Building an ATi gaming PC, any suggestions ?

**tweaker** · 04-19-2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Antiodontalgic

Here is a suggestion.. Don't go ATI, they suck.

I suggest you drop that fanboyish attitude, or back it up with some in depth facts...

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Originally Posted by Antiodontalgic

Have you actually compared NVIDIA to ATI !?

Yes, have you?

Last time I checked, ATI's topdog performed better than nVidias.

ghost · 04-19-2006, 10:53 PM

Cheers ppl for all the info ! Im def changin the mobo to a ASUS i think and getting that ThermalTake PSU. Also i`ll drop the XT-X and get a XT

skidude · 04-19-2006, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ghostfacesuk

Cheers ppl for all the info ! Im def changin the mobo to a ASUS i think and getting that ThermalTake PSU. Also i`ll drop the XT-X and get a XT

Smart move, the XTX costs way more for only a marginal increase in performance, thats why i went with the XT.

34erd · 04-19-2006, 11:16 PM

I wouldnt get the thermaltake PSU though, they arent that great.

What mobo you getting instead?

Filip · 04-20-2006, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 34erd

I wouldnt get the thermaltake PSU though, they arent that great.

What mobo you getting instead?

Please give me a direct link that's saying something wrong about that PSU.

He is getting an Asus mobo, didn't decide which one yet.

**ceewi1** · 04-20-2006, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 34erd

I wouldnt get the thermaltake PSU though, they arent that great.

I tend to agree with that. At that price something like the OCZ PowerStream 520W is arguably superior.

There's nothing wrong with the Radeon Xpress chipsets, something like the Asus A8R-MVP, or even A8R32-MVP Deluxe would be a good option.

Filip · 04-20-2006, 12:28 AM

He said he is ordering from www.overclockers.co.uk and I can't see that PSU there, there is nothing wrong with Termaltake PSU's.

You can look here and see which one is the best for around £70.

ghost · 04-20-2006, 08:33 AM

Here are some of the changes i have made to the rig,

Computer £1200-1500

GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) £328.94

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) Retail £333.64

RAM: Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 £205.57

MOBO: Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard £129.19

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache OEM £86.89

PSU: Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Red UV £62.22

ADDITIONALS:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) £18.74
Artic Cooling Accelero X2 Cooler (X1800/X1900 Series) £23.44
(FOR OVERCLOCKING !!!!!)

TOTAL: 1188.63
All from Overclockers.co.uk (It does not have to be from OCUK !). I`ll get the bits where ever its cheapest ! e.g ebuyer, scan, novatech.

Im still thinking about the PSU aswell !!!, Need to good one though due to upgrades later on... HDD`s, 2nd graphics card !

Antiodontalgic · 04-24-2006, 04:40 PM

You know what, Just beleive what you want to believe just look at how ahead NVIDIA is to ATI always.
(Technology wise)

**tweaker** · 04-24-2006, 05:06 PM

Oh I see you edited your post big time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antiodontalgic

You know what, Just beleive what you want to believe just look at how ahead NVIDIA is to ATI always.
(Technology wise)

What about nVidias big FX fiasco remember? When nVidias competition to the true DX9 product 9700Pro failed to deliver? ATI ruled the high end market big time while nVidias whole FX line offered poor DX9 support.

Do yourself a favour and stop being such a fanboy, the fact is, if ATI were even half as bad as you seem to think they would be out of business a long time ago.

04-19-2006, 10:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,947	Cheers ppl for all the info ! Im def changin the mobo to a ASUS i think and getting that ThermalTake PSU. Also i`ll drop the XT-X and get a XT __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

04-19-2006, 11:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	I wouldnt get the thermaltake PSU though, they arent that great. What mobo you getting instead? __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

04-20-2006, 08:33 AM	#18 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,947	Here are some of the changes i have made to the rig, Computer £1200-1500 GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) £328.94 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) Retail £333.64 RAM: Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 £205.57 MOBO: Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard £129.19 HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache OEM £86.89 PSU: Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Red UV £62.22 ADDITIONALS: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) £18.74 Artic Cooling Accelero X2 Cooler (X1800/X1900 Series) £23.44 (FOR OVERCLOCKING !!!!!) TOTAL: 1188.63 All from Overclockers.co.uk (It does not have to be from OCUK !). I`ll get the bits where ever its cheapest ! e.g ebuyer, scan, novatech. Im still thinking about the PSU aswell !!!, Need to good one though due to upgrades later on... HDD`s, 2nd graphics card ! __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

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04-20-2006, 12:28 AM	#17 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	He said he is ordering from www.overclockers.co.uk and I can't see that PSU there, there is nothing wrong with Termaltake PSU's. You can look here and see which one is the best for around £70.