Budget Gaming PC

[Spammeh]

I'm well out of the loop as far a PCs go nowadays (amazing what 18 months does to you!) and my little brother needs a PC for Christmas that will allow him to play the latest games (albeit on a 17" monitor) and be able to do his photoshop work / net browsing / film watching, etc

The budget is £300, which won't need to include a monitor / mouse / keyboard etc.

I know this is mighty difficult, but I'd appreciate any help, cheers all

 

[rz30]

You are probably better waiting, you could do it @ £400 but not £300, or it wouldn't really be worth it,

9800GT
AMD2 6000+ and motherboard
2 gigs ddr2
460watt gigabyte PSU
cheap case
HD
optical drive
Total : £409.30


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-108-OK
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-192-AM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-111-GI
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-130-WD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-160-CM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-GI
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-CR
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-016-OT

 

[AlexTrickle]

play the latest games

Not going to happen for £300, I've put a list together that will do that and outperform the spec and yet consist of reliable components:

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200
Asus P5QL Pro Intel P43
OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 RAM
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3
Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II HDD
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU

Total inc. VAT+delivery: £441.50

 

[PwnDirect]

£400 min £500 respectable

 

[Spammeh]

Right, cheers for all your help guys, looks like it might be back to the drawing board or to the bay for cheapo bargains