build a kick ass rig for less than £260

duke nuckem · 07-08-2008, 06:57 PM

after reading a recent feature in pc format issue 216 'build a dx10 rig for £176' i decided to try and create my own now unfortunatly most of the parts have seized production since the issue was written so i had to find manly new ones, the rig they built in the issue was ok but wouldn't have been able to run games as windows vista demands so much (dx10 is only available on vista).
the one i have made cost just short of £80 more, but for that u get something quite special, a PC capable of playing every game (inc crysis all be it not at the legendary max settings)

this is does not include monitor + peripharels. but it probably wouldn't push u over £320

AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 5000+ , Brisbane Core, Dual Core 2.6GHz, 2x 512KB Cache, Retail £41.64
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Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2, AMD 740G, S AM2+, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, Micro ATX £38.01
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2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12 £33.65
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512MB Palit/XVision 9600GT, PCI-E 2.0, Mem1800MHz, DDR3, GPU650MHz, 64 Cores, 2x DL DVI-I/S-Video £71.78
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250 GB Hitachi 0A35399/OA33423 Deskstar T7K250, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ £30
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LG GSA-H55NBAL 20x DVD±R, 16x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, IDE with SecurDisc Black OEM £14.91
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Compucase 6CS3, Black Midi Tower, Headphone/ USB, ATX, 400W PSU £26.30

total cost £256.69 (inc vat & shipping)

i'm seriously considering building as a replacement for a rather aging dell (2 year old omgwtfbbq)

but first i want to see if anyone can build a better one for less

(try to include shipping like i have to even it up).

gl

Security · 07-08-2008, 07:23 PM

AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Ahh this CPU can be easily OC'ed to 3Ghz (speed of a 6000+).

Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2

Even tho I personally dislike m-ATX boards this one has some nice features for that price.

2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2

Can't argue with that, great quality RAM.

512MB Palit/XVision 9600GT

I might hav e gone for the XFX PV-T96G-YHF4 cus of there warrenty system and it is cheaper (here in the Netherlads).

250 GB Hitachi 0A35399/OA33423 Deskstar T7K250

Good HD, one of the faster 250Gb ones (responce time) and still real cheap, would still have gone with a Western Digital drive tho, they might be 0.5ms slower but I am just a WD fan boy.

LG GSA-H55NBAL 20x DVD±R

LG driver are as good as any other so no comment here.

Compucase 6CS3

A case is a case eh?
But I wouldn't trust a PSU that comes with a case, especially if you pay only 35 euro's for both.

maniek · 07-08-2008, 07:30 PM

does it all have to come from the same website?.

Bahamut · 07-08-2008, 07:50 PM

No but you save on packaging/delvery if it does maniek!

duke nuckem · 07-08-2008, 07:51 PM

well i get free delievery from them so thats why, and i couldn't be arsed to look around

Security · 07-08-2008, 07:53 PM

And with such low prices all the different delivery prices would up the costs allot.

maniek · 07-08-2008, 08:00 PM

All taken from Aria

Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Performance (2x1GB - £23.95

ASUS M2N-VM DVI GeForce7050PV + nForce630a Socket AM2 Motherboard - £31.95

AriaNet 2037 Black Midi 450W - £15.43

20x Samsung SH-S202 20X IDE DVDR-W Black - £11.95

250GB Hitachi SATA2 Hard Disk - 7200rpm - 8MB - £25.95

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB PCI-E2.0 - £ 69.95

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz (Retail AM2) - £37.95

Total : £217.13
VAT: £38.00
Shipping: £9.51

Total inc. VAT: £264.64

Bear in mind i would have opted for the AMD 5000+ but they were out of stock so the next one down is the 4800 and is the same price as the 5000. overall though £4.64 over and i would opt for the 3870 because i just think it would be better but thats personal preference they are both good cards and my hand is on the radeon. my choice of mobo over yours is that the main thing is there is a dvi port on there which you dont normally see and also 4 memory slots too. overall though half of the things i've chosen you already have

Dracky · 07-08-2008, 08:30 PM

Gamers PC Package. Nvidia 9600 - Intel Core 2 Duo. (E8200 (2.66GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB) , Case 42 - 8018-C4 Black Alien , Vista Premium & Disc , 1 X Nvidia GForce 9600GSO 384MB Graphics , Asus P5N-E SLI - (QC) - DDR800 Motherboard , 2 X 400GB Sata 2 Hard Drives (Raid 0 Configured) , 8GB DDR 2 800 MHz , 1 X LG Lightscribe 20 X DVDRW DL , 22 " Haans G HDMI HG216DP

Anyone tell me what they think of this rig, and will it work etc, i need it for writing, gaming, etc so lot of memory, please tell me your thoughts

Security · 07-08-2008, 09:15 PM

The 9600 GT (and 8800 GT) out perform the HD 3870 (especially with AA on), so that extra 2 pounds is worth it.

