Hi guys!!
I'm looking to make a new gaming rig for about £1,200 GBP (approx 2,459.81 USD). I would like to be able to overclock (on air) but if I can get a good rig that needs no overclocking for a while then all the better (never tried overclocking before). Already have a monitor etc so the parts I'm looking for are;
Case - Thinking Antec 900 really like the look and noise isn’t an issue just no jet engines
Mboard - thinking Asus PK5 (series) are these the best ? What is the best out there for pure gaming power/overclocking? (DDR2)
Processor - Thinking E6850 (looking to upgrade to quad in 4/5 months as and when quad cores are needed more)
Processor Cooler - What’s the best are tec (Titan Amanda) worth it / will it fit on MBoard or are they a gimmick?
Graphics card - Thinking HD 2900 series (keeping power/cost ratio down a bit, unless you can fit a 8800 GTX in the price) is the HD 2900 1Gb DDR4 cards better than the 512Mb DDR3 cards? price diff is next to nothing.
Memory - was looking at OCZ reaper 1150 Mhz 4gb (is this a waste? its not that expensive and faster is better right ? timings are 5-5-5-18 so does this make it slower than other modules I could get for the same price range? (DDR2)
Power supply - Looking at OCZ 700W but anything that’s good will do
Audio Card (if required as I would like good audio) - thinking Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 is this a good one ? waste of cash ?
New speakers - Would like 7.1 but open to advice
I have been reading around but I'm still finding it hard to make up my mind. I'm looking for the best rig I can get for gaming and can go to £1400 if that helps any.
Any help or setups you can suggest would be amazing and really appreciated. Many thanks in advance !!!!
Regards Tristan...
I'm looking to make a new gaming rig for about £1,200 GBP (approx 2,459.81 USD). I would like to be able to overclock (on air) but if I can get a good rig that needs no overclocking for a while then all the better (never tried overclocking before). Already have a monitor etc so the parts I'm looking for are;
Case - Thinking Antec 900 really like the look and noise isn’t an issue just no jet engines
Mboard - thinking Asus PK5 (series) are these the best ? What is the best out there for pure gaming power/overclocking? (DDR2)
Processor - Thinking E6850 (looking to upgrade to quad in 4/5 months as and when quad cores are needed more)
Processor Cooler - What’s the best are tec (Titan Amanda) worth it / will it fit on MBoard or are they a gimmick?
Graphics card - Thinking HD 2900 series (keeping power/cost ratio down a bit, unless you can fit a 8800 GTX in the price) is the HD 2900 1Gb DDR4 cards better than the 512Mb DDR3 cards? price diff is next to nothing.
Memory - was looking at OCZ reaper 1150 Mhz 4gb (is this a waste? its not that expensive and faster is better right ? timings are 5-5-5-18 so does this make it slower than other modules I could get for the same price range? (DDR2)
Power supply - Looking at OCZ 700W but anything that’s good will do
Audio Card (if required as I would like good audio) - thinking Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 is this a good one ? waste of cash ?
New speakers - Would like 7.1 but open to advice
I have been reading around but I'm still finding it hard to make up my mind. I'm looking for the best rig I can get for gaming and can go to £1400 if that helps any.
Any help or setups you can suggest would be amazing and really appreciated. Many thanks in advance !!!!
Regards Tristan...