MrLlamaLlama Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Ok, so, old PC screwed. I now have money for a new PC, but, not for the graphics card. It won't take me long to get the cash for one, so.. that's why it's not on the list at the moment, but i am aiming for an 8800. Just want to know what you guys think / would change, whether you think it's good value, and crap like that. Motherboard: Asus pwns all Processor: AMD? RAM: Corsair, couldn't find the OCZ memory i wanted... Hard Drive: 250GB Seagate Barracuda, even the names sounds cool. Power Supply: Sli Support. Can't go wrong. (This is the GFX card i'm sorta aiming for, but not sure...) Graphics Card: Should run pretty much everthing, maybe not crysis on full... I've already got a pwnage case, nice big monitor, 7.1 surround sound, gaming Keyboard and mouse, and all that stuff. So.. whaddya think? Oh, and err.. that will be running XP, not Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris82 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I've got a similar build, although I have the Black Edition of that processor (it's meant for overclocking). I also have the faster version of that memory and I highly recommend that you get it as that mobo supports it. I also have a 250gb Western Digital HD and you should get a hard drive with a cache of 16mb. Video card and power supply look good. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MishoM Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Out of curiosity, how much will that cost you including the graphics card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slyde Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Nah, you can run Crysis on high no problem with that card. Everything is pretty much fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 I've got a similar build, although I have the Black Edition of that processor (it's meant for overclocking). I also have the faster version of that memory and I highly recommend that you get it as that mobo supports it. I also have a 250gb Western Digital HD and you should get a hard drive with a cache of 16mb.Video card and power supply look good. Have fun. Ahh, i contemplated the black edition, didn't know it was meant for overclocking though. I'll take a look at the upgraded RAM, and the other HDD, thanks for the tips. Mishom - should be around £400.... maybe slightly more. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 (edited) That's a nice computer you're gonna get yourself. I'm stuck with this really shitty Compaq one, cost £400. What a ripoff. Edited March 22, 2008 by GTA Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSanityHD Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 MrLlamaLlama, try not to get an AMD Athlon 64 processor There CRAP! And slow. I have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 It's a fucking dual core, 5000+ Chris82 has one, and, he knows what he's talking about to say the least. My geeky nerd friend also has a 4800+, nad that runs vista 'like a dream'.. or so i am told. Besides, it's ordered now, along with the RAM.... (Ordering a few bits at a time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 It's a fucking dual core, 5000+Chris82 has one, and, he knows what he's talking about to say the least. My geeky nerd friend also has a 4800+, nad that runs vista 'like a dream'.. or so i am told. Besides, it's ordered now, along with the RAM.... (Ordering a few bits at a time) I've got the lower 4200+ It's ownage. You've gotta switch off one of the cores to play some games.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Yeah, it'd be fun to play GTA 1 & 2 at crazy speed though. I'm mainly wanting to play F.E.A.R, HL2 ep1&2, portal, and GTA though.. so... they shouldn't bee affected too much.. (it's usually older games, apparently when Dual core was first released, Need for speed most wanted clashed with it...) Yeah, it's coming on friday, in my day off. That's what i love about the site i order from (scan.co.uk), you can pretty much chosse when you want it delivered at no extra cost. (Besides guaranteed sat or sun delivery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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