Budget: 2000 pounds. Build me a computer

Meeckah · April 21, 2009, 09:04:38 PM

Yes, it's saying I don't like macbooks.

Goza · April 21, 2009, 09:29:58 PM

Midi-Tower Coolermaster Centurion 534 black
Seasonic ATX 430 PSU
512 MB Sapphire Toxic HD4870
Mainboard abit IP-35P
CPU Intel E8500
Arctic Alpine 7 CPU fan
2x 2GB DDRAM PC-800 DDR-II
500 GB HDD + DVD burner

I paid 803 Euro for that, and I have yet to encounter a game that doesn't run fluid on max settings. Also, I bought this back in November so you either get similar stuff cheaper by now or slightly better stuff for the same price.

Ino · April 21, 2009, 11:10:07 PM

Quote from: Fuzion on April 21, 2009, 08:53:53 PM
You could almsot purchase 2 macbook pros with that budget.

And that is saying alot.

Macbook Pro is way too expensive for the shitty hardware in it.

Daekesh · April 22, 2009, 12:28:55 AM

Quote from: Kawe on April 21, 2009, 07:47:12 PM
G5 is better than G9 only if you cannot adjust from the shape they used for so long (higher dpi, smoother coaster thingers - though you can get stuff to stick to the bottom of a g5 to help with that) :P That said, there is a new grip out for g9 anyway, just waiting for it to be available outside USA...
verse snobbery will smite you at some point for that.

True enough. Though, I do like the g5 shape a lot better :( Adjusted to the g9 now, but that g5 grip sounds interesting. Give EU distribution!

Cwave · April 22, 2009, 12:39:20 AM

Quote from: Ino on April 21, 2009, 11:10:07 PM
Quote from: Fuzion on April 21, 2009, 08:53:53 PM
You could almsot purchase 2 macbook pros with that budget.

And that is saying alot.

Macbook Pro is way too expensive for the shitty hardware in it.

Qft!

Meeckah · May 01, 2009, 12:08:49 AM

Just in case you're curious, I bought it today:

Item: BFG GTX285 1024MB GDDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card
Qty: 1Cost: 262.20

Item: Hiper 120mm HiperFlow Chrome Blade Case Fan With Blue LED - 3pin Adaptor with Screws
Qty: 4Cost: 6.51

Item: Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive SATAII *32MB Cache* - OEM
Qty: 1Cost: 60.86

Item: LiteOn 20x DVD±RW Dual Layer & Ram + Lightscribe IDE Black Bare Drive - OEM
Qty: 1Cost: 13.29

Item: Speedlink SL-8795 Medusa 5.1 Mobile Edition
Qty: 1Cost: 39.00

Item: Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard - USB - UK
Qty: 1Cost: 35.23

Item: Logitech G5 Laser Gaming Mouse 2007 Edition - USB
Qty: 1Cost: 29.93

Item: LG W2442PA-BF 24" Full HD Monitor 1920x1080 300cd/m2 10000:1 (dynamic) 16:9 Black 3 Year Warranty
Qty: 1Cost: 187.37

Item: Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz XMS3 Dominator Memory CL8(8-8-8--24) for i7 Motherboards
Qty: 1Cost: 111.12

Item: Corsair 850W TX Series PSU - 140mm Fan - 5 Year Warranty
Qty: 1Cost: 99.19

Item: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R iX58 Socket 1366 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1Cost: 136.93

Item: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366 8MB Cache OEM Processor
Qty: 1Cost: 202.07

Thermaltake VE2000BWS Armour LCS Super Tower - Black (No PSU)
1 £115.64

delling · May 01, 2009, 12:46:32 AM

Much more sensible :) Nice one!

Daekesh · May 01, 2009, 03:32:16 AM

Sounds awesome :)

Smorisha · May 01, 2009, 04:13:04 AM

On-board sound is teh suckage, get ur self a nice Creative sound card, they are cheap and lethal :)

Ino · May 01, 2009, 08:58:44 AM

Quote from: Smorisha on May 01, 2009, 04:13:04 AM
On-board sound is teh suckage, get ur self a nice Creative sound card, they are cheap and lethal :)

Nowadays it's actually not that bad....unless you're really into audio.

delling · May 01, 2009, 02:32:50 PM

Only an issue if you use standard copper wires. Just use the digital output into a proper hifi and you're golden!

kawe · May 01, 2009, 03:40:44 PM

Quote from: delling on May 01, 2009, 02:32:50 PM
Only an issue if you use standard copper wires. Just use the digital output into a proper hifi and you're golden!

digital output and proper hifi

if only :( I have the output but ...

gief hifi :)

Smorisha · May 01, 2009, 03:51:11 PM

om nom nom sound card

Goza · May 01, 2009, 11:47:35 PM

What's the benefit of an extra sound card...?
I have onboard sound since my previous computer, and there's nothing to complain about; plugged into my hifi system, stereo only/no surround.

Meeckah · May 07, 2009, 10:05:50 PM

For those still interested I finally got it all working today - will be a few days before I get everything installed as I'm doing it whilst having long days at work and leaving parties in the evening. I'll take a photo at some point, but lets just say, those who saw how bad condition my pc was at i34 won't be laughing anymore!

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