Ultimate PC config

Hi All

I'm lookin to put together an awesome games machine, could anyone suggest the best specs? (Mainboard, processor, card etc)

regards

nos

Go to Dell buy the cheapest computer they have that has a P4 in it, when asked, upgrade to the 9800 pro. Total cost with flat panel monitor...1400.00



If an argument can't be settled in one or two paragraphs, perhaps you're anal and should just let it go...

Do you really need a DVD burner yet?

Thanks to the memory controller, you can basically buy the motherboard for features, although the via is not very good for overclocking because you can't lock it and the nf3-150 has crippled HT, which will affect games, but can overclock better. The new SIS and ALI chipsets that are just now hitting the market look to be better than the current batch, and of course the nf3-250 is supposed to be out here sometime soon.

if it's THE ultimate then go for opterons. As for memory try OCZ they overclock very nicely if not then corsair. For cooling try total submersion. Video card would be ATI Firegl or nVidia Quadro.
I don't even try to gues how much it would cost such a rig but I don't think I'll have enough money to buy it even if I sell my house

Sory for the bad english

Ha ha, what are you guys on?? Opterons? Quaddros?! Nah, he said gaming

AMD 64 3000 (its a fair bit cheaper than 3400!) CPU
ATI 9800XT 128mb gfx card
1GB DDR 400 ram
an a64 motherboard with the SiS chipset, with raid etc
2x 80gb 7200rpm 8mb cache hard drives, RAID 0 aray
CDRW (wouldnt worry bout dvd yet)
DVD drive
Wireless mouse and keyboad
XP Home / pro
Turtle Beach santa cruz sound card
5.1 speakers
19" TFT flat panel monitor (silver, of course)


XP2000, 256ddr 2100ram, GF4 MX440, XP Pro

i wouldnt hit dvd recorders just yet. dual layer writers are in the works for later this year. i dont think single sided single layer dvds are worth the investment. now dual sided dual layer, oh yea, i would buy one of those burners.

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Nice setup, but 9800 XT, and some 74 gb WD raptors would be nice... but each raptor is 300 USD... OUCH

Anxiously awaiting prescott....is it here yet?