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My m8s was thinking of getting the Ultima SLi (AMD Athlon 64 4000 Dual DDR System), do you reckon if I was polite they would change the CPU into the AMD 4400 and make the hard drive bigger?
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No harm in asking, a Don may see this and reply but a quicker reply would be to use the Support link on the main page. There is a pre-sales enquiry option.
http://contact.overclockers.co.uk
I can't see why they wouldn't change it as I'd imagine they're all custom built. Doesn't hurt to ask anyway.
I can't see why they wouldn't change it as I'd imagine they're all custom built. Doesn't hurt to ask anyway.
Alright then I send them a message. What do you guys then of it, good value for money or outdated?
I'm talking about the black one BTW.
I'm talking about the black one BTW.
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Not bad but can definatly get better for the money.
SLI imo it disapointing and getting a ATI 1900XT system is a much better Value option.
SLI imo it disapointing and getting a ATI 1900XT system is a much better Value option.
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agreed. it has more to offers as the benefits of SLi and crossfire dont seem lage enough as of yet. when we see 2 cards working at 100% of their capacity, it will become truly useful, but until then single cards are the way to go.
Is the GeIL 2GB DDR PC3200 CAS2.5 memory any good?
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yes very good, mines running faster than specced at the moment.Turbanation said:
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Crossfire appears to work very well and as such is a viable option. SLI doesn't work with all software and is OS dependant ( doesn't work under 2K for instance ).GAMEfreak said:
Turbanation said:
You could get much better specs for the money if you build it yourself. SLI is pretty inefficient and wasteful imo, there is no reason whatsoever not to be spending £345 on an ATI X1900 now as they are widely available and stupidly powerful.
It's a nice rig, but I personally wouldn't compromise spec just for the convenience of having someone build it for me.
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Richdog said:You could get much better specs for the money if you build it yourself. SLI is pretty inefficient and wasteful imo, there is no reason whatsoever not to be spending £345 on an ATI X1900 now as they are widely available and stupidly powerful.
It's a nice rig, but I personally wouldn't compromise spec just for the convenience of having someone build it for me.
Just what i was thinking the spec in my sig my second build ( bout bricked myself doing it) But just took my time and ive done it no problems at all
As quoted you wil get a lot better spec for the money
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Just by way of comparision. Taken the spec of the OcUK pre-built, changed Mobo, CPU and Graphics.. end result better performing system for the SAME price .
Putting a PC together isn't that hard and worth it when you look at the effective savings.
CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£289.95 £289.95
MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£69.95 £69.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£109.95 £109.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)
£304.95 £304.95
CD-024-NE NEC ND4550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-024-NE)
£25.50 £25.50
CA-007-SV Silverstone Temjin TJ05 - Black (No PSU) (CA-007-SV)
£69.95 £69.95
CA-007-TG Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£46.95 £46.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£64.25 £64.25
Subtotal £981.45
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £14.95
VAT £174.37
Total £1,170.77
. Putting a PC together isn't that hard and worth it when you look at the effective savings.
CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£289.95 £289.95
MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£69.95 £69.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£109.95 £109.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)
£304.95 £304.95
CD-024-NE NEC ND4550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-024-NE)
£25.50 £25.50
CA-007-SV Silverstone Temjin TJ05 - Black (No PSU) (CA-007-SV)
£69.95 £69.95
CA-007-TG Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£46.95 £46.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£64.25 £64.25
Subtotal £981.45
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £14.95
VAT £174.37
Total £1,170.77
BigDom said:Just by way of comparision. Taken the spec of the OcUK pre-built, changed Mobo, CPU and Graphics.. end result better performing system for the SAME price
Putting a PC together isn't that hard and worth it when you look at the effective savings.
CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£289.95 £289.95
MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£69.95 £69.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£109.95 £109.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)
£304.95 £304.95
CD-024-NE NEC ND4550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-024-NE)
£25.50 £25.50
CA-007-SV Silverstone Temjin TJ05 - Black (No PSU) (CA-007-SV)
£69.95 £69.95
CA-007-TG Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£46.95 £46.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£64.25 £64.25
Subtotal £981.45
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £14.95
VAT £174.37
Total £1,170.77
This is the way to go imo.