Build - Gaming/Image processing etc

Will

Hi everyone. Considering building a gaming machine and also use it for graphic design and such.

Here's what I came up with. Just a bit under €2K. Is it a bit over the top?
Anything in there I could sub out and still get value for money?
Any comments welcomed

Antec Nine Hundred black miditower,
Corsair Powersupply 620W Black, ATX/EPS,
XFX nForce 780i SLI, XFX nForce-780i SLI,
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.67GHz
OCZ nVIDIA SLI DDR2 PC6400 4096MB KIT,
Gainward GeForce 8800GTS 512MB GDDR3,
Gainward GeForce 8800GTS 512MB GDDR3,
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA2
NEC DVD±RW burner AD-7200A, IDE,
Creative SB X-FI Xtreme Gamer
PC with no operating system
LG 22" LCD L226WTQ-SF, 1680x1050,
Logitech X-240 2.1-Speakerset,
Linksys Wireless-G PCI 54 Mbps 802.11g

L31mr0d

probably shouldn't as I want his case :rolleyes: but Anti is selling his rig on adverts, which matchs a lot of the spec in your build but is also a lot better in a lot of areas

http://adverts.ie/52521

OmegaRed

Wilburt wrote: »

Hi everyone. Considering building a gaming machine and also use it for graphic design and such.

Here's what I came up with. Just a bit under €2K. Is it a bit over the top?
Anything in there I could sub out and still get value for money?
Any comments welcomed

Antec Nine Hundred black miditower,
Corsair Powersupply 620W Black, ATX/EPS,
XFX nForce 780i SLI, XFX nForce-780i SLI,
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.67GHz
OCZ nVIDIA SLI DDR2 PC6400 4096MB KIT,
Gainward GeForce 8800GTS 512MB GDDR3,
Gainward GeForce 8800GTS 512MB GDDR3,
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA2
NEC DVD±RW burner AD-7200A, IDE,
Creative SB X-FI Xtreme Gamer
PC with no operating system
LG 22" LCD L226WTQ-SF, 1680x1050,
Logitech X-240 2.1-Speakerset,
Linksys Wireless-G PCI 54 Mbps 802.11g

That’s a decent build but you could actually save in a few areas. I am building something very similar.

A few things I would change though are the SLI MoBo and the HDD. Do you really need the Sound Card, use the one on the MoBo you get. You aren't going to see a massive difference in sound quality unless you are listening to music/game/movies on some very expensive bose/sony headphones/speakers. The money you save on a sound card can go towards something else.

I have been told that while the 780i MoBo are great but they are a little expensive and not really worth it compared to the 650i seires.
Try this: http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=9048&agid=659
No need for a sound card when you have onboard 7.1 channel surround.

As for the hard drive, this is one of the best on the market for speed, reliability and cost. It’s also a terabyte, you can never have to much space.
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=17394&agid=689

Just my two cents!

Will

Thank you both for the good feedback.
L31mr0d: I had a look there, monstrous machine. Bit too much for me alas.

OmegaRed: Yeah was thinking that about the soundcar, schoolboy error and cheers for the heads up on the mobo

*waits impatiently for pay day*

OmegaRed

Wilburt wrote: »

Thank you both for the good feedback.
L31mr0d: I had a look there, monstrous machine. Bit too much for me alas.

OmegaRed: Yeah was thinking that about the soundcar, schoolboy error and cheers for the heads up on the mobo

*waits impatiently for pay day*

I wouldn't even say schoolboy error, I made the same mistake. When you think about it though... does anyone really need a sound card if they already have one on the MoBo? Unless of course you need it for the reasons I listed above!

Might I recommend Hardwareversand.de if you haven't been there already!The prices are pretty good!

L31mr0d

yeah rebuild that machine on Hardwareversand.de, you'll probably be able to shave a few hundred euros off it.

I've bought from HWV a few times and can't fault anything about them, great prices, cheap shipping, fast delivery and excellent customer support and returns policies. Typically German :rolleyes:

Will

Bless those Germans and their uber efficiency
I will check it out, i priced the original on komplett.ie

kazzer

Any particular reason for the Q6700?

Will

Just because it's a powerful enough processor and quad core...

kazzer

But look at how much more expensive it is compared to a Q6600 for the sake of a few hundred megahertz. Not exactly bang-for-buck.

