£500 PC

[just persia]

Well, I'm looking at buying my brother a new computer for Christmas, I have a spec in mind and wanted to see if I could get any better for the money.

I wish to keep it below £500 and need a full tower with mouse, keyboard(nothing fancy) and OS.

Here is my intended spec, and any comments on how it could be improved will be appreciated.

This will be mainly used for light gaming, CS, WOW etc...

Thanks

 

[Freelanc3r]

I'd change that graphics card, the 256mb memory is really gonna kill it. A 4670 would be sufficient: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

I'd upgrade the HDD to the 320gb version aswell, only about £3 more for an extra 70gb, definately worth it: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...nt F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ)

Hope this helps

 

[just persia]

Thankyou, I've added the 320gb, can't believe I didn't see that one

And thanks for the input on the graphics card, they're not really my forté, I went from a Pentium 4 with build in graphics to a 4870x2 lol, I don't know much about anything in between.

Thanks again.

Edit: Added new spec to original post.

 

[rz30]

You might consider getting a Case + PSU combo....?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... Super Midi Tower Case - 430W Earth Watts PSU


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ni Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU

 

[just persia]

I thought about it, but it will be upgraded in time, and the antec three hundred has better airflow, so when it is upgraded it will run cooler.

 

[NoobieOCer]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

i got the msi neo2 fr, its not too bad but if i can choose again i would choose the motherboard above. but if u planning to upgrade the case with a window then neo2fr is ** best choice

 

[mattheman]

for 528
iam building
2gig of mem
ati 4850
intel e7200
550 corsair
LiteOn DH-20A4P-21C 20X DVD±RW/DL/RAM
board
Xion Stacker Black Full Tower Case
http://www.xionusa.com/Product-case-XionStacker.asp
logitec keyboard
Logitech RX1000 Black/Silver Laser Mouse - 1000DPI
Samsung SM2032BW 20"TFT monitor <---- very nice
Logitech S220 Black 2.1 Speaker System
Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM
Plexus Wireless-G PCI Adapter

 

[alex24]

I'd try get a 4850 into the budget like above, it'd certainly make a difference. Also, sounds like a small thing, but a better mouse would make a big difference when it comes to gaming.

 

[beefybarn]

If your not going to be overclocking you could drop the cpu cooler and add the saving to getting a 4850