Building a rig for a mate

Amraam · 08-13-2008, 04:41 PM

Hey all,

My mates just about to shell out £1300 for a top end rig.

This is what we've picked out between us:

Mobo:EVGA nForce 780i SLI nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (132-CK-NF78-A1)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail
RAM:OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK))
GPU:Leadtek GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
PSU:Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU
HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD6400AAKS))
DVDRW:Asus DRW-2014L1T 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail
Mouse/Keyboard: Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave (920-000280)
Case:Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Screen:Samsung SM-226CW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black

That list is making me green with envy lol. And I'm the one that has to build it for him!!

Total comes to around £1270, which is pretty good!

We're going to shop around the likes of ebuyer/scan/misco etc, see if we can shave off £60 or so.

What you think? Anything we should change?

Thanks!

faker_phil · 08-13-2008, 04:58 PM

IMO, quad cores aren't being fully used by enough games/programs yet to warrant the extra cost. You can get a much faster dual core which is being fully used for the same amount of money.

Cøyøte · 08-13-2008, 08:07 PM

Aside from what Philzor already said, same here. That'll be a sweet setup.

Is he giving any thought to audio, or is he happy with onboard?

Im using :

Creative X-Fi gamer
Logitech 5.1 speaker setup
Creative HS-1200 headphones (waiting to arrive, actually)

and the only other thing I can think of is an APC UPS.

08-13-2008, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Amraam First Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 1,631	Building a rig for a mate Hey all, My mates just about to shell out £1300 for a top end rig. This is what we've picked out between us: Mobo:EVGA nForce 780i SLI nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (132-CK-NF78-A1) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail RAM:OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK)) GPU:Leadtek GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail PSU:Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD6400AAKS)) DVDRW:Asus DRW-2014L1T 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail Mouse/Keyboard: Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave (920-000280) Case:Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case Screen:Samsung SM-226CW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black That list is making me green with envy lol. And I'm the one that has to build it for him!! Total comes to around £1270, which is pretty good! We're going to shop around the likes of ebuyer/scan/misco etc, see if we can shave off £60 or so. What you think? Anything we should change? Thanks! __________________ My BF2 Stats The cake is a lie!

08-13-2008, 08:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cøyøte Second Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,458	Re: Building a rig for a mate Aside from what Philzor already said, same here. That'll be a sweet setup. Is he giving any thought to audio, or is he happy with onboard? Im using : Creative X-Fi gamer Logitech 5.1 speaker setup Creative HS-1200 headphones (waiting to arrive, actually) and the only other thing I can think of is an APC UPS. __________________ "We are Dyslexia of Borg. All your ass will be laminated" Don't call your ISP when your computer breaks. You dont call the Dept. of roads when your car breaks down, nor the power company when a lightbulb burns out. They dont want to hear it, and neither do we."-Coyote

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