Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

my only edit would be to get a smaller drive to boot off - as when ur hard drives cocks up (as they all do these days) you will just lose your install and not all ur work.

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

I already have a barracuda 40gb as you see on my list, that's kinda new so i'll probably use that for system files, then the other one for all my games.

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

i would of opted for a small sata 8meg buffer drive to boot off my self - have the 40 gig one for ur games and then a huge slow one for songs/movies etc

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

If you have case / monitor / dvd- drive etc


Asus P4P800 SE "Springdale" (Socket 478) Motherboard (MB-025-AS)
£62.95 £62.95
Intel Pentium 4 "Prescott" 3.2GHz (800FSB) with HT Technology - Retail (CP-047-IN)
£155.00 £155.00
Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200C2 Pro TwinX (2x512MB) CAS2 (MY-026-CS)
£165.00 £165.00
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 250GB 2500JD SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-010-WD)
£112.95 £112.95
Asus V9999 Ultra Deluxe GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-040-AS)
£329.95 £329.95

Subtotal £825.85
VAT £144.53
Total £970.38

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

I'm not touching Intel, I hate them. AMD are better than Intel, it's been proven ;)

Thanks any way Ben :)

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

Where has it been proven? I'd swap my Athlon XP 3200 for a 3.2ghz P4 anyday. (just can't afford it atm)

Here's a couple of gaming benchmarks, XP 3200 vs P4 3.0ghz

http://www.simhq.com/_technology/technology_002f.html

Oh look, the 3ghz P4 beats it in every test .....

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

It was in this magazine my mate told me about, can't remember it any more :erm:

But I prefer AMD, there cheaper, and always seem to be better performance for me.

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

Oh look, more benchmarks, with the P4 only losing out on 1 of them.

http://www.vr-zone.com/reviews/AMD/XP3200+/page6.htm, and that's just gaming performance, the P4 spanks AMD in almost every other test.

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

OK Bifta, I'm not listening to you any more you seem to always disagree with EVERYTHING I say.

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

You say something that's correct and I'll agree with you .. simple really .. You're off again backing up your view's with something "your mate" told you, where as I provide you with actual information to the contrary.

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

bifta is very passionate about cpu's and especially gfx cards he disagrees with most people because normally he knows what hes on about :)

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

looks good, but definately get a 6800gt and 1gb ram, itll last you a good couple of years if not longer

Re: Recommend me a good gaming PC
 

Forget what everyone else has suggested. You should buy my 1.2GHz Celery with 60GB HDD, 320MB RAM and ATI Radeon 7000 - I'll sell it for £995 and I'll even throw in an old copy of Win 98SE I have collecting dust. If you want XP instead, I can arrange that, but I'd have to charge you even more ;)