new build: £500 budget

[TheCenturion]

I need cpu, mobo, ram, psu, gfx,, hard drive, psu,
it needs to fit in verre v770 case, unless another case can be incorporated into budget. will be using vista 64bit but won't really be gaming. don't want to spend more than £500 but can if I must.
thanks guys

 

[Chimerical]

Will this do?

You can always downgrade the graphics card if you want to save money, but that one Should hit a balance between price and performance, unless you buy one from the B grade section or the £8 more OCUK 8800GT.

 

[TheCenturion]

that looks fantastic for the price! thanks!

 

[PCDave]

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Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD642JJ) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX PC2-6400C5DHX TwinX (2x1GB) £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)

Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)

Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)

Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GV-NX88T512HP) £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24) Sub Total : £446.92 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £6.48 VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £79.35 Total : £532.75

 

[C64]

 

[hp7909]

None gaming (but good for HD video, etc)...

 

[Chimerical]

None gaming (but good for HD video, etc)...

Wow, that graphics card is a bit pricy isn't it? Wouldn't an 8500GT/8400GT be just as good?

 

[hp7909]

Wow, that graphics card is a bit pricy isn't it?

Its GeForce 9-series therefore new/better features. Performance wise, DDR3 versions have been shown to beat 8600s. Basically the price reflects that its latest tech. But as you say, if OPs needs are basic, then even a 8400 will do

 

[Namistai]

Definitely don't pay that kind of money for a 6750 CPU when you could get either an 8400 or a Q6600 for similar cash. Also make sure you get either a 320gb, 640gb or 1tb hard drive as these have more dense platters and are therefore faster than 500/750gb drives.