komplett gaming rig build for €900

papu

hey i spec'd this up for a friend who needed a medium -high end gaming rig cheaply http://www.komplett.ie/k/shoplist.asp?mode=receive&si=456579&su=85817FF9-2864-4A3D-A378-D6EEC92D5E98

it has it all just w/o a moniter
wondering if anybody knows how to make it cheaper or better bang for buck?

also somebody might benefit from this i dunno

SwampThing

From what little I know, that seems like a solid enough build for the budget you have.

Someone here might question spending almost €100 on vista when it could be put to better use, but if you want it, then get it.

Good luck with it.

awhir

try to dump vista and get a e6320 or a 8800gts 320mb.

8T8

Windows XP OEM costs the same so it doesn't really matter if it's Vista or XP if he doesn't have a spare OS he can use.

On a budget that looks a decent system to me if you really wanted to shave a few bucks more off the price you could get an Intel 945 chipset and DDR-533 RAM but that would probably take €100 off the price at the minimal cost of 1-4% in performance.

dazftw

you need a psu aswell?

looks fine to me

What size monitor does he have if he has one?

joe_chicken

DeafVision wrote:

you need a psu aswell?

Antec Sonata II Miditower, Black w/450W PSU

dazftw

Ah right I just considered he was getting a seperate one...

Thanks

papu

On a budget that looks a decent system to me if you really wanted to shave a few bucks more off the price you could get an Intel 945 chipset and DDR-533 RAM but that would probably take €100 off the price at the minimal cost of 1-4% in performance.

hmm , i was goin to overclock the e4300 to 2.8-3ghz sand i know that the asus board is a nice overclocker,

as for the ram 104 euro for 2gigs of that is a steal imo

vista + 8600(to be Superclocked) is for Dx10 goodness

moniter is a 20-21 inch crt which my friend will be able to live with till he gets moar monies together

dazftw

papu wrote:

hmm , i was goin to overclock the e4300 to 2.8-3ghz sand i know that the asus board is a nice overclocker,

as for the ram 104 euro for 2gigs of that is a steal imo

vista + 8600(to be Superclocked) is for Dx10 goodness

moniter is a 20-21 inch crt which my friend will be able to live with till he gets moar monies together

I think you know your stuf and dont need to ask lol.

papu

1. i was posting to see if anybody knows of any better hardware for cheaper or better bang for buck

2. i was also postin incase someone wanted to buy a pc for under 900 euros , i was lookin on boards for a while and all the systems people post are 1000-1300 systems which can be a bit to expensive for people :P

CarefulNow

Have a look on dabs.ie. That case is €105.04 there.

papu

oh okay thanks

dazftw

best tip ever when buying a new pc... Research Research Research... Ive been doing it the last two months and am ordering the last part of my pc tonight!!!

2 grand for mine tho lol

SwampThing

What's the spec Deaf?

I spend at least half an hour each evening with the mouse hovering over the 'proceed to checkout' button on dabs.ie and memoryc.ie, about to blow a fair whack of my ssia. Just about built up a head of steam now - might take the plunge - tonight could be the night!!!!!

I'm such a nervous knickers when it comes to buying kit, can't understand it. I suppose it's different when your spending your own money!

SwampThing

Right - just did the deed! Fcuk, it's way too easy spend money online.

For those interested, here's the shopping list:

from dabs...
Antec Nine Hundred/Ultimate Gamer Case no PSU
Asustek S775 nForce 680i ATX Audio Lan Striker Extreme
XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI XXX ED
Tagan 800W PSU - Dual Engine
Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX6700 S775 2.66GHz
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB S300 X 2
Western Digital Raptor 150GB S150 16mb 10000rpm X 2

from memoryc.ie...
4Gb G.Skill DDR2 PC2-6400 PQ CL5 Series 800MHz Dual Channel kit 10694
F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

It'd better fookin work!!

awhir

SwampThing wrote:

Right - just did the deed! Fcuk, it's way too easy spend money online.

For those interested, here's the shopping list:

from dabs...
Antec Nine Hundred/Ultimate Gamer Case no PSU
Asustek S775 nForce 680i ATX Audio Lan Striker Extreme
XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI XXX ED
Tagan 800W PSU - Dual Engine
Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX6700 S775 2.66GHz
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB S300 X 2
Western Digital Raptor 150GB S150 16mb 10000rpm X 2

from memoryc.ie...
4Gb G.Skill DDR2 PC2-6400 PQ CL5 Series 800MHz Dual Channel kit 10694
F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

It'd better fookin work!!

jesus no wonder it cost ya

thats 1 nice rig man.

christophicus

SwampThing wrote:

Right - just did the deed! Fcuk, it's way too easy spend money online.

For those interested, here's the shopping list:

from dabs...
Antec Nine Hundred/Ultimate Gamer Case no PSU
Asustek S775 nForce 680i ATX Audio Lan Striker Extreme
XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI XXX ED
Tagan 800W PSU - Dual Engine
Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX6700 S775 2.66GHz
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB S300 X 2
Western Digital Raptor 150GB S150 16mb 10000rpm X 2

from memoryc.ie...
4Gb G.Skill DDR2 PC2-6400 PQ CL5 Series 800MHz Dual Channel kit 10694
F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

It'd better fookin work!!

(Drools)...........me want............

DirkVoodoo

why 2 raptors? I have a 75GB one myself and given the choice, I would have bought 2 larger drives and put them in RAID. Windows doesnt load that much faster and the seek noise can be a pain in the ass.

SwampThing

I will be putting both raptors in a RAID 1 raidset for the OS.

I considered 4 of the 500GB disks for a RAID 0+1 but the marketing leprechaun got to me and made me buy the raptors instead.