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Well in a few days after a few months of saving I will have around £1000 give or take a bit for a new build for gaming

I currently have

Q9400 @ 3.6
Leadtek GTX 260 192sp
4Gb Kingston 8500
Hiper 580Watt
Gigabyte EP35C-DSR3

This machine is going to be used as a small server to mess about on after I have upgraded.

I already have a GTX260 in the thing (192 mind) and was thinking wouldn't it be a better choice to buy another 260 (216) and place them into SLi with my new build. I currently have a 28Inch Hanns-G and game at 1900 x 1200 but have a look below and let me know what you think. This 260 has been good to me but it can struggle a little at that high res. I aint had much dealings with SLi tho so I dont know if this will be worth it.

Corsair Extreme Bundle - £369.98
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz - £220.99
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 DDR3 Motherboard - £157.99
OCZ Obsidian 6GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600Mhz Triple Channel Kit - £119.99
Scythe Kaze-Master 5.25" Fan Controller - Black - £26.99
x 3 Fractal Design 120mm Silent Cooling Fan - £29.97
Sparkle Calibre GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI - £171.98

Sub Total : £934.38
VAT : £165.27
Total : £1,109.65

I'll be buying within the next 3 to 4 days so its getting close now and I can't decide. I already have a Intel 80Gb SSD too so thats not needed and obviously keyboard/mouse is sorted as well.
 
i think 5850 would be a better purchase at only £30 more. DX11 ready and IMO i7 is overkill for gaming, but hey if you wana blow a grand on upgrades go for it but i don't think it is going to be needed
 
The spec you put together is good but is a Corsair Extreme really necessary? Wont a Antec 300 and a OCZ 600w do? That leaves you with enough for a 5850 or maybe 5870 if you sell your GTX 260....
 
Cheers for the heads up on this, I'm assumeing SLi just isn't worth the hassle then even if I do already have a GTX260. Also the extreme bundle might well be a bit OTT so what about the below instead.

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz - £220.99
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 DDR3 Motherboard - £157.99
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 - £114.99
Fractal Design Define R2 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl - £79.99
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 "AVP Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 - £251.9
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply - £117.99
Scythe Kaze-Master 5.25" Fan Controller - Black - £26.99
x 3 Fractal Design 120mm Silent Cooling Fan - £29.97

Sub Total : £855.24
VAT : £151.50
Total : £1,017.24

Does the 5850 fit in the fractal case ok?
 
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