Best Gaming PC for £1000 ?

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timbim wrote: »

...All the components are very carefully designed, and fit together like a dream, so if it resists at all, you know that you're doing somthing wrong.

except the stock intel cooler which is a nasty pos!

esuhl

One thing I would do is compare the components in any PC that you are considering, so you know what you're getting. Two different PCs may have a 3GHz processor, but the FSB speed and L2 cache may differ causing a big difference in performance.

I'd have a look at Intel/AMD's websites to check processor specs, and look at Tom's Hardware for benchmarks. A quad-core CPU "sounds" twice as good as a dual-core, but if in reality it only delivers a 5% performance increase but costs 100% more, it's not quite the bargain you might be looking for...

Percy1983

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thats spec isn't bad but it would be better to go with a Core2 like the e8*** or e7*** or get an E5*** or E4*** and overclock. With that would you really put such a great processor and graphics card on such a cheap board? I would say for future proofing while remaining cheap then go for a P43 or P45 chipset. I wouldn't spend that much on a case but that maybe for personal preference than anything. For the graphics it is a tough one the 4850x2 is amazing but I would go for a 4890 over that, basically any 2xGPU card may not give consistant results where you know where you are at with a single GPU.

As mentioned building one yourself is easy and saves a fortune, the other advantage is you learn enough to then be able to upgrade/repair if needed later.

If you really want to save then you can also buy cheaper and overclock, as an example I am currently building a gaming PC for a friend and I have used an intel E5200 which is a 2.5Ghz core2, with a little bit of time its now at 3.7Ghz, I am still working on that so it may go further yet.

I am an experienced system builder and the system above went from a few boxs in the post to running windows in 2 hours, I am not going to say you will get it done that fast but if you set aside a day you should easily get it done, with that I and many others will be here to help.

If you would like more info on overclocking and what components I would recommend for it then send me a pm.

ComplyOrDie

Dell have some pretty great ones.

timbim_2

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except the stock intel cooler which is a nasty pos!

True, look at quietpc, they have some very good, quiet components.

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I use a Noctua NH-U12P ...nice + quiet..

except my GPU sounds a bit like a wind tunnel...but that will be the 100% folding load

gdh82

Thanks for the further posts on the subject, some really interesting ones too.

We've come up with two more possibilities...

"Titan Goliath" Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz @ 3.40GHz Quad Core DDR3 System

CCL Gamer PC Hustler Tau (Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit)


Would you say they're much of a muchness ? Or is one better than the other ? Sounds like making sense of PC specs is quite a science in itself!

Any further thoughts on these would be appreciated. Thanks.

gaming_guy

gdh82 wrote: »

Thanks for the further posts on the subject, some really interesting ones too.

We've come up with two more possibilities...

"Titan Goliath" Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz @ 3.40GHz Quad Core DDR3 System

CCL Gamer PC Hustler Tau (Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit)


Would you say they're much of a muchness ? Or is one better than the other ? Sounds like making sense of PC specs is quite a science in itself!

Any further thoughts on these would be appreciated. Thanks.

just bear in mind that the core i7 one doesnt have an operating system (ie windows) installed as standard.

timbim_2

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I use a Noctua NH-U12P ...nice + quiet..

except my GPU sounds a bit like a wind tunnel...but that will be the 100% folding load

Make a pretty penny if you could make it act like one too

piggeh

I would echo the thoughts on building one yourself - I've built my last two and it's quite satisfying once you've finished. I'd say it took about 2-3 hours from box opening to booting up into windows.

the second one you chose with the Antec Nine Hundred case makes slotting drives into your case, etc, a sinch, as the bays come out to allow you to secure the drive before placing it back inside. Then it's just a case or screwing in the PSU, applying some heatsink to CPU, putting CPU in motherboard, CPU Cooler on top, inserting ram, linking the leads up etc, it's all dead easy, just a little time consuming. But at the end of the day you know that every component within your case is nicely specced.

Saying that, the overclockers one looks pretty good.