building cheap gaming PC

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Hi all - my friend wants me to build him a PC for about £500

tough challenge but think it is possible - even capable of playing Crysis in good conditions (obviously not all max, but who can?).

I do not have any personal experience with the following components, on paper they seem capable and quality. But I was wondering if you had experience with them and had any comments about them?

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Retail / OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 Motherboard / 2GB OCZ PC-8500 Dual Channel DDR2 Kit - Bundle

OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS)

Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator / Coolermaster Real Power 520w Modular Power Supply - Bundle

Price incl ship and VAT £486.37

thx for info

PS - he already has peripherals (keyboard, 19" monitor etc...) + trying to convince him to buy a 22" Samsung monitor as they are below £200 + not really worth going for 24" due to massive price difference
 
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Thx Dark Angel :)

This is what I am going to suggest

OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC)

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ)

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU

TOTAL £404.13 incl VAT and shipping

I opted for only 2G memory - he is using XP no need for 4G + went for pricier E7200 with 3mb cache.

He doesn't want to overclock right now (although I am sure once I show him how easy he will want to, but baby steps for now :)) + The CPU you suggested is only 1mb cache and honestly would not recommend big overclocks without Artic Thermal paste and better cooler like Artic Freezer 7 which should be able to fit in rather small Antec case (otherwise go for a Noctua, Scythe or Tuniq but they get very big) sure we will be doing sooner than later

cheers
 
semi-pro waster said:
The price difference on the monitors isn't all that huge, the OcUK Value 24" display is only about £210 at the moment.

That system is all compatible but other than that it might be worth considering Dark_Angel's specification, particularly if you might be overclocking.
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Samsung 22" is better IMO. Very good make (never had a problem with Samsung in past and they last) + faster response time + 8800GT card is better at more moderate resolution and once you start pumping out 1900+ res you really see the difference with higher end GFX cards
 
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