New Rig Setup - Views?

[DieForFun]

Hey guys,

Im planning on buying a new pc in January hopefully.

As im only 16 and still at school im on a tight budget..

I just wondered what you guys think about this setup/price:

AMD 3500+

1gig ram

Nvidia 6600GT

Win Xp

3 Extra fans and a nice looking case..

£500..

what ya think?

 

[FarFarAway]

I reckon get an AMD 3200+ and use the extra money to buysomething like an ATI x800GTO

Apart from that looks pretty decent mate

 

[Raging]

yeah what kemp says,other than that its spot on and good for the price.

cheers.

 

[DieForFun]

I reckon get an AMD 3200+ and use the extra money to buysomething like an ATI x800GTO

Apart from that looks pretty decent mate

Pretty decent? compared to your specs its nothing lol.

I hate ATI anyways, I think it'll do.

 

[FarFarAway]

Pretty decent? compared to your specs its nothing lol.

I hate ATI anyways, I think it'll do.

Well I think you'll find something with a slightly less decent CPU and a lot better Graphics Card would make for a better system overall

And I never understand why people say that they "hate" one company or qanother :eh:

 

[Eguy]

If you hate ATI just get a 3200+ and a 6800GS or GT

 

[FarFarAway]

Ye true dat

 

[DieForFun]

The thing is..

The price difference between an:

AMD 3200 ----> 3500 Is.. £40

Yet the price difference between a:

Nvidia 6600GT 256Mb -----> 6800GS/GT is £100

Im on a budget guys!

Say I stick, Should I just get a 3200+ anyways to cut costs?

 

[FarFarAway]

There's a 6800GS here for £140ish - and yeah get the 3200+ as you can OC it a bit and easily get it up to 3500+ speeds

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/6800PCI_Series.html

 

[Raging]

and you could always try ebay,ebay always good for a bargain:yumyum:

cheers.

 

[FragTek]

I'm all for swapping up the 6600 for an x800GTO2, that's by far the most cost effective way about getting some 1337 gfx performance.

And go with the 3200+ and get some TCCD/TCC5 based ram as it will more than likely clock as well as a 3500+.

 

[DieForFun]

There's a 6800GS here for £140ish - and yeah get the 3200+ as you can OC it a bit and easily get it up to 3500+ speeds

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/6800PCI_Series.html

Its £170, you forgot to add the VAT.

As for eBay, A big NO.

Why? Because in september I used my birthday money to purchase a Ipod Mini,

I was scammed of £110 as the person never sent it.

I start a claim in October and im yet to recieve my cash back..

FUCK EBAY.

 

[WC Annihilus]

Well, you just got really unlucky. Most sellers are reliable, trustworthy people. I myself got my old processor, memory, and motherboard on EBay for quite a bit lower than retail prices

 

[FarFarAway]

Yep I don't tend to use ebay a whole lot but meh.

And that one I pointed out is actually £146.82 inc VAT so try looking before you say it cost more than it actually does ey?

If you don't want advice then don't ask - its as simple as that.

The people who have been answering this thread know what they are talking about and know that a new GPU will give you more benefit than a slightly higher clocked CPU in gaming.

 

[Dav0s]

eek go easy matty

like i said in another post......scan and play for me

 

[FarFarAway]

eek go easy matty

like i said in another post......scan and play for me

Well /me doesn't like people asking advice then totally ignoring it

 

[DieForFun]

Lmao, when did i ignore you..

Also I see the graphics card you were referring to now..

I was looking at the other 6800GS which is at the top of the page:

Leadtek GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI- @ £144.95 (£170.32 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Not the -

OcUK GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI @ £124.95 (£146.82 Including VAT at 17.5%)

I sincerely apologise.

 

[FarFarAway]

S'ok think I was in a bad mood when I posted that

 

[DieForFun]

NP's.

So you reckon I change the 6600GT to something better like a 6800 and get rid of 3500+ to change to 3200+?

Could you find me a decent gfx card off this site for around £130 max?

(This is where im ordering my PC)

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com

Danke!

 

[FarFarAway]

OK

one of these would be pretty damn decent

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=GC-XR80GTO256

Thats site is a little pricier than some I've seen for nvidia cards.

Here's the closest GPU for nvidia:

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=GCA-XN68LE256

Soft-moddable to a 6800GT (ish) - a good performer