Thread: Computer Kit

Hey guys I guess some of you might know something about computers...*

I'm wondering what is a money efficient upgrade (Inspired by the fact that my power supply failed me...). I was thinking something from http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/bundles.html

With something from here: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...x1y0z1p0s0n0m0

Thoughts? I hope to keep it below 500 squid, about 400 would be best. Unless there is no value for money at that range, that is.

Thoughts?

thats a toughy... for the motherboards go for one with DDR2 RAM and either an AMD dual core or an Intel dual core. for the graphics card go for at least a 256mb one PCI-Express.

I'm looking at a 8800 GTS atm on the graphics front, looks pretty future proof.

If you're getting an 8800 gt*S* then make sure it's SLI-ready (it *should* say somewhere in the description, if you're not sure just email the site you're buying it from). That way you'll be able to upgrade with a second one later for less than the price of a whole new card. Because by that time it'll be fairly old. What I'm saying is this:

If you get a GTS now that *isn't* SLI, in 2 years time when you come to upgrade, you'll have to buy a model *at least* newer than that to get any upgrade.

If you get a GTS now that *is* SLI, in 2 years time when you come to upgrade, you'll be able to buy one the same. It'll be cheaper than the other option, and chances are good that 2 8800 GTS's will outstrip any other single card you could have bought for the same price.

Hmmm, I'll look out for that.

Also: the power suppy. My last one was 300W* : but I'd imagine newer kit needs more. is 450 enough?

i would say slightly higher actually...i mean you dont want to take the risk of it blowing out again but you dont need much more, just enough to compensate

I had a 450w with my 6600 and it kept having problems... I've got a 500W now, that runs fine. But I'd recomend at least 600W - 800W would be a better bet to be honest. That way if and when you upgrade with a second card, you're not gonna have any problems. I shouldn't have thought that a 600 will reliably run an 8800 (even gts) if your other hardware's high end as well...

i using 700 and it working beautifully... i recommend a 700 personally

700's a nice compromise I 'spose, but I'd go for the slightly more power as a future-proof against SLI and other upgrades... Can't hurt (much... Your parents won't thank you for the power bill mind...)

yeah, my friend had troubles when he was upgrading his PC and he stuck with a 750w power supply just to be safe.