£600 budget - gamer

patrickmoore999 · 11-17-2008, 04:28 PM

For £600 max, how good of a PC can I get?

Would ratehr build my own if it saves money, but I'd *like*..

Core 2 Quad
2-4gb RAM
HD4870 graphics card
Antec 1200 case
500gb - 1tb HDD
500w psu +
Decent-ish mobo, dual PCI-E slots in case I go crossfire at some point

Or am I pushing it lol?

rocket485 · 11-19-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickmoore999

For £600 max, how good of a PC can I get?

Would ratehr build my own if it saves money, but I'd *like*..

Core 2 Quad
2-4gb RAM
HD4870 graphics card
Antec 1200 case
500gb - 1tb HDD
500w psu +
Decent-ish mobo, dual PCI-E slots in case I go crossfire at some point

Or am I pushing it lol?

How come you're going for a Quad core? No games (To my knowledge) are able to use all 4 cores at the current moment, and won't be able to for at least 2-4 years, IMO.
I would suggest the Dual Core E8600 if you can afford it: 3.3GHz without overclocking is nothing to turn your nose up at =p

What I'm getting at is that you don't necessarily need to get a Quad core at the moment: As I read in another thread recently, "Todays hardware is more advanced than todays software", or words to that effect.

I would suggest you go for a faster dual core rather than go for a slower quad core.

Tumbleweed36 · 11-19-2008, 05:11 PM

Just a word to the wise, a 500 watt power supply of any brand name won't be enough for that video card.

YOu need to be looking at a bare minimum of a 750 watt supply for that card, and if you ever crossfire it, you would need a 1000+ Power supply.

Read this information before you go any further in this gaming adventure:

Power Supply Information and Selection

patrickmoore999 · 11-20-2008, 02:42 AM

Thanks for the advice, will re-think a bit and have a look at that link.

:)

11-17-2008, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
patrickmoore999 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	£600 budget - gamer For £600 max, how good of a PC can I get? Would ratehr build my own if it saves money, but I'd like.. Core 2 Quad 2-4gb RAM HD4870 graphics card Antec 1200 case 500gb - 1tb HDD 500w psu + Decent-ish mobo, dual PCI-E slots in case I go crossfire at some point Or am I pushing it lol?

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Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,697 OS: XP Professional	Re: £600 budget - gamer Just a word to the wise, a 500 watt power supply of any brand name won't be enough for that video card. YOu need to be looking at a bare minimum of a 750 watt supply for that card, and if you ever crossfire it, you would need a 1000+ Power supply. Read this information before you go any further in this gaming adventure: Power Supply Information and Selection __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 11-19-2008 at 05:13 PM.

11-20-2008, 02:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
patrickmoore999 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Re: £600 budget - gamer Thanks for the advice, will re-think a bit and have a look at that link. :)