£1000 to spend

[Indefatigable]

Hey there,

I am going to purchase the components for a new PC at the end of this coming week. I have £1000 to spend on a PC that will be used for online gaming. I probably won't be overclocking but it would be nice to have the option available.

My old PC will be passed on to a friend so I need everything including Operating System, Case, Monitor, Keyboard and mouse etc.

The only specific requests I have is for the PC to be almost silent. The budget is quite tight but I can go a few pounds either way. Please could anybody help me out with a Spec?

 

[O-Jay]

CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM
£152.74

HDD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£65.79

Cooling Acc.
2 X Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan
£25.82

PSU
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
£88.11

GFX Card
BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
£199.74

Optical Drive
LG GSA-H66NBAL 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
£18.79

RAM
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£35.24

CPU Cooler
Thermalright Ultra-120A CPU Cooler
£25.84

Monitor
Asus VW193S 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor
£123.36

Mainboard
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£82.24

Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM
£70.49

Case
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
£82.24

GFX Card Cooler
Thermalright HR-03-GT VGA Cooler
£28.19

Total: £1,027.90

I have left out a keyboard and mouse as thats very much personal prefrence... as is the case really (just mix and match what you fancy really). Ive included a third party cooler for the graphics card as I think the stock one is supposed to be fairly noisey.

I don't think I've missed anything out although it feels like I have done .

By no means am i suggesting you buy everything ive recommended either, just gives you a starting template to work from , im sure others will chime in with a few ideas too

Forgot to mention, the total price also includes the delivery.

 

[Deluxe1]

For the price you would pay for the GT and cooler you wouldnt be far off getting a new 8800GTS or even a GTX.

Also i`d go for this hardrive:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-142-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940

 

[platinum87]

this should work, might need to tweak it abit + for overclocking you would wanna buy a GPU + CPU cooler and AS5, but that would be like extra 70 or so

edit: also you should pick a monitor you want, + operating system if you want a 19inch or 24, huge price diff, means more to spend on other components

 

[InQ]

Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£16.99
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528)
£47.99
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£64.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
£29.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £59.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
£5.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM
£129.99
Arctic Cooling Arctic Fan 9PWM 92mm Fan - 4-Pin PWM
£6.99
Point of View GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£154.99
Thermalright HR-03-GT VGA
£23.99
Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU
£61.99
OcUK Value L2442W 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy
£219.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775
£10.99
Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail
£26.99
Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Illuminated Keyboard
£21.99
Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 Speakers –
£19.99

Sub Total : £903.84
Shipping : £24.95
VAT : £162.54
Total : £1,091.33

I've included literally everything inc Artic Silver 5, 2.1 speakers etc...slightly above budget but take off what u dont need.

 

[Indefatigable]

Thanks for the help so far. I was inclined as to getting a 22" monitor or there abouts. 19" would be a little small these days.

 

[platinum87]

Thanks for the help so far. I was inclined as to getting a 22" monitor or there abouts. 19" would be a little small these days.

well the 1 i suggested has same resolution as the 22 just 2 inch smaller, and also, a 19 would be better for the gaming, ie more to spend on components, lower resolution

 

[syke]

well the 1 i suggested has same resolution as the 22 just 2 inch smaller, and also, a 19 would be better for the gaming, ie more to spend on components, lower resolution

But at £1000 budget, no point getting a 19".

Could be worth looking at my thread - my budget is around the same as you..should be able to find it on the second page.

 

[Indefatigable]

One more question. At present I am living in Sweden. I presume with a new power supply cable and a plug adapter for the monitor lead it will work abroad too?