attention of zigzag or wolf.

@xdc the doc wrote:

On another note… I will be back in the UK soon and will be buying myself a kickass computer to celebrate.

Soooooo…. can some1 make it easy for me and tell me what I need and how much it will cost/where to buy it? Ive totally lost touch with the scene in the past few zears so any help would be cool.

I have a super fast 1Ghz PC in the other room, seriously it’s the fastest PC you will ever find in it’s class, but I can’t let you try it untill you buy it!! Cough up!! Oh and welcome back 😛

Welcome home doctor 😉
http://www.overclockers.co.uk are probably your best bet if youwant to build your own.
depending on how future minded you are LeGit has a point about the new nvidia graphics cards. Expensive as they may seem, its because the 8800s are the only cards that can currently handle directx10 which (i think) will only be available for vista but is supposed to speed things up considerably and also make the graphics even smoother. But Ill let you read up about that stuff.
Things to consider:
a dual core proccessor either AMD or intel the prices are getting reasonable. Although amd is normally always cheaper.also make sure thit´s 64 bit
a motherboard that is SLI or crossfire compatible In case you fancy running another graphics card in the same machine in the future. I use an ASUS motherboard and am pretty happy with it. With regards to graphics cards (or at least nvidia) I´d recommend a geforce 7800 or higher although as mentioned at the start you may want to invest in one of the new beasts. As for other odds n sods. SATA hard drives are pretty fast. Sound cards built into motherboards are pretty good nowadays but you cant beat a good creative x-fi card if you want the bees knees. You dont need to spend loads just get the basic. With regards to price. I have no idea what the UK market is like at the moment or even if its almost as cheap to get a ready made. hope that helps ,)

Well we have a Battlefield 2142 server and a Red Orchestra server so take your pick.

2142 is a lot better than many of us thought it was going to be – you just have to get used to the CTDs and disconnects. 🙄

Although the new 8800 is a beast of a card, it’s worth considering that it’ll be a while before DX10 games are the norm….and by the time that happens the next generation of cards will be out and cards with the performance of the 8800 will be half the price. You have to weigh up whether you want to splash out a fortune on a card now, or get a cheaper (but still powerful) Nvidia 7900 or Ati X1900 which will play anything you want to for a good 6 – 12 months, then upgrade to a DX10 card when DX10 games are making an impact.

As for a processor at the moment AMD has nothing that can touch the conroe (core 2 duo). Even the low end conroes can beat an AMD FX with a bit of overclocking, and the midrange ones are beasts. The top end ‘extreme edition’ is just silly money for not much more performance.