[killerhuman]

Basicly i want to know if thi computer which im looking on buying is worth the price
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...e.html?PC-1114
The main worry is the 8600GT SLI graphic cards seeng as I ue my computer for playing games mainly

[alex]

The 8600GT is generally ok at gaming at 1280x1024. But not with a lot of eye-candy, and the frame rates don't tend to be the greatest. Although, it does tend to breach the minimum (or my minimum) of 25fps pretty consistently.

This is of course game dependent.

The trouble is that two of these cards, even in sli coded games won't allow you to move to the next resolution up, you'll still be stuck at 1280x1024, just with a bit more eye-candy and and maybe an extra 5fps.

Plus, to purchase separately you could get a X3850 or a 256mb 8800GT. Both of which can game at 1680x1050, again, without lots of eye candy. But they trounce 1280x1024.

And you'd get the performance boost over dual-8600gt's in games not coded for sli and games coded for sli.

Plus, you'd be better with a dual core core 2, maybe the E6750, or E6850 if Novatech offer it in a build as it's around the same price to buy as the Q6600.

[killerhuman]

There is also this machine which is £100 more but doe come with a 8800 GT
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...e.html?PC-1111

[alex]

The Vista Home Premium build is £878.99. The novatech system also has a one year return to base warranty. Which is crap. This means you'll have to pay for any carriage charges (and insurance) to and from your house to the company should the system become faulty. As these things weigh around 20kg it won't be cheap.

So using that as a benchmark:

£763.82

And try here

Or there's the build I've spec'd, below, from www.pcspecialist.co.uk. (superb site).

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
2GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5K SE: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 2 PCI, 3 x PCI-e x1
Operating System
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (£59)
USB Options
8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7200rpm)
3rd Hard Disk
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
16x DVD-ROM WITH 48x CD-ROM
Graphics Card
512MB GEFORCE 8800GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
8 Channel Realtek ALC883 High Definition Audio (P5K-SE)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
Stylish Silver/Black Sigma case + 2 front USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
600W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
NONE
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
NONE
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
NONE
Printer
NONE
Surge Protection
NONE
Webcam & VoIP
NONE
Media Center Kit
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
NONE
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return: £5
Delivery
Standard Insured Delivery to UK Mainland (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm)

Total cost (inc vat and delivery): £817.00

£61.99 cheaper than the Novatech build and with a collect and return warranty.