Ok, my budget is around £1000 ($1833). Someone please check these provisional specs.

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Nak Nak

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Been a couple of years since I built a PC and am thus a bit ignorant of current technology. Anyway, I would like to build a solid gaming PC that is also a capable image-editing system etc. (I am a graphic designer).

CASE: NZXT Trinity Tower 400W Case w/ Side-panel Window (BLACK Color)
CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology (Am tempted by the x2 4200 though.)
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS
HDD: 200GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
MOTHERBOARD: (Sckt939)ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCIE MB w/Gb-LAN,USB2.0,IEEE-1394,&7.1Audio
MEMORY: 2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
POWERSUPPLY: NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NEW !!! NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GS 512MB PCI Express x16 Video Card

I think those components ended up coming out at about £1100 on www.cyberpower.co.uk.

Anyway, comments would be welcome. Would like to know how much cheaper buying individual components would be too.
 
Cheers, fellas. If I had to choose between a better processor or a better gfx card, which would you recommend I go for?
 
monkeysims said:
I reccommend going for the better graphics card.
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I disagree, it is much easier to upgrade a graphics card than a CPU. I would get the better CPU now, or wait for better ones to come out. Then upgrade the GPU later down the road.
 
I know nothing about them.

Edit: Just checked them out, so they support DDR2, how significant is that?
 
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Nak Nak said:
Edit: Just checked them out, so they support DDR2, how significant is that?
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It really isn't significant, but you want AM2 just because it will become obsolete considerably after skt939 will.
 
Is there really that big of a difference between UK prices and US prices? Cause I configured a system with 1.5kUSD that would kill the system you configured, and that's only about £800
 
Also, if he can't go for the for a higher end video card like the 7900gt then I would try to spring for a 7600gt.
 
liuliuboy said:
Is there really that big of a difference between UK prices and US prices? Cause I configured a system with 1.5kUSD that would kill the system you configured, and that's only about £800
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Got no idea. That system was configured on a site that sells whole systems. I need to check how much it'd be if I were to buy components.
 
liuliuboy said:
Is there really that big of a difference between UK prices and US prices? Cause I configured a system with 1.5kUSD that would kill the system you configured, and that's only about £800
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There is quite a bit of difference in price. I buy all my components in America 'cause its so much cheaper! :D

Nak Nak said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-AMD-Athlo...409QQihZ005QQcategoryZ179QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
This looks intriguing.
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Wow, very good price. Perhaps you should consider that auction...
 
I notice that it's customisable. Any parts you can see that I could change for the better without a big price jump?
 
Nak Nak said:
Cheers, fellas. If I had to choose between a better processor or a better gfx card, which would you recommend I go for?
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from what i know (which isnt a whole lot so i could be wrong) graphics cards go down in price very quickly especially when compared to the speed that processors go down, so get a good processor now, and a little worse grphx card later, besides, they are way easier to upgrade, a mobo is less compatible with future processors than future graphics cards
 
ok well your set-up looks great but a bit pricey for what u are getting i would recommend upgrading your processor be4 your great gfx card. As for where to buy your parts i have had amazing service with www.newegg.com ,they deliver fast and always have great deals!!!
~hope this info helped ya!~
 
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