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rjc7
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n°1842965
08-19-2008 at 03:14:19 PM

MOTHERBOARD:
MSI P45 NEO-F £76

PROCESSOR:
CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 £130

MEMORY:
OCZ PLATINUM XTC DDR2 800MHZ, 4GB £47

3D CARD:
LEADTEK GEFORCE 8800GTS 512 £152

HARD DRIVE:
2X SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F1 500GB £102

CHASSIS:
COOLERMASTER CM690 £38

PSU:
PC POWER & COOLING 610 £60

This month pcgamer magazine (uk) suggests this gaming build on a budget. How do you rate this build?

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modode
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n°1843002
08-19-2008 at 05:06:11 PM

Looks pretty good, except for around the same price you can get an ATI 4850 which is significantly faster than the 8800 GTS.

ajcroteau
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n°1843020
08-19-2008 at 05:50:17 PM

Looks like a decent build. Should run just about everything really well. :)

aevm
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n°1843037
08-19-2008 at 06:15:06 PM

Looks very nice, with an HD 4850. Also change the motherboard to Asus P5Q Pro. For 9 pounds more, you get the ability to add a second HD 4850 later. Your PSU and case are already perfect for that.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145751

dirtmountain
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n°1843038
08-19-2008 at 06:17:55 PM

+1 ^

bdollar
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n°1843043
08-19-2008 at 06:25:42 PM

+1 to aevm

rjc7
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n°1843940
08-22-2008 at 12:38:34 PM

This graphics card?
Sapphire HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146870

aevm
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n°1844043
08-22-2008 at 05:23:55 PM

What I had in mind was something like this one: (HD 4850, £118, 512MB RAM)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145524

The HD 4850 you found there is £150 and has 1GB of RAM. On a 20" or 22" monitor the extra RAM doesn't really do enough to be worth the extra cost, IMO. On a 24" or larger it is worth it.

Then there's the HD 4870, £170, 512MB:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146429

Any of these would be great. The HD 4870 is better, but probably overkill. Here are some numbers:
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/for [...] ew-16.html


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