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Help me buil a gaming PC for 1000 - 1200 euros
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14-07-2009 03:01AM#1
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Thank's but I don't wan't to wait,
now is the time.:D
Can somebody start me of f with a good case for around 120 euros?
yummy http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=347261
else get an antec of some sort for about 100 euro
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If you need a monitor, spend the remaining money on a Samsung T240.
If you don't, then get an OCZ Vertex 60GB SSD to run the OS off of.0 -
Assuming no monitor required, slight adjustment for more win:
Improved on the mobo and RAM, and threw in a weapons-grade CPU cooler to boot. Not much difference in graphics cards, the Sapphire OC are a bit pricey at the moment (they're more expensive than the PowerColor Plus, which has the highest-binned RV790s out at the moment) . You should be able to OC nicely with this build.0 -
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somakasvh wrote:It's debatable which board is better, although the gigabyte is generally regarded as quite a good overclocker, while the Asus is mediocre.
... And other websites say just the opposite :P I'm just not a fan of the retarded RAM arrangement on the UD3R (Sorry Gigabyte but that's basic maths fail - 4 is not a multiple of 3!) and the Asus has better sound (ALC1200), some websites have had better OC results on the budget P6T and I think the CrossFire arrangement is retarded on both boards (er, how in hell will the top card cool itself if its fan is buried in the second card wiseguys!). Plus I've had a very bad history with Gigabyte mobos blowing up on me... :mad: No such issues with any Asus that's come my way!An article about memory bandwidth vs latency on anandtech the other day suggested that gaming performance responded better to lower latency than higher bandwidth.
That RAM is very low-voltage and puts less stress on the i7's memory controller (wouldn't want that to cook off would we?
) plus you have a whole 100mV of wiggle space to try and get the latency down (or clocks up, if you're still convinced that's the better way to go about things) and still not hit the rated critical max for the i7 (which 99% of triple-channel kits run at stock on)On i7 anyway, the Mugen 2 is better than the Xigmatek
Wow. Pics or it didn't happen! :P (actually I want to see the review for future reference) I like the Xiggy because its one of the best for LGA775 and AM2/3 without making too much of a racket in the process. And its dirt-cheap to boot. On X58 you're stuck with buying seperate mounting accessories for most coolers. And I wonder if said Mugen needs a mounting kit as well :PHozeman wrote:Would I really need two Club3D HD4890 1024MB, ATI Radeon HD4890, PCI-Express cards?
Only if you had the budget... and I guess you don't if you need a monitor to boot
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... And other websites say just the opposite :P I'm just not a fan of the retarded RAM arrangement on the UD3R (Sorry Gigabyte but that's basic maths fail - 4 is not a multiple of 3!) and the Asus has better sound (ALC1200), some websites have had better OC results on the budget P6T and I think the CrossFire arrangement is retarded on both boards (er, how in hell will the top card cool itself if its fan is buried in the second card wiseguys!). Plus I've had a very bad history with Gigabyte mobos blowing up on me... :mad: No such issues with any Asus that's come my way!
I can't debate further on the board vs board as theres not really very many reviews of the Asus online. You are correct, 4 is not a multiple of 3. Perhaps they should have gone the Foxconn route and just put 3 DIMM slots on the board. I doubt the OP will ever upgrade the RAM though. By the time 12GB is necessary, it'll more than likely be time for full system upgrade. Even if it does become necessary, most people would probably just buy a new 12GB kit rather than a 2nd 6GB kit (I found most people with Core 2 systems starting with 2x1GB kits upgraded to 2x2GB). As regards, the ALC1200; its feature set is pretty similar to the ALC888 on the gigabyte, and any difference in sound quality probably wouldn't be perceivable except to maybe audiophiles.That RAM is very low-voltage and puts less stress on the i7's memory controller (wouldn't want that to cook off would we?) plus you have a whole 100mV of wiggle space to try and get the latency down (or clocks up, if you're still convinced that's the better way to go about things) and still not hit the rated critical max for the i7 (which 99% of triple-channel kits run at stock on)
Both kits are the same voltage...Wow. Pics or it didn't happen! :P (actually I want to see the review for future reference) I like the Xiggy because its one of the best for LGA775 and AM2/3 without making too much of a racket in the process. And its dirt-cheap to boot. On X58 you're stuck with buying seperate mounting accessories for most coolers. And I wonder if said Mugen needs a mounting kit as well :P
This group test put it better than the Xigmatek Dark Knight (which is a nickel plated S1283).
And this puts it above the vanilla S1283
It's hard to find reviews that put the two coolers up against each other and even harder to find tests on i7, but the Mugen 2 has been known to outperform the TRUE on i7 on at least one occasion.0 -
D'oh. I was looking at Effluo's post rather than yours... didn't notice you'd specced G.Skill as well...
And thanks for the links, seeing quite a discrepancy between their results and FrostyTech's... wish FT would review the Mugen 2 anyway... Main reason I like the S1283 is because of price:noise:performance, not because "its the bestest 1337est cooler evar" 0 -
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To give you an idea of the price of the AMD build option, here is my effort at what I think would be of a reasonable gaming build (Be gentle on me lads I didn't spend too much time on it). Should be able to bring it in with a good monitor for just under 1000 E. But if 1200ish is no probs then why not go for the i7 route .
It is what I would have built a few months ago if I had an extra 100 - 150 bucks in my pocket at the time (Essentially I swaped the X4 for a X3, The HD4890 for a HD4870, the Antec 900 for the 300, and the OCZ Platinum memory for the substantially inferior Gold Edition stuff - My biggest mistake
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If you had a smaller budget we'd drop down to either a X4 Black Edition or a Q9550 build, lower than that and most would recommend an X3-720BE. 
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