Another "Spec Me A PC Pls" Thread - Budget Of 2K- Best Complete Gaming Rig

saboy · 21 Aug 2006 at 08:12

Hey guys,

Since I last had a pc speced, components have changed a lot.
I have now been researching about and would like to know what £2000 can get me .

It must be a complete system (keyboard, mouse, and good headset) and have a 20" widescreen Flatscreen (or better) and must be a really good one aswell.

I would like it to have the best graphics out there, as well as proccessing speed and also can take future upgrades and so on.

I dont know who is best now in the cpu dept, intel conroe or amd2. it all confuzes me. I am moving towards amd tho, dont know why, just seems to be popular with gamers in terms of value for money and so on.

You guys know best !

Oh and I have seen some graphics cards say they have HD, would I need a certain monitor for this?
Thanks in advance

fenderbass86 · 21 Aug 2006 at 09:42

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) 1
£214.95 £214.95
MB-062-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI) 1
£104.95 £104.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) 1
£124.95 £124.95
GX-009-EA EVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (E592-AX) (GX-009-EA) 1
£334.95 £334.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE) 1
£62.95 £62.95
CD-076-SA Samsung SH-W163 16x16 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-076-SA) 1
£23.95 £23.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL) 1
£48.95 £48.95
CA-009-TG Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-009-TG) 1
£69.95 £69.95
MO-011-DE Dell Ultrasharp 2007WFP 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (MO-011-DE) 1
£259.95 £259.95
KB-000-EN Enermax Aurora Brushed Aluminium Keyboard - Black (KB-000-EN) 1
£49.95 £49.95
KB-069-LG Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG) 1
£33.95 £33.95
SP-022-LG Logitech Z-2300 THX® Certified 2.1 200 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-022-LG) 1
£77.85 £77.85
SP-026-SL SpeedLink Medusa SL-8793 5.1 ProGamer Edition (SP-026-SL) 1
£36.10 £36.10
Subtotal £1,443.40
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £54.45
VAT £262.13
Total £1,759.98

Wooh! Here's a complete build (I think), it's an Intel Conroe system, has the best gfx card available, a 20" flat screen monitor, a gaming keyboard and mouse, 2.1 speaker system (totally your choice if you want 5.1 or 7.1) and a surround sound headset with a detachable microphone.

FrankJH · 21 Aug 2006 at 09:57

Shopping Cart (Prices in British Pounds) REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
CP-137-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-137-IN)
£136.95 £136.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£89.95 £89.95
MY-013-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS)
£154.95 £154.95
GX-053-HT HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-HT)
£189.95 £189.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
HS-015-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower (Socket 939/754/478/775) CPU Cooler (HS-015-ZA)
£28.95 £28.95
CA-002-SK FSP Sparkle FX600-GLN Epsilon 600W ATX2.0 PSU (CA-002-SK)
£76.50 £76.50
CA-039-AN Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) (CA-039-AN)
£77.95 £77.95
MO-009-DE Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (MO-009-DE)
£524.95 £524.95
Subtotal £1,363.05
VAT £238.54
Total £1,601.59

Left you with your choice of keyboard / mouse and you could possibly even go Xfire if you wanted with the Asus DH mobo and a Xfire master card

AFK_Matrix · 21 Aug 2006 at 10:25

Just to add in seeing with those specs you have a good amount of money still to play with, consider getting a raptor as your OS and games HDD and use the 320 gig drive for all your downloads/data etc. Or get 2 raptors and raid them you will be flying then. Or you could get some seriously nice speakers with the left over. Another option is to use the left over to get a the Dell 24 inch screen as they are very very nice

Just some other options for you.

Larnica · 21 Aug 2006 at 10:28

I like the idea of two raptors, with raid. Do it Do IT!

p4radox · 21 Aug 2006 at 11:16

I haven't used anywhere near your full budget, but I reckon this offers a good price/performance ratio:

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
CA-009-TG Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-009-TG)
£69.95 £69.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£89.95 £89.95
CP-137-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-137-IN)
£136.95 £136.95
HS-007-TT Thermaltake Big Typhoon 4 in 1 Heatpipe (Socket 939/754/775/478) CPU Cooler (CL-P0114) (HS-007-TT)
£24.95 £24.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£124.95 £124.95
GX-086-LT Leadtek GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-086-LT)
£314.95 £314.95
HD-015-WD Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£89.95 £89.95
HD-070-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-070-WD)
£63.95 £63.95
CD-033-NE NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE)
£22.95 £22.95
MO-010-DE Dell Ultrasharp 2007FP 20.1" Performance LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (MO-010-DE)
£269.95 £269.95
KB-018-SK Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Illuminated Keyboard - Red (KB-018-SK)
£24.95 £24.95
KB-060-LG Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (KB-060-LG)
£29.95 £29.95
SP-002-SN Sennheiser PC150 Binaural Headset (SP-002-SN)
£31.95 £31.95
Subtotal £1,344.30
VAT £235.26
Total £1,579.56

Larnica · 21 Aug 2006 at 11:18

4 screens tbh

Firegod · 21 Aug 2006 at 11:31

Some good specs, personally i'd put in the OCZ 700w PSU though if I had to change anything.

Great PSU!

But apart from that, they seem really decent!

saboy · 21 Aug 2006 at 18:24

Thanks for the specs guys, looks very good.

So intels conroe seem to now have taken the lead over amd ?
Whats the difference with going with 2mb cache over 4mb ? would it make much of a difference ? Would it be best going with the cheaper 2mb cache 2.13 cpu and save the money ?

oh and for a monitor, the ones mentioned, are these really good in gaming ? eg, no ghosting, or backlight bleed is maybe a problem in dark scenes. ? I have read that the NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor is a really good one, what your opinions ?