What's that? *Another* computer thread?

[arbites_augmented]

I have £484.08 in moneys, and I was wondering if anyone could make a decent gaming rig for me. I don't care if I would have to build it myself, but as long as it can run decent games, such as Sword of the Stars on high. The thing is, my laptop's ****, so any computer would be an improvement, although I'd like to see what the best possible computer I can get is.

Thanks.

 

[G36E]

Get: 1 British pound = 5.80358723 Malaysian ringgit.
Therefore: 484.08GBP = 2809.40050629MYR.

Cycom's seems to work.

 

[arbites_augmented]

Alright, what about this one?

Processor: Intel i7 Quadcore 2.6 GHz
Memory: 3GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM
Board: Intel X58 Chipset
HardDisc: 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 2.0
Video: ATI 4850 512MB DDR3
Sound: 2.1 Channel Sound
Rom: DVDRW Dual Layer Drive
Others: Cooler Master 460W PSU
Casing: ATX Casing w Power
Operating: Dos

 

[arbites_augmented]

****, just noticed that it's DOS, but I can buy vista, no problem.

 

[Xlacier]

Here's my attempt using www.scan.co.uk  Know any better sites?

(had fun trying to line this up)
                                                                                      Ex VAT  Inc VAT
HDD      500 GB Wstern Digital WD5000AACS Caviar Green  £33.15  £38.12
RAM      4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2                          £38.64  £44.44
CASE      Cooler Master Centurion 590 Black                        £47.89  £55.07
PSU      450W Corsair CMPSU-450HXUK                              £49.45  £56.87
GPU      512MB XFX HD 4870                                            £85.21  £97.99
MOBO      Gigabyte MA770-UD3                                          £55.47  £63.79
CPU      AMD Athlon II X2 250                                            £56.99  £65.54
DVD      LG GH22LS30 AUAU SATA Black OEM                      £16.39  £18.85

                                Net Total  £383.19
                                Carriage  £11.21
                                VAT        £60.60

                                Total        £455.00


I would think you would need twice your budget for a core i7 build.  If you want to go Intel, something like the E6300 or the cheaper Core 2 Duos are more your budget, eh, I'd like to be proven wrong.  Oh, and be sure to also get a compatible motherboard.


Edit:  Switched out the optical drive with one that had a black faceplate to match the case.  I'm pretty sure you'll have to buy a separate SATA cable since it's OEM.

 

[arbites_augmented]

That looks pretty awesome, actually. Like I said before, any computer that could tide me over would be alright. Does anyone know if that computer's good enough for ArmA 2?

Cheers.

 

[Xlacier]

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA_2

Optimal PC Requirements
CPU: Intel Core 2.8 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or faster
RAM: 2 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon 4850 with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM or faster
OS: Windows XP or Vista

I imagine you would be able to run it on high settings at 1680x1050