*****THE OFFICIAL "SPEC ME" THREAD*****

For people who need specs:

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and we shall spec your computers, hopefulyl with no problems
Country:
BUDGET:

Processor:
Motherboard:
Memory:
Graphics Card(s):
TV Card:
Hard Drive(s):
Optical Drive(s):
Cooling:
Water Cooling:
Cable(s):
Sound Card:
Controller Card(s):
Case:
Power Supply:

Keyboard:
Mouse:
Headset:
Speakers:
Monitor(s):
Operating System:

Uses:
Overclocking:




So for example:

now get speccing

and myself and hopefully others (boozer, sam etc) will fullfill the specs

 

Let's see how this goes...

 

This should be interesting. Were I not frantically involved with multiple msn convos (all to old afterdawn members!) I'd give it a bash now, so looks like I'll be late to the party again...

 

COUNTRY: UK
BUDGET: £1300
TYPE: COMPLETE PACKAGE

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
Memory: Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2) PC2-8500 w/cooler
Graphics card: HIS ATi Radeon HD4850 ICEQ4 Turbo
TV Card: none
Hard Drive 1: Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB
Hard Drive 2: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB HD753LJ
Optical Drive: LG GH20NS15 20x DVD burner
Air Cooling: Tuniq Tower
Water Cooling: None
Cable(s): None extra
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX
Controller Card: none
Case: NZXT Lexa Blackline
Power Supply: Corsair HX 520W
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse: Razer Diamondback 3G
Headset: Sennheiser PC-151 Pro
Speakers: Logitech X-540
Monitor: Samsung SM-2253LW 21.6"
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Sp2
Uses: All, Gaming, multimedia, the lot
Overclocking: Why not?

 

Country: UK
BUDGET: £280
TYPE: TOWER ONLY

Processor: Intel Pentium E 2200, 2.2Ghz
Motherboard: Gigabyte P31-S3G
Memory: 2GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400 CAS5 (2x1GB)
Graphics Card: Geforce 8400GS
TV Card: none
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD502IJ 500GB
Optical Drive: LG GH-20NS15 20x DVD Burner
Cooling: Stock
Water Cooling: No
Cables: None extra
Sound Card: Integrated
Controller Card: None
Case: Coolermaster Elite RC-331
Power Supply: Silverstone ST35F 350W

Keyboard, Mouse, Headset, Speakers, Monitor, Operating system not included

Uses: Workstation, very light gaming
Overclocking: doubtful

 

no no sam, i mean people who want a spec done, come here, say what they want, and we within their budget and stuff they ahve said and their uses, spec them somthing, the table is for them

 

Fair enough, I understand now. Two examples there though...

 

yeah nice one as it is

 

Ill be building my pc in 2 weeks and last time I built a pc was 3 years ago so I want to see what someone else would put together.

Country: USA
BUDGET: $2400

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes (2GB sticks ill get a total of 8GBs later if not now)
Graphics Card(s): one (adding 2nd graphics card in a month or 2)
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): 1TB+gaming hard drive(s)
Optical Drive(s): No
Cooling: Yes also want fan control and temp display for drive bay(s)
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): No
Sound Card: No
Controller Card(s): No
Case: No
Power Supply: Yes

Keyboard: No
Mouse: No
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): No (using my tv or monitor they have hdtv/s-video and hdmi inputs)
Operating System: Vista 64-bit

Uses: Gaming, video editing and playback
Overclocking: Mild

 

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 - $555
Motherboard: Gigabyte X48-DS4 - $235
Memory: Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2) PC2-8500C5 w/fan - $149 (40 dollar rebate)
Graphics card: Visiontek ATi Radeon HD4870X2 2GB - $550
Hard Drive 1: Western Digital Velociraptor 150GB - $190
Hard Drive 2: Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB - $150
Cooling: Sunbeam Rheobus Fan controller, Tuniq Tower LED CPU cooler - $86
Power Supply: Zalman ZM850-HP 850W $174
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1 $180

Are you sure you want to stick with the same case you have now? A new case can be included under your budget and is recommended for high-heat components like these.

 

Then again, if you can spend so much at least wait till Nehalem comes out. End of October, I think.

 

id agree with boozer, unless your deprate, inwhich case sam's spec is bang on

 

Given all the things I've been hearing, I'm a little bit wary of Nehalem, if you're a gamer and are just about fed up of your current system and want something new in a short space of time, this will fit the bill perfectly. Forgive my cynicism but I'm not convinced Nehalem will actually be leaps and bounds above current tech.

 

Thanks for the input, just about the same as what I had in mind. Im not waiting any longer to get it as I dont have a working pc right now. I have a coolermaster case that will work till I get a better one.

 

Which? Some coolermaster cases are alright, but cooling for that graphics card will be a problem in the cheaper ones. I strongly recommend you get a new case with the build, as it falls within your budget.

 

I was going to use a centurion 590 for now (not mine), I was planning on buying a full tower case when I buy the rest of the parts. If you have any suggestions on what to get then?

 

Cases like the NZXT Zero have temperature sensors built in, numerous large fans and are nice and spacious. For the best cooling though, I'd say perhaps the NZXT Tempest with the NZXT Sentry 2 front panel add-on, or the Antec 900 or 1200 with same.

 

for a full tower either the extremely cool (both meanings) gaming orientated antec 1200, OR the sleek beautiful elegance called the Lian-Li PC-A70B (which i am getting for my build within the month with watercooling)

 

Let's not forget the new kid on the block, the Coolermaster 932, that looks fabulous - or PerformancePCs' modified windowmod Antec P190... mmmmm

 

I'm partial to the Coolermaster cases. That 932 looks badass.