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onelifecrisis · 10-03-09, 08:37 AM

Thanks bybyx. I am a few steps ahead of you I think.

I can use the peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor) and optical drives from my old PC as well as (if needed) the sound card. With this in mind I've shopped around and the best sites I've found so far are www.pcspecialist.co.uk (excellent) and www.cyberpowersystems.co.uk (also very good). The former has a deal on 4850X2 cards, and I've put together this system for £587 including VAT and delivery:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2
CPU: Intel® Core™i5
GPU: 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 (considerably more powerful than a GTX 260 or even a GTX 280, but priced amazingly because of their special offer)
RAM: 2GB DDR3 1600MHz (another 2GB would push the price past my £600 limit)
HDD: 250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
O/S: Windows Vista Home Basic (32bit)
PSU: High Quality 450W PSU

It has no peripherals and no optical drives.

Their site has a neat feature where you choose your custom build and it works out how much power you'll need (it even adds a 20% contingency to be safe). Also their PSU's are good quality ones, judging by the prices they're charging for them (PSUs are the only thing on the site that aren't amazingly well priced) which I find reassuring given that my old PC has blown 3 PSUs in the last 3 weeks.

Also, with the build above I get a free copy of Operation Flashpoint 2 which is a nice bonus since that's one the games I wanted a new rig for.

10-03-09, 08:37 AM	#30
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Thanks bybyx. I am a few steps ahead of you I think. I can use the peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor) and optical drives from my old PC as well as (if needed) the sound card. With this in mind I've shopped around and the best sites I've found so far are www.pcspecialist.co.uk (excellent) and www.cyberpowersystems.co.uk (also very good). The former has a deal on 4850X2 cards, and I've put together this system for £587 including VAT and delivery: Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 CPU: Intel® Core™i5 GPU: 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 (considerably more powerful than a GTX 260 or even a GTX 280, but priced amazingly because of their special offer) RAM: 2GB DDR3 1600MHz (another 2GB would push the price past my £600 limit) HDD: 250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm) O/S: Windows Vista Home Basic (32bit) PSU: High Quality 450W PSU It has no peripherals and no optical drives. Their site has a neat feature where you choose your custom build and it works out how much power you'll need (it even adds a 20% contingency to be safe). Also their PSU's are good quality ones, judging by the prices they're charging for them (PSUs are the only thing on the site that aren't amazingly well priced) which I find reassuring given that my old PC has blown 3 PSUs in the last 3 weeks. Also, with the build above I get a free copy of Operation Flashpoint 2 which is a nice bonus since that's one the games I wanted a new rig for. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.