Ben Clarke
03-02-2008, 05:00 PM
Some people think that it's impossible to build a gaming rig for under £1000. This guide will prove them wrong.
Note: At this present time, Newegg won't work for me, so I can't get US prices... sorry.
Case: Cooler Master RC-330 V2 (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=541780) (£24.55)
Optical Drive: NEC 20x DVD Burner (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=751778) £15.97
PSU: 500W FSP Blue storm II (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=602560) £58.62
CPU: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 (OEM) (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135919) £42.49
RAM:2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=255300) £33.65
HDD: 120 GB Hitachi 0Y30013 Deskstar 7K160 (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=158952) £27.42
GPU:Leadtek 8800GT 256MB (http://http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=733162) £125.13
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA P31-DS3L (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=657881) £48.05
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit OEM (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=527301) £60.03
HSF:Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=340995) £15.26
TOTAL: £451.17
If you don't know how to build a computer, I'd recommend reading zekrahminator's guide while I type one up (it'll be a couple of hours till I have mine up, specialised for this system, so sorry).
Also to come with it:
Overclock the CPU to 3GHz+
Tweaking Crysis: Forget Maximum Armour, Maximum Performance
Optimising Windows
Note: At this present time, Newegg won't work for me, so I can't get US prices... sorry.
Case: Cooler Master RC-330 V2 (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=541780) (£24.55)
Optical Drive: NEC 20x DVD Burner (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=751778) £15.97
PSU: 500W FSP Blue storm II (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=602560) £58.62
CPU: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 (OEM) (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135919) £42.49
RAM:2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=255300) £33.65
HDD: 120 GB Hitachi 0Y30013 Deskstar 7K160 (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=158952) £27.42
GPU:Leadtek 8800GT 256MB (http://http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=733162) £125.13
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA P31-DS3L (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=657881) £48.05
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit OEM (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=527301) £60.03
HSF:Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro (http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=340995) £15.26
TOTAL: £451.17
If you don't know how to build a computer, I'd recommend reading zekrahminator's guide while I type one up (it'll be a couple of hours till I have mine up, specialised for this system, so sorry).
Also to come with it:
Overclock the CPU to 3GHz+
Tweaking Crysis: Forget Maximum Armour, Maximum Performance
Optimising Windows