08.01.2008, 18:10
Here's one of (, if not) the last Pacific Fighters benchmarkes I have encountered:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... pu_29.html
If you have to start from scratch, you are looking at the basic components first:
Case: 30-ish
Power supply: 50-ish (500W OCZ StealthXStream)
DVD burner: 20
HD, say a 250GB Seagate: 40
DDR2 memory, 2GB: 30
That's 170 quid
Video card 8800GT: 170
So 160 left
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 with fan: 90
That leaves you with about 60 for the motherboard and other bits'n'bobs.
When you can borrow or get items from friends and relatives, or harvest items (like harddrive, optical drives or case) from an older PC, you can save a few quid that can go towards a better motherboard or more memory. The CPU is a good entry level component with good performance.
If you want to do overclocking, you'll need to spend some money on replacing the stock cooler. The PSU mentioned is already a good component and often overlooked when overclocking.
Ooops... Do you have a screen, or do you need the monitor in the budget too?
hock:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... pu_29.html
If you have to start from scratch, you are looking at the basic components first:
Case: 30-ish
Power supply: 50-ish (500W OCZ StealthXStream)
DVD burner: 20
HD, say a 250GB Seagate: 40
DDR2 memory, 2GB: 30
That's 170 quid
Video card 8800GT: 170
So 160 left
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 with fan: 90
That leaves you with about 60 for the motherboard and other bits'n'bobs.
When you can borrow or get items from friends and relatives, or harvest items (like harddrive, optical drives or case) from an older PC, you can save a few quid that can go towards a better motherboard or more memory. The CPU is a good entry level component with good performance.
If you want to do overclocking, you'll need to spend some money on replacing the stock cooler. The PSU mentioned is already a good component and often overlooked when overclocking.
Ooops... Do you have a screen, or do you need the monitor in the budget too?
hock: