I have £4000 to spend.

I'm going to buy/build a new computer for my self.

What specs will £4000/$8000 get me?

I'm already thinking about this gfx card Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2 <-- anyone have this?

Need advice on gfx cards, ram and ect.

Only tech minded people should post!

PS: The money is an inheritance.

 

I would do something smarter (other than just spending it all) with that money, that's for sure.

 

Intel E8500/E8600 dual core processor or Q9550/9650 quad core processor no point in buying the qx 9xxx processors unless you have unlimited money flow then go for a QX9770, A high end DDR3 X48 chipset motherboard, Ati radeon Hd4870x2 video card in crossfire (remember gtx280 usually beats 9800gx2 and 4870x2 beats gtx280 in sli or tri sli) so crossfire those (the sli of ati radeon). Then you buy like 4 gigabytes of 1800 or 2000+ mhz of ddr3 ram with the lowest latency possible, get a 1+ kilowatt power supply like Corsair 1000hx or maybe like 1,3kw Enermax Galaxy.
That would be the most high end deal and for extreme gaming, but now to the but part...New parts come out every few months so I suggest you to not to spend all of your money on those parts and have none next month. I would reccomend you get the best (computer) power supply (that you wont have to upgrade so much) and like a dual core E8500 or E8600 card and a single 4870x2 with ddr3 ram (remember the ddr3 ram you can also use for a couple of generations because intels next processors "nehalem" will be ddr3 only and you could use those with the new generation) and about going quad core, i suggest not doing so until "nehalem" arrives which I just mentioned before, because it would have no point. It would probably cost you about £1000 if you did it the way I just said. Dont spend it all!!!
Good luck.

 

you have a high limit
I'll give you a suggestion of what to get
The X48 board.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130140
2 4870X2's
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...s.asp?EdpNo=4037097&sku=D10-4876&srkey=4870X2
4GIGS of PC3 DDR3 1800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227326
Western Digital VelociRaptor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260&Tpk=VelociRaptor
500GB Wester Digital Harddrive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
Antec 1200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
OCZ Vendetta 2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835202007&Tpk=OCZ+Vendetta+2
Thermaltake 1200W Power Supply to handle your 4870's.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153054
2x HP Black 20X DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140027

. That would sum it up to
3482$ + shipping.

Now if you want a monitor and mouse, keyboard, speakers.
KDS K-24MDWB Black 24"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824155054
logitech G15
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126034&Tpk=logitech+g15
Logitech G5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104076
the total price would be $3968 + shipping which is about $4020 or so.
Now about the speakers, subtract anything you do not want from this list, or if u already have speakers, then yay. BTW, this is probably the best system out there, IT WOULD BE A BEAST

 

I am sorry, I read this topic wrong. You have 8000$ LOL
you have a high limit
ok different things
I'll give you a suggestion of what to get
The Skulltrail board.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121330&Tpk=skulltrail
2 Intel QX9775's
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115044&Tpk=qx9775
3 4870X2's because there arent any normal power supplies that can stand 4 4870x2's
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...6&srkey=4870X2
4GIGS of PC3 DDR3 1800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227322
2x Western Digital VelociRaptor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260&Tpk=VelociRaptor
1TB Seagate Hardrive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148299
Lian Li ARMORSUIT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112160
Thermaltake 1200W Power Supply to handle your 4870's.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153054
2x HP Black 20X DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140027
Water Cooling Thermaltake
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106120

now if 1TB is too much
try 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
that would make your price $7825 with shipping
. That would sum it up to
8000$

Now if you want a monitor and mouse, keyboard, speakers.
Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254026
logitech G15
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126034&Tpk=logitech+g15
Logitech G7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104203
total price is 8170$ + shipping is like 8250$ or so. I dont know you check the price
Now about the speakers, subtract anything you do not want from this list, or if u already have speakers, then yay. BTW, this would probably be the best gaming system in the world :idea:

 

I agree 100% with The Viper. Buy yourself a nice Dell XPS laptop, and save the rest.

