£500 build

[tomdab0mb]

hey guys im going to be making my first build sometime this month and ive been looking at what to buy but im not realy sure what is best for me. Im going to be using it mainly for gaming and i have a budget around £500. So any sugestions on what to buy would be great.

 

[jms198]

What do you already have? (current system)
DO you need an OS, screen etc?

 

[tomdab0mb]

I have a monitor and an os, i need a cpu, gpu, motherboard, ram, psu, hdd, case and a dvd drive.

 

[dalex]

just built this
u can find some prices a bit cheaper if you shop around
ntel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £119.98
(£104.33) £119.98
(£104.33)
Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £93.99
(£81.73) £93.99
(£81.73)
Coolermaster Sileo 500 Silent Case - Black (500w Extreme Power Plus PSU) Coolermaster Sileo 500 Silent Case - Black (500w Extreme Power Plus PSU) £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
Geil Ultra Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GU34GB2133C9DC) - OEM Geil Ultra Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GU34GB2133C9DC) - OEM £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £42.99
(£37.38) £42.99
(£37.38)
Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail) Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail) £19.99
(£17.38) £19.99
(£17.38)
dropped in windows 7 64 bit

and boy does it go
next stop overclocking it a bit

Dave