Barebones system?

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My computer at the moment is getting on a bit and overheating whenever I play games so I'm looking either to fix the system up to last a few more months or just replace it now. Looking on the site I came across this.

"Primo Revelation" Intel Sandybridge DDR3 Ready Barebones (Socket 1155)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-278-OK&groupid=43&catid=1817&subcat=

which seems a fairly incredible deal. Case, Mobo and PSU for £110? Okay they aren't exactly top-line components and I'm tempted to inquire about fitting a branded PSU. Still complete with memory

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-098-KS

and a new processor

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1275

I'm looking at a pretty high spec new system for under £400, with an easy upgrade on the graphics card later to a very high end system. All the hard work in building pre-done to boot.

Except the common recommendation is to spend twice as much on motherboards, PSU, cases and so on. What am I missing?
 
That case, PSU and motherboard are poor choices, and you'll end up overheating very quickly. The motherboard wouldn't let you overclock, the PSU would barely let you boot (reviews suggest it blowing out after as little as an hour), never mind overclock and couldn't handle a graphics card, and the case is a little small and with no fans and poor thermal design.

The following is a far better system, with a CPU cooler, better case, a powerful PSU that will be able to handle a beefy graphics card, and a motherboard capable of overclocking that's crammed full of features:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** with FREE Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £139.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G) £45.59
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.99
Total : £464.54 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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