Hey everyone, new here and my current pc is 7 year old.. ive posted in this section because ive just saved up £1200 and need help in choosing a GAMING pc, companies like dell etc from what i see dont offer anything half as good as the little companies.. my question is are the little companies trustable.. has anyone purchased a pc from a cheaper company and been satisfied, or is it a disaster?    
 
Thanks, Hog

How about the Energiser pro on the following link:- It's only £939.00 and i reckon it'll run just about anything. Q6600 Quad core + dual 8800GT's!!!!
 
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech [...] tml?pf=600
 
Anyone else got any suggestions?

 
Are you a novatech sales rep or something?
 
Build your own computer Hograz, don't buy a prebuilt; they are a ripoffs. If you are going to use SLI, build your own system to SLI 8800GTS (g92) cards. Im sure many people here will be able to give you good build suggestions with your price range.

Thanks for the replies guys, i do fancy building my own pc just thats alot of money too loose if i mess it up lol

Why would you Sli 8800GTS's? Nothing wrong with those cards but everyone knows at the minute that the 8800GT is the best bang for buck on the market let alone more powerful than the GTS's.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
2GB Corsair Dominator, PC2-8500  CAS 5
Gigabyte GA P35-DS4, iP35
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev B + 120mm Coolermaster Fan  
1GB Power ColorHD 3870 X2
Antec 900 - Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case
850W Akasa 12v gaming PSU
500 GB Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint
LG DVD±DL, DVD+RW DVD-RAM SATA
 
peripherals and OS are a matter of  taste but heres some suggestions
 
Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speaker System  
22" Asus VW222S Black Widescreen LCD
Logitech 967653-0120 Ultra Flat Wired Keyboard
Razer Deathadder Gaming 3rd Generation Infrared Sensor Mouse
Microsoft Windows XP / Vista Home Premium 64Bit
 
Put this PC togther on scan.co.uk for £1206. it will soundly beat the energiser pro.dont worry bout messing up a self build its easy really.hope this helps some
 

Build your own system.  Just go to www.newegg.com and find the parts you want.  Be picky when it comes to motherboard, memory, and power supply.  Rely on the egg ratings.  Never buy a component with lower than 4 egg rating, always read the negative reviews to see if there is something wrong that would bother you, and have fun.  Seriously, building your own computer is one of the most rewarding things you can do.

 
Have you been living under a rock? The 8800GTS g92, 512mb version will top an 8800 GTX. It uses the same new architecture as the 8800gt's. Its cheaper, and 90% of the time, fast than an 8800GTX. Why wouldn't you sli it?

Thanks guys, looks like ill be building one then

How does this look, tweaked up too 4 gig ram - 8800GT -  650W cpu etc...
 
http://www.arbico.co.uk/Arbico-CD- [...] #customize
 
 
also, how much hard drive space is really needed.. should i go for 2x500? or is that just a plain waste of money.. if so... 500GB + what as a back up?
 

Hmm, I wouldn't go with them.
 
No SLI option, no built in gigabit ethernet, pretty slow memory, probably an old chipset and low end crappy motherboard.  
 
As far as hard drive space... what do you use it for?  If this is just a gaming machine, then 500 gigs is plenty.  I just recommend partitioning off a section for data storage in case you need to format and reinstall.  
 
If you download a lot of movies or music, then you may consider getting the extra storage.  Also you might consider getting multiple smaller drives, like 320s and raiding them for extra performance.

My problem is im not to cumfortable with building one - id rather by a pre-build and upgrade it...  do u know any better websites for "pre-builts"?

kkk1 suggested Novatech.  They list the motherboard that comes with the system, which you can then look up reviews for, which helps.
 
Though building your own will save you some money, help you learn more than you would otherwise, and result in a PC that you can feel is truly your own creation.  
 
Also we can help you out.

Awesome mate.. well as regards building.. on a 1.2k budget you wanna help me find some parts? ill gather them in and use you guys too help me put 2 and 2 together

You should definitly build your PC yourself, really helps you understand and fix problems. the pc I already suggested is pretty **** good if your looking parts. definitly choose the E8400 core2duo, is the best priced/performance CPU on the market and will last years with a touch of overclocking. you used a £ instead of a $,are you living in the UK?
 

Yeh mate, im living in the UK and ok ill go with those parts i guess

As far as case is concerned, shop around.  Find one that looks the way you want it to look.  

Shop around where tho if i buy parts how do i know its a trustable website? and if i buy prebuilts well its the same for the smaller companies

You can get the case at computer specialty stores.  I don't know what you have up there, but around my way we have Fry's Electronics and Micro Center.  Also I use Newegg.com but I don't know if they ship to England.  Wish I could help you more on that but I don't get stuff shipped over there so I don't know who does.

Infornography, got msn? got some things to ask u

Unfortunately I do not.  

 
I suggest you also visit the hardware section of these forums. There's some knowledgeable people there that do not come over here to discuss games.