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Lee Stevens
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Hello guys.
I've decided to buy a new computer because the one i am using is shiiiiite, i've had it since 2000 lol I'm planning only using it for game creation and for the Lead works Engine. Any recomandations for a decent computer...?

Leadworks engine btw http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=view_product&id=2031

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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 00:00
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custom built computers are the best.

build yourself one with modern parts, hopefully some nice "futureproof" parts too.

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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 00:39 Edited at: 31st Aug 2010 00:42
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CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.20GHz Black Edition - £86

Motherboard: Asus M4A87TD Evo AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 - £96

Ram: OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 - £68

GPU: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £200

PSU: Corsair TX 650W ATX £89

Heatsink: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 - £17

Case: Antec 900 Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - £72

Total:£628 INC VAT

Here is a quick build that I put together for you (and yes I do build computers)

CoZ

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Aaagreen
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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 01:15
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Alternatively you could replace CoZ's mobo with an nForce 980a and the GPU with a GeForce GTX 460 Overclocked (£173)


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 09:58
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The graphic card MUST be GTX460,preferably 1gb version.


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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 16:39 Edited at: 31st Aug 2010 16:39
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I would go with the set-up Coz suggested or close to it. Nice setup and it will easily keep you going for a good few years worth the price its about what it took to build mine a year ago (although i'm rubbish with numbers and wouldn't remember the amounts accurately if my life depended on it) and i can run all the latest games and will be able to for a long time to come.

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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 21:14
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Here is a setup I have been messing abotu with lately:

Motherboard - Some Asus one :p http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-M4N75TD-NF-750a-SLI-AM3-PCI-E-20-%28x16%29-DDR3-1066-1333-2200%28OC%29-SATA-3Gb-s-RAID-ATX

Processor - AMD Phenom x6 2.8 ghz http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-Phenom-II-X6-1055T-Thuban-Sok-AM3-28GHz-9MB-Total-Cache-125W-Retail

Ram - 4 gig corsair DDR3 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-%282x2GB%29-Corsair-DDR3-PC3-10666-%281333%29-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24-150V

HDD - 640 gig Western Digital Cavalier Black http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/640GB-Western-Digital-WD6402AAEX-Caviar-Black-SATA-6Gb-s-7200rpm-64MB-Cache

GPU - 1 gig Palit GTX 460 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-Palit-GTX-460-Sonic-3600MHz-GDDR5-GPU-700MHz-Shader-1400MHz-336Cores-DVI-D-Sub-HDMI

PSU - 650w Corsair http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/650W-Corsair-CMPSU-650TX-SLi-XfireSingle-12V-Rail-80plus-Efficient-120mm-Quiet-Fan-ATX12V-v22

Case - Some Alienware replica http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/CiT-1002-Black-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Case-w-o-PSU

In total this build comes to £621, I have also made sure the motherboard supports SLI so when the graphics start to fall behind you can slot another 460 in there. Not sure all parts are compatible but they are to my knowledge


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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 21:54 Edited at: 31st Aug 2010 22:02
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Replace that hard drive with this.

And that case looks terrible. The build quality is questionable and it looks like it wouldn't be cool at all. It has bad reviews, and from what I hear, CiT are crap at anything they do anyway. How about this one?


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Quote: "Replace that hard drive with this."

1TB is getting cheap now.

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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 22:03
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Yes, but let's not complain.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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@Aagreen, thanks for the suggestion!, the hard drive i will definatly consider. As for the case, this system is actuayll for my brother, he would be paying me to build it, and he loves alienware, so when i show him an alienware replica, he just has to have it


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Lee Stevens
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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 22:38 Edited at: 31st Aug 2010 22:40
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@Melancholic , I am going to buy all that set up thank you for the advice, i might get a different case so im not completely coping it

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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 22:47
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Your brother may not be too pleased when his shiny new computer overheats and goes *pop*.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 22:49 Edited at: 31st Aug 2010 22:51
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No problem, glad to have helped though make sure all parts are compatible, ive checked but its allways best to make sure. Also i highly suggest getting the HDD Aaagreen suggested, despite being cheaper its also larger and the same speed.

Edit @Aaagreen, he probably wont be, but he is stubborn, i guess i'll tell him that they have sold out or something


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Hmmm, cheaper? Cheaper sounds good to me and does anyone know what im looking for (ill describe it and you tell me if you know what it is or not) basically its this tablet thing that comes with a special pen and you can draw on it and it comes up in an art program on the computer? I know they exsist but i have no clue what they are called lol

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A graphics tablet maybe?


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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 22:59
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I'm really not sure lol

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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 23:01 Edited at: 31st Aug 2010 23:03
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A graphics tablet.


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Yeah a graphics tablet, i've just looked it up thats what im looking for. there expensive

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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 23:12 Edited at: 31st Aug 2010 23:13
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Where expensive?

Anyway, they're cheap if you look in the right place. Say, £50 maybe?


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i looked on www.ebuyer.com and one of them was about £550

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Posted: 31st Aug 2010 23:31
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That's for a mega huge accurate wireless one.


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I only going to use it to design my artwork for a game I have in mind, it doesnt have a story or anything i've just got the gameplay in my head, have you ever played god of war 3? its going to be like that, but not set in greece

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