 

Sorry for this but I'm not good with computers and I'm guessing people reading this are, may I ask is there a way to download a graphic card instead of spending cash on it?

 

Do NewEgg deliver to the UK?

I have an Xbox 360 but I can't access Xbox Live (connection problems) and there's not really any point playing without Live.

You can but they cost (most do) the Nvidia home page.

 

Get a motherboard that supports 2 gfx cards so that you put 2 high-end cards,and get something like,4GB RAM,and a core 2 Extreme CPU,and 1 TB or more HDD if you download lots of stuff.

 

So could I download something to improve my graphic card because so far it looks like this :



And I can barely play games without lag. Please help!!

 

I may get a very powerful gaming Laptop instead , can anyone recommend one?

 

dell xps that what i got =) very fast and no lag on anything

 

Just looked up the dell xps, XPS M1730 which is £1,100/$2,200 is that the one you have?

 

Don't get premade computers.
If any, get an Alienware, they have some kick ass computers.
But agreeing with what was said, you should be spending $2500, MAX.
With $2500, parting your computer and building it, would make it a kick-ass machine.
If you care about aesthetics, get a nice case from newegg, and put LED's and cathodes and whatever elde.
As for the hardware, I can't really say, but 4GB of RAM, with a 750GB HDD should be wayy more than enough.
That nVidia Gforce graphics card looks good, but I can't find a link.
Newegg is one of the better parts sites, but I'm not sure if they ship to the UK, I would think so.

 

www.alienware.com

they have some badass overcloaked computers for under 5 grand. They also have the new 4870 X2 out which isnt on the market yet ^.^ 700$ card. external memory, anything you want and plenty of cash to spend. I recommend the 32 inch samsung screen, recently bought a 1.5 grand computer from them waiting on shipment

if your willing to spend that much, go with the Triple 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 2 but thats over 2 grand just for graphic cards. the area 51 alx is amazingly fast one of my friends has it and I literally orgasmed playing crysis, he just has the 9800 gx which is still an amazing card.

 

Rofl don't waste your nice cash on some brand name computer and build your own. with 8000$ you can go beyond a 9800GX2 and go for 3x GTX 280's in SLI with alot of other features. (a 9800GX2 is basically a 9800GT with 2 cores)

Like I said though, Alienwares are basically making you pay 1000$ extra for getting it overclocked.

I have some parts I could sell you in fact I can sell you 2 8800GTS' with the SLI Bridge for 600USD, I also got some full tower cases, and some PhenomX4's

the 8800GTS' are overclocked from 500MHzcore to 600MHZ and 800MHz mem to 850MHz

add my msn please [email protected]

 

If you want to spend all of it on entertainment, why not:

Buy a good computer for £1,000
Buy an Xbox 360, AND a PS3, and maybe even a Wii.
Buy yourself a nice plasma/LCD TV.
Buy one of those unique and clever Ikea home theater things you can hook up to your TV and your computer.

And you should still have enough to spend on games, etc. Honestly $8,000 for a computer is a lot, no matter how much you can afford (I think the currency change is right).

 

Wait til intel's next processor codenamed Nehalem or Core i7 comes out. It will have 8 cores and the fastest which will be priced at $1000 will be like 3ghz. 3ghz * 8 cores = one fast processor.

Pair up that with some DDR3 2000mhz and 3 GTX 280's soon to be GTX 290's coming out and you'll be having 200fps in crysis max settings. (I might be exaggerating a little )

A motherboard can't supply 6 sli... only quad so far

A graphics card is a piece of hardware... You can't download hardware, you go to the store and buy it and physically put it into your computer. What you can download is driversr and if you find the right ones it will boost your performance.

 

Ummm I dont really know how to respond to this one. Unless there is a way to transfer hardware through the internet then I think you are gonna have to stick with buying it yourself. Sorry

 

get my computer alienware area 51-alx its 5k and can go up to 7k.. best computer i have ever! had

sometimes im playing gta sa and skilling on runescape and dont lag at all...

i added 2 gigs ram external though... cheap fix

good luck and i hope i helped