600 pound to spend on a new computer, need suggestions

[Rich_T]

Hi all,

Well Ive got 600 pounds ready to spend on a new computer and im only sure on 2 bits so far.

An Abit NF7s ver.2 mobo
Barton 2500+

So a bit of the money needs to go on those. Want a decent graphics card aswell really.

What do you suggest?

Thanks

Rich

[Shadow ÒÓ]

600 pounds of what?

[Cjwinnit]

Originally posted by Shadow ÒÓ
600 pounds of what?

The Pound (Pound Sterling, to give the official name) is the unit of currency used in the U.K.

World's fourth currency I think.....

[RED Hot Machine]

Originally posted by Shadow ÒÓ
600 pounds of what?

John, maybe we should get you the English to American Dictionary when we get Unseenmenace's American to English one. :)

[L337 M33P]

:rolleyes:

For £600, you can pretty much buy a well-rounded system with a few optional extras, unlike some of the big name brands. Building your own is now both easy and rewarding, plus you get much better value for money.

For the motherboard, the Abit NF-7S is a definite good one. Soundstorm, Sata, LAN and all the bells and whistles. £90 ish.

That CPU is another good choice, check www.cpucity.co.uk for £70.

Monitor - Iiyama are pricey but defintiely worth it - 17" is probably the best as they get expensive with the ones above that (hehe I have a 19" :p) - £200

Case: Chieftec Dragon are good, I especially like the screwless design. Comes in a variety of colours from www.overclock.co.uk £45

Cooling: Thermalright SK-7 + Thermaltake Smartfan II - definitely the most bang for buck. Also some good case fans and you're rolling - www.tekheads.co.uk

Graphics - ATi are the pick of the bunch now - Radeon 9700/9800 are good DX9 cards but expensive in the UK. NVIDIA even more so.

Speakers - Creative Inspire ones > *.* - we have 2 sets of various models and they rox. Surround sound makes the difference in games. £70 ish

Powersupply: Fortron 350 AT LEAST - consider the amount of juice you will be sucking with an overclocked CPU and a hefty graphics card - also consider Antec TruePower supplies as they are good for a ton of juice. They don't come cheap but most PSUs that either come with cases or are cheap are dangerous crap.

um.... I'm out of ideas :p

[Beast Of Blight]

Originally posted by Shadow ÒÓ
600 pounds of what?

*just falls over and dies of laughter*

[stoopid]

RAM/memory will complicate the matter, as there's little cost savings to be found if you intent on pushing the bus past 200mhz (you HAVE to get decent memory).

If you game the minimum I can recommend is the GF4 Ti4200... ATI makes a great card (I own one), but I usually only recommend them for high-end gamers and people with money to blow...

[Shadow ÒÓ]

Originally posted by Beast Of Blight


*just falls over and dies of laughter*

looks like someone caught it. ;)

[stoopid]

Originally posted by Shadow ÒÓ


looks like someone caught it. ;)

But the rest of us have our shots ;)

[RangerJoe]

how much is 600 pounds in US dollar?

[Beast Of Blight]

Originally posted by RangerJoe
how much is 600 pounds in US dollar?


You can't fit 600pounds of anything in a US Dollar.

On maybe, but you'd never see the dollar without digging it out.