New build, budget ~£700

[Carth]

Hey guys

I am building a new computer. I need to buy basically all of the components except for monitor and other peripherals.

I want to make a really good gaming PC, and my budget is £700-800, but I don't mind going higher if it will give me a big benefit.

I was looking at this: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/buyers-guide/2010/08/09/pc-hardware-buyer-s-guide-august-2010/4

However, that's out of my price range really. So any advice, or can someone spec me?

 

[stulid]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line
Total
MSI GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-
Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £224.99
(£191.48)
£224.99
(£191.48)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black
Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket
AM3) - Retail £111.61
(£94.99)
£111.61
(£94.99)
Asus M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (Socket AM3)
DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£74.03)
£86.99
(£74.03)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit -
OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63)
£82.99
(£70.63)
Geil Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9
1333MHz Dual Channel (GV34GB1333C9DC) £70.49
(£59.99)
£70.49
(£59.99)
Be Quiet! Straight Power E7 600W Power
Supply £56.99
(£48.50)
£56.99
(£48.50)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB
Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£28.08)
£32.99
(£28.08)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99
(£22.97)
£26.99
(£22.97)
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter
(Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.76)
£14.99
(£12.76)
Sub
Total : £603.43
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland
with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £107.66
Total : £722.84

 

[RJC]

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £178.59
(£151.99) £178.59
(£151.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £111.61
(£94.99) £111.61
(£94.99)
Asus M4A87TD Evo AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£74.03) £86.99
(£74.03)
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMD4GX3M2A1600C9) £79.89
(£67.99) £79.89
(£67.99)
Be Quiet! Straight Power E7 600W Power Supply £56.99
(£48.50) £56.99
(£48.50)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£13.61) £15.99
(£13.61)
Sub Total : £515.78
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £92.32
Total : £619.85

 

[RJC]

Intel:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £178.59
(£151.99) £178.59
(£151.99)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £157.99
(£134.46) £157.99
(£134.46)
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
(£89.35) £104.99
(£89.35)
G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £82.24
(£69.99) £82.24
(£69.99)
Be Quiet! Straight Power E7 600W Power Supply £56.99
(£48.50) £56.99
(£48.50)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £37.99
(£32.33) £37.99
(£32.33)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£13.61) £15.99
(£13.61)
Sub Total : £604.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £107.91
Total : £724.56

 

[Carth]

Such quick replies, thanks.

If I wanted to up the budget to £850, what would you make better?

 

[stulid]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line
Total
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5
PCI-Express Graphics Card ***Supplied with
Stalker & Stormrise Games*** £195.04
(£165.99)
£195.04
(£165.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black
Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket
AM3) - Retail £111.61
(£94.99)
£111.61
(£94.99)
ASRock 890GX Extreme3 AMD 890GX (Socket
AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £99.99
(£85.10)
£99.99
(£85.10)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit -
OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63)
£82.99
(£70.63)
Geil Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9
1333MHz Dual Channel (GV34GB1333C9DC) £70.49
(£59.99)
£70.49
(£59.99)
Sapphire Pure 625W Modular Power Supply £64.61
(£54.99)
£64.61
(£54.99)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower
Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59)
£42.99
(£36.59)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB
Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£28.08)
£32.99
(£28.08)
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter
(Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.76)
£14.99
(£12.76)
Sub
Total : £609.12
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland
with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £108.56
Total : £728.93

 

[stulid]

you needing a copy of window7

 

[Carth]

you needing a copy of window7

Yes.

 

[stulid]

Yes.

phew, lucky I been adding it to the specs.

here's another.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line
Total
MSI GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-
Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £224.99
(£191.48)
£224.99
(£191.48)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket
LGA1156) - Retail £157.99
(£134.46)
£157.99
(£134.46)
Asus P7P55D-E LX Intel P55 (Socket 1156)
DDR3 Motherboard £99.99
(£85.10)
£99.99
(£85.10)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit -
OEM (GFC-00599) £82.99
(£70.63)
£82.99
(£70.63)
Antec TruePower New Modular 550W Power
Supply £72.99
(£62.12)
£72.99
(£62.12)
Geil Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9
1333MHz Dual Channel (GV34GB1333C9DC) £70.49
(£59.99)
£70.49
(£59.99)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower
Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59)
£42.99
(£36.59)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB
Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£28.08)
£32.99
(£28.08)
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter
(Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.76)
£14.99
(£12.76)
Sub
Total : £681.21
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland
with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £121.27
Total : £814.23