Best Rig for £1000 ($1425.00)?

[hdmk]

What's the best rig for under £1000 ($1425)?

I'm thinking self-built..obviously, but a good already built rig would be good too - I'm lazy.

On the other hand, the cases at colorcases.com look pretty good, but what should I fill them with?

I want a rig for gaming mostly, with good performance elsewhere .

No more than a 17" monitor, and don't include a modem.

Please include all details - power supply, monitor etc.

Thanks :grinthumb

 

[erwin1978]

You are lazy.

 

[uncleel]

RE: You are lazy.

or a bit of a slacker.
firstly, just a general read of the boards should give you an idea.
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[svtcobra]

go to azzo.com and check out some prices..Here is what you need to get a price on:

Case
PSU
mobo
CPU
RAM
HSF
HD
CD/DVD/CDRW
Modem
NIC
Video Card
Sound Card


Well, I hope Im not telling you something you already know but from the content of your post, any help is good help.

 

[Cucumber]

Right so your British ................so am i!
Go to Dabs.com (this took me a long time):

Mobo: Abit KR7A - £108
CPU: AMD XP+ 1800 - £125
Graphics: Abit GeForce3 Ti.200 - £150
Memory: 256DDR - £82
Case: Whatever you want (etliest 300w PSU)
Hard Disk: 40gb - £65
Monitor: Philips 17" - £116
Sound Card: Creative Live!5.1 - £50
DVD ROM: £50
Keyboard: Microsoft Internet - £30
Mouse: Microsoft Optical - £22
Speakers: Anything with a subwoofer - £35
Floppy Drive: about £15

All together : £840 + your case

Phew........that took a long time:blackeye:

 

[boeingfixer]

And for what Cuc is quoting, you can add a fine 19" monitor. Look at other's system specs too. Do your homework and get what you want, not what we want.

 

[uncleel]

Originally posted by Cucumber
Right so your British

Originally posted by Bobes
Vendors UK
These suppliers are good:
-Insight
-Scan
-Watford
-TR Computers<---Has hard-to-get stuff, not a lot else!
I have had bad experiances with Dabs and Overclockers UK.

 

[hdmk]

Thanks for the help guys..

Thanks..

I am lazy.. but I don't really know what the best parts are, let alone what their prices are..

Anyway, thankyou.. :grinthumb

 

[Arris]

Originally posted by Cucumber
Right so your British ................so am i!
Go to Dabs.com (this took me a long time):

Mobo: Abit KR7A - £108
CPU: AMD XP+ 1800 - £125
Graphics: Abit GeForce3 Ti.200 - £150
Memory: 256DDR - £82

www.Scan.co.uk
Mobo: Abit KR7A - £106.92
CPU: AMD XP+ 1800 - £117.71
Graphics: Abit GeForce3 Ti.200 - £128.08
Memory: 256DDR - ~£50

Also they do www.scan.co.uk/today.htm which has daily special offers. Sometimes they have barebone systems advertised that are at good prices....

 

[MYOB]

For Euro-Zone inhabitants - www.itdirect.ie and www.komplett.ie are good for componants. Built my PC using ITdirects shop in Dublin

 

[young&wild]

Don't be lazy. Doing extra "homework' won't hurt you.