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Bodopo
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Post subject: New system - but which?  Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:15 pm |
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Pretty much the old AMD vs Intel thingy. Have two systems in mind to build myself would appreciate everyone's thoughts and recommendations.
Its pretty much for gaming (crysis!!) and the normal, web,msn, dvd's etc..
My budget is £1200 if anyone has some better system ideas post away!!
ok system no.1 (prices from dabs)
Vista home premium 32bit OEM
MSi 8800GTX 768mb
Corsair Memory TWIN2X2048-6400 2x1GB 240-Pin DIMM XMS2-6400 CL5 *2 (so 4gb)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 S775 3.0ghz 4mb Cache 1333FSB
Asustek S775 Intel 975X ATX Audio Lan
Western Digital Raptor 74GB S150 16MB 10000RPM
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB S300 16MB
OCZ Technology 700W Active PFC GameXStream SLI Ready
2* DVD writers
Antec Nine Hundred/Ultimate Gamer Case no PSU
Will need to add a sound card as dabs dont seem to like soundcards and nothing is in stock
total (inc VAT) £1,134.76
and now the AMD based system, prices from scan.co.uk
6400+ 3.2ghz CPU ( black edition - oooh arrr) + heatsink (doesnt come with one)
Asus M2R32-MVP mobo
512MB Sapphire HD2900XT
same case
720W Atrix pPFC BLACK Silent PSU 12cm Fan
320 Gb Western Digital WD3200AAJS Caviar SE, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 9 ms
36 Gb Western Digital WD360ADFD Raptor, SATA150, 10000 rpm, 16MB Cache, 5.2 ms, NCQ
Asus Xonar D2 7.1 Ultra Fidelity 7.1 PCI Sound Card
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair Twinx 800mhz *2 (4gb)
and vista home premium 32bit
TOTAL £1,177.98
So, a slightly more powerful cpu in system no.2 but a weaker GPU. However system 2 includes a soundcard.
i was originally thinking using an intel quad core, but as far as i know no games will or will in the foreseeable future use all 4 cores? therefor a higher clock speed is more desirable?
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Colt Seavers
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:02 pm |
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http://forum.gamecommunity.co.uk:8080/v ... 087b96b25e
could make life easy for yourself - Chris is selling a beast of a system that is almost brand new and (as we know to our loss) it hasn't been used much at all....mint and a bargain?
Intel processor everytime these days i'd say.
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3jorn
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:21 pm |
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ABSOLUTELY go for Chris's system!!
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elbow=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:30 pm |
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umm...can he even see that?
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Bodopo
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:30 pm |
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i dont think i have access to wherever his system is posted, when i click colt's link it says
"The topic or post you requested does not exist"
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Vendetta
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:45 pm |
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PM him about his PC, and ask him for the specs?
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3jorn
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:09 pm |
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Bodopo wrote: i dont think i have access to wherever his system is posted, when i click colt's link it says
"The topic or post you requested does not exist"
I pm'ed you the specs
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Skrunk =GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:14 pm |
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ww.pcoption.co.uk
intel all the way
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Diablo-X
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:37 pm |
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As others have posted
Buy Chris Gramp's PC please  ._________________ 
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Johns
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:11 pm |
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whats chris's spec? someone post it here?
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Bodopo
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:43 pm |
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thanks for the PM's.
nice looking system and very tempting, thing is i just bought a 22" HP screen like a week ago, and i have become pretty set on the intel system with the 8800gtx and quad core cpu. however im not one to miss a bargain, will have to see if i can catch Chris on vent in the next couple of days. Hopefully will be on for some css and dcon later
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:48 pm |
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Go for the 2.4Ghz quad core. Is a bargain at around £170, easy to overclock to 3.0GHz but you dont need to as one core @ 2.4 is more than powerful enough for games.
There are games coming online that use more than one core - lost planet can use 4 cores.
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flatline=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:55 pm |
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vista 32 has the same problem as xp when it comes to reading ram i think,id check it out before you buy 4gig
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Chris|Gramps
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:10 pm |
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Thanks Bjorn, Colt and you others, not really wanting to sell it right now but needs must and all that, Lemme know if you're interested Bod. Hell of a system with little to no work at all. As flatline says though, Vista 32 bit only shows my 4 gb as 3.25 but works fine none the less. I am sure we could sort something as well if you didnt want the monitor 
Again Thanks Guys, will chat more soon I hope
Currently on Ebay for £1100.00:
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:20 pm |
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That 36GB raptor is useless. Too small to install more than a couple of games, I had two in raid 0 but still too small. Not as fast as the 74GB or 150 GB also. Total waste of money. I sold mine on an bought a couple of 200s.
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