Can you check this build plz

[Mckee]

Hi there, just wondering if you guys can check this system to see if its the best i can get for my money. I want a system for gaming and have around £750 to spend (base unit only)

6400 Intel Core Duo , Case 10 Galaxy Case Upgrade (case for builders site) , 1 X Asus Nvidia EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M Graphics , 160GB Sata 2 Hard Drive , 2048 DDR 2 667 MHz , Vista Basic & Disc , Generic Pc Option 550 Watt PSU , Asus P5N-E SLI Motherboard Upgrade, 7.1 High-Definition Audio Digital Soundcard, Front Audio & 2 USB 2.0 Connectors, Rear Audio & 4-6 Rear USB 2.0 Connectors, 0/100 - 100/1000 Gigabit Lan Included

5 Year Warranty - 3 Years Parts & Remaining 2 Years Free Labour

Price = £730.

Can i get better for my money?

 

[Tetras]

For same budget assuming OS must be included (but with very high quality PSU and decent case):

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £81.99
(£96.34) £81.99
(£96.34)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £169.99
(£199.74) £169.99
(£199.74)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £124.99
(£146.86) £124.99
(£146.86)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66G-00576) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Abit IB9 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB ST3160815A ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM £33.99
(£39.94) £33.99
(£39.94)
Sub Total : £605.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £107.95
Total : £724.82

Cheap, generic PSUs = bad.

 

[El_Watcher]

Nice con on the warranty there:

"5 year warranty" -> "no, 3 year warranty, but we don't charge you to fix it for 2 years after, but we charge you a lot for the parts."

 

[mishima]

Excellent recommendation Tetras. Some great products suggested there. Perhaps an after market cooler could be added in there to, El_Watcher will you be overclocking at all? Even so I found the retail intel fans really irritatingly noisy and inefficient so I replaced mine. I would recommend a Noctua NH-UF12