Titan Moist
Fledgling Freddie
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2004
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I posted not so long ago regarding a cheap but effective gaming rig, at the time my budget was around £500-700.
Things have changed and I am now able to to afford £1,500 MAX.
I went to my local pc store and here is what the guy on the counter recomended..
DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE INC VAT
____________________________________________________________________
COOLERMASTER AQUAGATE WATER COOLER (1) £ 58.69
512 FX7900-GTX SLI DDR3 PCI-EX TVO+DVI (2) £469.88
ASUS M2N32-SLI DLX nF590 AM2 SATA2 GB LAN (1) £152.69
AMD AM2 ATHLON DUALCORE X2 4600+(WINDSOR) (1) £199.69
1GB KINGSTON 677 (PC5400) DDR2 DIMM MEMORY (2) £187.88
MS WINDOWS XP PRO X64 EDITION OEM (1) £105.69
150GB WD RAPTOR 10K RPM SERIAL ATA 16MB HDD (1) £198.28
BTC BLACK 16XDVD 48 CD-ROM IDE OEM (1) £ 17.57
SAMSUNG SH 182D 18X-/+R DL DVD WRITER (1) £ 37.54
SYSTEM LABOUR CHARGE 1 £ 47.00
TOTAL--------------------------------------------------------£1474.91
as you can see there is a labour charge involved should i wish it to be built or me.
Unfortunatly the GFX cards come as a bundle pack and include a couple of free games, the assistant told me if i didn't want the games he would reduce the cost or upgrade one or more of the components equivilant to the price of the games.
What do you guys think?
im not a PC whizz so your help is much appreciated. If you think my money could be spent better in other areas please say why, rather than just saying (xxxx) is better than (xxxx)
Things have changed and I am now able to to afford £1,500 MAX.
I went to my local pc store and here is what the guy on the counter recomended..
DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE INC VAT
____________________________________________________________________
COOLERMASTER AQUAGATE WATER COOLER (1) £ 58.69
512 FX7900-GTX SLI DDR3 PCI-EX TVO+DVI (2) £469.88
ASUS M2N32-SLI DLX nF590 AM2 SATA2 GB LAN (1) £152.69
AMD AM2 ATHLON DUALCORE X2 4600+(WINDSOR) (1) £199.69
1GB KINGSTON 677 (PC5400) DDR2 DIMM MEMORY (2) £187.88
MS WINDOWS XP PRO X64 EDITION OEM (1) £105.69
150GB WD RAPTOR 10K RPM SERIAL ATA 16MB HDD (1) £198.28
BTC BLACK 16XDVD 48 CD-ROM IDE OEM (1) £ 17.57
SAMSUNG SH 182D 18X-/+R DL DVD WRITER (1) £ 37.54
SYSTEM LABOUR CHARGE 1 £ 47.00
TOTAL--------------------------------------------------------£1474.91
as you can see there is a labour charge involved should i wish it to be built or me.
Unfortunatly the GFX cards come as a bundle pack and include a couple of free games, the assistant told me if i didn't want the games he would reduce the cost or upgrade one or more of the components equivilant to the price of the games.
What do you guys think?
im not a PC whizz so your help is much appreciated. If you think my money could be spent better in other areas please say why, rather than just saying (xxxx) is better than (xxxx)