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Hello everyone. Ive been thinking of years to build myself a decent gaming pc but i have not got a clue where to start. I want to build it from scratch and im after something abit special. I have a budget of from £600-£1000 but that has to include everything down to the keyboard and mouse. I will be usinng it for games, internet,music and id like to be able to use my xbox 360 on the moniter. One last thing it will have to able to link up to my wireless router. I will be putting it together with help from a friend so any help will be great thank you
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0 Stepping (Retail 775) (http://www.aria.co.uk/forums/../Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Quad+Q6600+2.4GHz+95W+G0+Stepping+%28 Retail+775%29+?productId=28356)
Asus P5W DH Deluxe i975X Socket 775 ATX MOTHERBOARD (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/Asus+P5W+DH+Deluxe+i975X+Socket+775+ATX+MOTHERBOAR D+?productId=23804)
OCZ 4GB PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI Approved (2X2GB) (http://www.aria.co.uk/forums/../Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+800+%28PC6400%29/OCZ+4GB+PC2-6400+nVIDIA+SLI+Approved+%282X2GB%29+?productId=28 923)
Asus Extreme 8800GTS 640MB PCI-E (http://www.aria.co.uk/forums/../Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/Asus+Extreme+8800GTS+640MB+PCI-E+?productId=26147)
Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 - Silver (http://www.aria.co.uk/forums/../Products/Components/Cases/Gigabyte+3D+Aurora+570+-+Silver?productId=28075)
500GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 16MB (http://www.aria.co.uk/forums/../Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/500GB+Samsung+Spinpoint+SATA2+16MB+?productId=2516 2)
500GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 16MB (http://www.aria.co.uk/forums/../Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/500GB+Samsung+Spinpoint+SATA2+16MB+?productId=2516 2)
[/URL][URL="https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Displays/Monitors/TFT+20+-+23/22%22+Hyundai+N220W-A++Widescreen+TFT+5ms+?productId=27086"]22" Hyundai N220W-A Widescreen TFT 5ms (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Displays/Monitors/TFT+20+-+23/22%22+Iiyama+Prolite+E2202WS+Widescreen+?productId =28731)
LiteOn 20x LightScribe Kit (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/DVD-R%2FRW+Writer/LiteOn+20x+LightScribe+Kit+?productId=26558)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/Socket+775/+Arctic+Cooling+Freezer+7+PRO?productId=20729)
Total £1005 inc VAT
That does not include a keyboard or mouse but you can apply for the finance option where you dont have to pay for 9 months i think it is and you can get a good keyboard and mouse then. :-)
sounds good but how about something closer to the £600 mark? I need it to include everything i need os etc. Take that crises game for example something that will run that easierly. Thanks for the reply
ok ill see what i can do for you
cheers mate. I might have been a bit hastey with my budget of up to a grand. I will be able to upgrade parts nearly every month with my pay just want a really good starting point
ok if you want a gaming pc for £600 i dont tihnk your going to get a good one if it has to include keyboard, mouse, speakers, XP etc.. I mean for just the monitor, xp, keyboard, mouse, speakers thats nearly £300 so your asking really for a £300 gaming pc and really it just can not be done.
19" Hanton H340 Wide LCD DVI Monitor - Black (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Displays/Monitors/TFT+19/19%22+Hanton+H340+Wide+LCD+DVI+Monitor+-+Black?productId=28994)
Microsoft XP Home OEM SP2 (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Software/Operating+Systems/Microsoft+XP+Home+OEM+SP2?productId=25139)
Asus P5KPL-VM, iG31 LGA775 Core2 Quad / Extreme / Core2 Duo (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/Asus+P5KPL-VM%2C+iG31+LGA775+Core2+Quad+%2F+Extreme+%2F+Core2 +Duo+?productId=28610)
OCZ 2GB PC2-7200 Special Ops (2x1GB) (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+900+%28PC7200%29/OCZ+2GB+PC2-7200+Special+Ops+%282x1GB%29+?productId=24327)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0 Stepping (Retail 775) (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Quad+Q6600+2.4GHz+95W+G0+Stepping+%28 Retail+775%29+?productId=28356)
Thermaltake Soprano - Silver (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Thermaltake+Soprano+-+Silver+?productId=27593)
LiteOn 20x LightScribe Kit (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/DVD-R%2FRW+Writer/LiteOn+20x+LightScribe+Kit+?productId=26558)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/Socket+775/+Arctic+Cooling+Freezer+7+PRO?productId=20729)
OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/OCZ+600W+StealthXStream+PSU+?productId=26933)
500GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 16MB (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/500GB+Samsung+Spinpoint+SATA2+16MB+?productId=2516 2)
Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 3850 256MB PCI-E (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/ATI+Radeon+3000+Series/Sapphire+ATi+Radeon+HD+3850+256MB+PCI-E+?productId=29418)
Logitech G9 Laser Gamers mouse (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Mice/Logitech+G9+Laser+Gamers+mouse+?productId=28966)
Great Value! 5.1Subwoofer speaker (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Speakers+%26+Headsets/Speakers+-+5.1/Great+Value%21+5.1Subwoofer+speaker+?productId=238 61)
New Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - 2008 Version (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Keyboards/New+Logitech+G15+Gaming+Keyboard+-+2008+Version+?productId=28810)
Total £834.71
cheers that looks really good will i still need to get a wireless network card too? I think thats the one im going to go for. Sorry for all the questions, like i say i dont really have a clue lol. Is that everything im going to need?
yes but there only somthing like £8 or somthing
TP-Link 108M Wireless PCI Adaptor (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Network+Products/Adapter/Wireless-G+%28108Mbps%29/TP-Link+108M+Wireless+PCI+Adaptor?productId=28134)
great think im going to put my order in now. How come you choose xp over vista?
Hmmmm Vista personlly i dont think its good, im waiting till they have like a SP1 and then IF and only IF there are some good reviews and not any problems then and only then would i ever consider installing Vista, but at the moment id give it a miss.
ok well thank you for all your help. Cant wait to get it now and get playing
no problem, take some pictures when you have built it and post it in the show off forum ;)
right all my stuff is ordered and im just making sure ive got everything i need. How do i go about setting up my 5.1 speaker system? Do i need a sound card or did you include that in your list? Thanks
the motherboard has a Realtek ALC662, 6-CH High-Definition Audio CODEC so you just plug it in and it will be fine.
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=563&l4=0&model=1772&modelmenu=2
monkey56657
03-12-07, 12:47
As long as you have new hardware and no legacy software everything is pretty much fine on vista. Some users have had some real problems though with compatibility...a lot can be solved but most of the people who review these kind of things like to complain a lot anyway...so they do...
Personally I wouldnt go back to XP from Vista...but I do have XP in virtual machine for testing sites on IE6...
Or just go for ubuntu :mrgreen: or another linux distro...but not so hot on the games front.
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