New Games PC

[d3fy]

Was going to build a new PC, as my main one has had it.

Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Mid Tower Case - No PSU
EVGA 8800GTS SuperClocked 320MB DDR3 DVI PCI-E Graphics Card
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Logitech X-230 2.1 Speaker System - 32W RMS
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM
Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVD±RW/RAM / DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive - OEM
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair)) Retail Boxed Processor
(2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory Gold GX XTC CL5 DUAL CHANNEL (LIFETIME WARRANTY)

Any one got any feed back before I order? I'm not really been keeping up with whats hot, and whats not?

 

[tracer]

i just replaced my computer, used a shuttle xpc cube. it means you are limited on pci slots, but everything else is there, pci-e slot, space for up to 3 hard drives, build quality is great, lots of ports on the front, worth a look if its ur kind of thing.

got a nice big widescreen samsung display too, didn't cost that much , probably less than the 15" it replaced was when i bought it!

would recommend cclonline for ordering parts. you may find cheaper alternatives like ebuyer or dabs but the service from ccl is flawless.

 

[fingermouse]

i normally use ccl but just got a dual core system off dell for less than I could build one for and it included vista premium.

 

[nickel101]

what monitor are you using? I would probably bump the the HDD, abit, it's not alot for a 500gb drive.. I would probably look at another 2gb later down the line, with the likes of crysis. What PSU are you getting?

Overclockers are doing a good price on their own branded 8800 GTX atm.

but it all depends on your budget.

here is what i have just purchased.

Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor(2.4GHz,8MB Cache,1066MHz)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition
Digital / Analogue TV Tuner PCI Card
Aluminium ATX Midi Tower + 550W PSU - Black
PCI-Express Mainboard - SLI nForce 650i SLI(C55) - Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad-Core - ATX
4GB DDR2 667MHz Memory -( 4x 1GB )
750GB (1x 500GB + 1x 250GB) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB Buffer
LightScribe Super Format 18x Dual Layer DVD Writer +R/-R/RW/RAM
768MB nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX - Dual DVI, HDTV, TV-Out
22" Widescreen LCD TFT Digital Display with internal speakers (DVI, 5ms)
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound Card (oem)
Logitech S500 - 5.1 Speakers with Subwoofer
Logitech Cordless Keyboard & Cordless Optical Mouse
2x IEEE1394 Firewire (onboard)
1x Gigabit LAN (onboard)
Multi-format Memory Card Reader

 

[d3fy]

1 x Logitech X-230 2.1 Speaker System - 32W RMS
1 x Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
1 x EVGA 8800GTS SuperClocked 320MB DDR3 DVI PCI-E Graphics Card
1 x Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVD±RW/RAM / DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive - OEM
1 x Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Mid Tower Case - No PSU
1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair)) Retail Boxed Processor
1 x OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 CL 4-4-4-15 PLATINUM XTC with LIFETIME WARRANTY
1 x Corsair VX 550W PSU - 120mm Fan, 5 Year Warranty
1 x Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
1 x Samsung SM940BW 19" TFT Monitor Widescreen 1440x900 500:1 300cd/m2 4ms VGA/DVI H/Adjust Silver 3 Years Warranty




Yeah i will get another drive as I want it running RAID 0, and yup I will chuck some more memory in later.

I'll be sticking with XP Pro unless there is some massive reason to go to VISTA - multi threading?

 

[audi80sport]

well have a look at my set up...

duel hamster core wheel (one runs one rests)
226 (LBS) RAM DDR (dead, deceased riggamorticed)
analogue clock (second hand fell off)
3.25 inch pocket tv !COLOUR! (batteries not included)
little gray and white mouse (caught this morning)
3 x card slots - master(sound)card
- capital one card (nice graphics of tigers and such)
- digital tv tuner card (sky box card)
1000GB hardboard (MDF)
pile of paper and a few pens (printer)

are you jealous?

 

[jojo]

Well guys, a picture says a thousand words, you guys will be jealous that I've just aquired one of these babies!
(Even my three year old kid can use it!)

 

[audi80sport]

wow look at the screen resolution on that bad boy!

 

[tris88]

What I ordered from OverClockers yesterday...due tomorrow


Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard 1
Samsung SpinPoint T 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD401LJ) 1
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail 1
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail 1
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case 1
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) 1
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)