed was higher than the 4850s. Granted they are extremely evenly matched and even slightly better going into the 1680x1050 and above mark.Like I said before it all goes down to your personal preferances, on what other parts you run and what monitor you run. Just mentioned the 1280x1024 results as thats what I thought the majority of people use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I guess it's mainly because it's looking at a smaller range of games for the multi gpu tests, on tomshardware and some other site that I now can't find again the total sum of fps though a bunch of games at 1280x1024 with AA etc maxed was higher than the 4850s. Granted they are extremely evenly matched and even slightly better going into the 1680x1050 and above mark.Like I said before it all goes down to your personal preferances, on what other parts you run and what monitor you run. Just mentioned the 1280x1024 results as thats what I thought the majority of people use.But seeing as screens are getting bigger these days and that not many people actually use 1280x1024 now the 4850's are the better in comparison. The gtx260 under-performed massively compared to what was expected of it. Hence the new revision being brought out in the next few weeks.Price:performance wise ATI are really dominating everything at the moment. The only exception being using dual monitors on vista 64bit (incurrs random crashes and driver stalls). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 (edited) I run dual monitors and Vista 64 bit. I totally forgot about the 280s, so I may swing for one of them...EDIT: Just thought about how much of a bottle neck that would be, with the rest of my system, can't afford a whole new rig... Edited September 29, 2008 by Bender_Bending_Rodriguez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I run dual monitors and Vista 64 bit. I totally forgot about the 280s, so I may swing for one of them...EDIT: Just thought about how much of a bottle neck that would be, with the rest of my system, can't afford a whole new rig...Ha ha, yeah in that case don't bother with the 4000 series ati cards.I'm a strong believer in buying which card you think is nice at the time, then just letting it bottleneck as much as it wants until you get the system more balanced. Its not detrimental after all, but when you do get round to replacing other bits the difference is so much more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocktrials Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Is it really cheaper to build your own PC rather then buy it premade with stuff? I find very good deals/prices on pcs which seem hard to beat building myself.....I just dont know which way to go.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Not always, Dell sometimes have some pretty sweet offers and stuff.But for the most part with a little research you can build a rig which is much better suited for a fair bit less money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Not always, Dell sometimes have some pretty sweet offers and stuff.But for the most part with a little research you can build a rig which is much better suited for a fair bit less money.Pretty much. If your looking for an average joe desktop for browsing the internet and reading your emails then you'll find it hard to beat the prices of a fair amount of budget pc's. But as soon as you start looking at something with a bit more grunt behind it then you'll be cheaper to build your own, As i said earlier mine cost about £3-400 and it plays crysis on full settings at a very smooth framerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Speaking of Crysis, the new one is wicked, enjoying it a lot more than the first, seems more about the story/game than the tech, which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocktrials Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 my current pc, about 3 years old, a mesh is amd 64 3800 @ 2.4ghz6600gt gx card300gb hdd1gb ramnow, it plays CS source lovely, and other games, but i've started playing warhammer online, and it sucks to be honest.....I have it on fastest framerate, all low settings and stuff turned off, and whenever i get to busy areas it lags like crazy and often the game just cuts out. Now this is why i would like to build/buy a new pc to play new games nicely. I don't know whether to go for amd/intel....the main use would be games/music etc, as i can keep this pc elsewhere in the house on network.Any help? I'd probably spend around £500 not inc monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocktrials Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 anyone use a lcd tele instead of monitor, like a 26/32" for their pc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Nah, the dpi is horrible, everything looks huge meaning if your up close you may aswell just have a smaller screen.You can easily pick up a 20" widescreen for £150, with a nice high res and decent specs, you probably wouldnt be able to tell the difference between them and a LCD TV, except the better viewing when you are up close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Asked in RSQ but didn't get a reply. So...Out of these 3 cards, which would you say is the best buy?GTX 260GTX 2809800 GX2 The 280 is obviously the most expensive, but is it worth paying an extra 100 pounds over the 260 or 50 over the GX2? At the moment the only use I can think of is for gaming, but mainly I want one of these cards because of CUDA. At the moment the apps I use don't support this technology but when they do, it'll be worth having a card like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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