OmegaRed

Wilburt wrote: »

Just because it's a powerful enough processor and quad core...

Might be better going with the Q6600 2.4ghz. its what, .27ghz slower but over €150 cheaper (iirc)

OmegaRed

beat me by one minute Kazzer

kazzer

We can't all be hot!

Will

Good point, its my first build. this is proving very helpful and economical
cheers lads

Sqaull20

OmegaRed wrote: »

Might be better going with the Q6600 2.4ghz. its what, .27ghz slower but over €150 cheaper (iirc)

If you overclock the Q6600 will probably come out on top too..

Agree with Omega get a decent 650i mobo, those 780i are a waste of money...

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=18310&agid=659

I would go 8800gt sli too instead of 8800gts, better value imo..

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=18852&agid=554

OmegaRed

Sqaull20 wrote: »

If you overclock the Q6600 will probably come out on top too..

Agree with Omega get a decent 650i mobo, those 780i are a waste of money...

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=18310&agid=659

I would go 8800gt sli too instead of 8800gts, better value imo..

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=18852&agid=554

Squall, whats your view on the GTS ovre the GT. I am looking at buying two of these http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=20421&agid=554 as they are nicely priced and they rate good on the invidia website.
http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html (scroll down to the spec and performance section to compare)

Sqaull20

OmegaRed wrote: »

Squall, whats your view on the GTS ovre the GT. I am looking at buying two of these http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=20421&agid=554 as they are nicely priced and they rate good on the invidia website.
http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html (scroll down to the spec and performance section to compare)

Good price on the 8800gts, was thinking they were still €210, performance difference between 8800gt sli vs 8800gts sli is so close I dont know if its worth the extra €65..

Cant lose either way really both incredible value, what monitor are you using?

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=12294&page=9

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ3NSwzLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

OmegaRed

using this monitor http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=336729

Its a 24"

Sqaull20

OmegaRed wrote: »

using this monitor http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=336729

Its a 24"

Nice screen.

Gts's are more of a bargain, but performance is so close between them especially in sli, impossible to decide lol..

2 x 8800gt will cost you €286 on overclockers, shipping is €26..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-002-PN&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1008

Best value out of the lot imo..

Are you building a new system or just getting graphics?

OmegaRed

Building from sctach, this is what I have from HWS

Club3D 8800GTS, 512MB, NVIDIA Geforce 8800GTS, PCI-Express X 2
MSI P6N SLI-FI, Sockel 775 nForce650i SLI, ATX
4096MB-Kit OCZ PC2-6400 ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth, CL4
ATX-Netzteil Corsair TX750W 750 Watt
Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 32MB SATA II
Antec Nine Hundred, ATX, ohne Netzteil
XilencePower CPU-Kühler LGA775 mit Heatpipe
MS Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit Englisch
LG GGC-H20L Retail
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 boxed, 8192Kb, LGA775, 64bit, Kentsfield

comes to 1.434,95 plus P&P

Sqaull20

OmegaRed wrote: »

Building from sctach, this is what I have from HWS

Club3D 8800GTS, 512MB, NVIDIA Geforce 8800GTS, PCI-Express X 2
MSI P6N SLI-FI, Sockel 775 nForce650i SLI, ATX
4096MB-Kit OCZ PC2-6400 ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth, CL4
ATX-Netzteil Corsair TX750W 750 Watt
Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 32MB SATA II
Antec Nine Hundred, ATX, ohne Netzteil
XilencePower CPU-Kühler LGA775 mit Heatpipe
MS Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit Englisch
LG GGC-H20L Retail
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 boxed, 8192Kb, LGA775, 64bit, Kentsfield

comes to 1.434,95 plus P&P

Very nice, best to go with the 8800gts's then..

Real bargain at those prices

OmegaRed

Thanks mate,

allot of the spec has your input though from previous posts!

Sqaull20

OmegaRed wrote: »

Thanks mate,

allot of the spec has your input though from previous posts!

Be sure to put up a few benches when it comes

OmegaRed

Sqaull20 wrote: »

Be sure to put up a few benches when it comes

That will be my next question when I have the system bough and built, how to do bench testing and some basic over clocking!