The E8200 is nothing special, can't say much about it since barely anyone takes it cus the E8400 and E8500 aren't that much more expensive and real overclockers (E8400 is 1 Euro more expensive as the E8200).

The 9600 GSO is kinda as useless card, doesn't perform at all.
But there is a GSO out there (forgot the brand, sorry) which can be modded to a 9600 GT cus it basically had all the hardware of a GT but with 2 disabled RAM chips.

Strangely I do not see a motherboard listed, so count on that being crap (Asrock or something).

8Gb RAM is allot and tbh. none needs that much atm with a handfull of exceptions.

That is it for now, might comment a bit more later.

maniek · 07-08-2008, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Security

The 9600 GT (and 8800 GT) out perform the HD 3870 (especially with AA on), so that extra 2 pounds is worth it.

they both out perform each other in certain areas, again as i said down to personal preference tbh

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maniek maniek has no status. Thug Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,738.11 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 3,738.11 Donate Friends: (0)	All taken from Aria Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Performance (2x1GB - £23.95 ASUS M2N-VM DVI GeForce7050PV + nForce630a Socket AM2 Motherboard - £31.95 AriaNet 2037 Black Midi 450W - £15.43 20x Samsung SH-S202 20X IDE DVDR-W Black - £11.95 250GB Hitachi SATA2 Hard Disk - 7200rpm - 8MB - £25.95 Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB PCI-E2.0 - £ 69.95 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz (Retail AM2) - £37.95 Total : £217.13 VAT: £38.00 Shipping: £9.51 Total inc. VAT: £264.64 Bear in mind i would have opted for the AMD 5000+ but they were out of stock so the next one down is the 4800 and is the same price as the 5000. overall though £4.64 over and i would opt for the 3870 because i just think it would be better but thats personal preference they are both good cards and my hand is on the radeon. my choice of mobo over yours is that the main thing is there is a dvi port on there which you dont normally see and also 4 memory slots too. overall though half of the things i've chosen you already have

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Dracky Dracky has no status. Thug Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,297.26 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 2,297.26 Donate Friends: (0)	Gamers PC Package. Nvidia 9600 - Intel Core 2 Duo. (E8200 (2.66GHz, 6MB, 1333FSB) , Case 42 - 8018-C4 Black Alien , Vista Premium & Disc , 1 X Nvidia GForce 9600GSO 384MB Graphics , Asus P5N-E SLI - (QC) - DDR800 Motherboard , 2 X 400GB Sata 2 Hard Drives (Raid 0 Configured) , 8GB DDR 2 800 MHz , 1 X LG Lightscribe 20 X DVDRW DL , 22 " Haans G HDMI HG216DP Anyone tell me what they think of this rig, and will it work etc, i need it for writing, gaming, etc so lot of memory, please tell me your thoughts

07-08-2008, 09:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Security Security is screaming! The special little boy My Mood: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Netherlands, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Virgo Supercluster. Age: 20 Posts: 3,803 Country: Thanks: 274 Thanked 442 Times in 278 Posts Points: 6,043.78 Bank: 8,710,726.03 Total Points: 8,716,769.81 Donate Friends: (9)	The 9600 GT (and 8800 GT) out perform the HD 3870 (especially with AA on), so that extra 2 pounds is worth it. The E8200 is nothing special, can't say much about it since barely anyone takes it cus the E8400 and E8500 aren't that much more expensive and real overclockers (E8400 is 1 Euro more expensive as the E8200). The 9600 GSO is kinda as useless card, doesn't perform at all. But there is a GSO out there (forgot the brand, sorry) which can be modded to a 9600 GT cus it basically had all the hardware of a GT but with 2 disabled RAM chips. Strangely I do not see a motherboard listed, so count on that being crap (Asrock or something). 8Gb RAM is allot and tbh. none needs that much atm with a handfull of exceptions. That is it for now, might comment a bit more later. __________________ \|fm™\| کecurity natasha: on new year they always need some extra girls for security

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