GET LINUX.

Fuck Windows. Fuck it to death with a rake.

 

Amen brother, Amen.

 

Logrus++

Sorrows, if shipping the damn thing wouldn't cost the same as buying the parts, I'd offer to build it for you. But US -> You shipping is probably going to be hella expensive and slower than molasses with a cold.

 

Quite so, as as she wishes to be able to play modern games XP is the only way to go. As far as I can tell Assassin's Creed (which I seem to be using as a yard stick recently) won't run on Linux and even if you manage it it doesn't seem to work to well.

As for Vista, well I think Tehan said all that needs to be said.

 

Ahem, I agreed with XP.

 

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/mega_sales_I/

CASE: Raidmax Aztec Silver Case w/ Side-panel Window
CASE FAN: Default Case Fan
CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2
CD: SONY DUAL FORMAT 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (SILVER COLOR)
FAN: Asetek Liquid LGA775 CPU Cooling System
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
KEYBOARD: Logitech PS/2 Keyboard (Black
MOUSE: Logitech Optical PS2 Mouse (Black)
MONITOR: 22" WIDE 5MS TFT Active Matrix LCD Display Monitor
MOTHERBOARD: MSI P31 Neo-F P31 Chipset LGA775 FSB800/1066/1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory G.SKIL
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD

OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1
- Or Change to XP and take £2 off price!

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express
WIRELESS: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card
STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Price: £719.10

Seems Pretty good considering it comes with everything you need.

 

I'm Sure they build it for you considering its a package. I think its like Dells website, you pick and choose your parts, they put it together and ship it off to you.

They ship it from here I think:

Cyberpower PC UK
Unit 270C Queensway South,
Team Valley Trading Estate,
Gateshead,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE11 0SD
UK

I would suggest giving them a call and asking them any questions you have though... here's the numbers off the website:

Sales Contact: 0800-019-0863, 0800-612-0279
Customer Service & Tech Support Contact: 0870-389-9329, 0870-766-8592.
Email: support@cyberpowersystem.co.uk


Luke

Edit: I dont know what would be better, it doesnt change the price, only difference quad vs duo

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 CPU @ 3.16GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2

Anyone know?

 

I have to agree, that looks like a pretty decent deal. I know what I would go with, and so does Sorrow, but that does look pretty interesting.

What is a limited warranty? Never really had that clarified to me.

 

Yea I have no idea either... But when ever one of my computer parts blow up they seem to replace it, not including those couple of times they figured out it blew up while I was overclocking it luckily my gfx card warranty covers oc'in

 

Linux screwed up my MBR. I kept on getting GRUB error 17 code when I tried to boot up... Eventually had to insert my XP disk and run a "fixmbr" from recovery console.

Is it normal to have that type of problem?

 

That's not a bad build, although I'm not sure about the P31 mobo or the stock PSU.

If I were building a gaming rig with your budget (700 British pounds = $1260.14 according to Google), I'd probably do something like this (and it's really not that difficult to put the parts together. Honest).

Acer X203Wbd Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor -- $169.99

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case -- $39.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 -- $189.99

Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard -- $129.99

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) -- $129.99

EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB -- $164.99

OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI 600W ATX12V Power Supply -- $99.99

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink -- $49.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive -- $59.99

Logitech G11 Silver & Black USB Standard Gaming Keyboard -- $51.99

Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Gaming-Grade Mouse -- $35.99

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA -- $24.99

Logitech G51 155 watts RMS 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers -- $109.99

Subtotal: $1,257.87 (Not including about $135 in mail-in rebates).

You could also save money by sticking with the stock heat sink and buying a cheaper keyboard/mouse combo and cheaper speakers.

 

I had two 8800GT 's in my old computer, great cards in my opinion but how do they compair the the newer 9 series cards out now? I havent really been keeping up lately since I decided to quit spending all my money on upgrading my PC.

Also I dont see the need for 4GB of ram...

 

For a gaming PC I would suggest getting XP, for a general use computer I would suggest... also getting XP.

Vista = Shit, I know its on my Dell XPS laptop which will be changing soon. Also not 100% on this since I usually kept to 2GB of RAM since I found it made OC'in easier, but doesnt XP reconise only 3GB of RAM?