what do u think??

lol, go with the mobo I chose for you on page 1.
I noticed that the decent P45 offerings werent in stock which is why I ended up recommending that one.
Nice features for a very good price and a sturdy board too.
 
Dreamscience said:
well i cud get the 9800gtx xxx which has faster speeds than that 260 :S n that makes it 400 :D
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Wow, hell no. The GTX260 is far faster than the 9800GTX. But if you need to save cash, then go with the HD4850 or the 9800GTX IF it's cheaper than the HD4850. Remember this:
GTX260 > HD4850 > 9800GTX

Haven't heard anything about that particular Asus mobo. But it looks like it's a bad buy for you for two reasons:
- You don't need the onboard video since you're getting a video card anyway
- The DS3L I chose has four RAM slots whereas that Asus mobo has two RAM slots. More RAM slots = more room for upgrades.
 
They have almost nothing in stock for gfx cards.
The only decent option they have is the Sapphire 4870 1GB but I would never buy from Sapphire as their online support is truly bad.
For the same price you can have a GTX260 as well, so its not the best option anyway.

Buy a gfx card from Ebuyer, they are a very reliable store and usually have good prices.
Gfx cards are a ripoff at the moment though so you gotta pay anyway.
The XFX GTX260 is their cheapest top ranking Brand of the GTX260 @ £218.52
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155104
They can deliver it on Thursday.

If you are prepared to shop around you might get one nearer £200, but probably not from the leading brands
ie XFX, EVGA, BFG (warranty doesnt cover changing the heatsink on BFG though).
 
Asus P5Q
LGA775 Core 2 Quad Extreme P45 16Gb DDR2 PCI-Ex16 SATA2 Raid 6 Port 2x1394a Audio GigaBit LAN

£97.19


Zotac GeForce 9800GTX+ AMP! 512MB
Core Clock: 750MHz vs. Stock 738MHz
Shader Clock: 1836MHz
Memory Clock: 2300MHz vs. Stock 2200MHz
Stream Processors: 128

£138.38


4GB Kingston Hyper-X 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Memory Kit
800MHz
CAS 5-5-5-15
4GB (2 x 2GB Sticks)

£42.83


Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core CPU
3GHz x2
1333MHz FSB
6MB L2 Cache

£141.44



total = £419.83


picking these up today from cll-online
 
Looks decent, only thing i would change is the ram for higher overclocking ram, but thats just me that likes 1:1 ratios :)

I still love my old 9800gtx so im sure you would like it, What res you plan to game at if i may ask?
 
well i have a 22" so id like to play 1600x1200 but low is still ok .... ive been playing stalker clear sky on my

5000+
2 gig 667
hd 2900gt

n it was abit laggy lol with high settings and all lighting efffects and npc flash on

but it was playable so anything up to 1600x1200 i think :D

n its just the price is getting silly now lol for what i have saved up, i have a car to fix aswell ha ha
 
your fine then, make sure to clock the card high, it really shines once its around 800/2000/1250 (Core/Shade/Mem), Same with the e8400, If you can clock that rig high, it will last you for a bit ;)
 
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