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Gaming Tower Build

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September 4, 2011 8:37:53 AM

Hi, I am after a beast of a gaming pc dual or triple graphics cards etc. My question is this, if I were to go to my local pc shop to get one built, can someone give me a full list of exactly what I need to get it built as I don't have a clue what is good or not (total novice). Price no object as I can do pay off scheme with them.

Thank you all in advance.

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September 4, 2011 5:49:33 PM

What display(s) are you intending to drive? Unless you're going multi or very large then do you really need multiple cards?
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September 5, 2011 7:35:13 AM

audiovoodoo said:
What display(s) are you intending to drive? Unless you're going multi or very large then do you really need multiple cards?



Hi audiovoodoo. The machine is not for me it is for my wife. She is, or should I say was, a very big online pc gamer and she mentioned she wanted dual graphics etc. As I am a novice at what is good in a pc and I am looking at getting my wife a "BEAST" as she calls it for Xmas.
September 7, 2011 11:48:56 AM

What people think they need and what people actually need are frequently not the same. You sound like you're in a position to make a substantial investment for her, and hopefully gain her appreciation ;-)

I would suggest trying to establish what games your wife plays and what her preferences are. Do you want to get her a new display to go with this? If not what is the display she has?

In very simple terms multiple cards work well if you are driving a large display, for a smaller display they don't make as much difference. I'd suggest you have a look at this article:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-builder-gami...

Here the Tom's guys do a range of builds for different budgets and show some benchmarks. Also have a look at:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-performance-radeon...

This article reviews graphics cards at given price points to show which test as giving the best performance / £ - they also show multi card options.

As a novice I'd suggest that getting the system built for you would be wise. Aria.co.uk scan.co.uk and overclockers.co.uk are good suppliers and can build 'BEASTS' but you need to know what you're after really and how much you want to spend. That said they tend to offer good specifications anyway so you're unlikely to get a duffer if you go with their £x gaming options.

Why don't you let us know your budget, what games she likes playing and if you need monitor and other items to go with it. Plenty of people here will then be able to offer opinions on what direction you might want to take.

September 8, 2011 11:51:10 AM

Thanks for your help audiovoodoo. In answer to your question I am looking to spend appx £1000 and the games she plays are first person shooters. The monitor is a 19" TFT. Hope this helps.
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