Complete new gaming rig..

Soldato
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£1200 Budget - any good?

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REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST
BU-036-OK Intel Core 2 DUO LGA775 E6300 1.86GHz Retail / Gigabyte 965P DS3 / 1GB GeIL PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle (BU-036-OK) 1
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN) 1
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) 1
MY-057-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) (MY-057-GL) 1
£294.97 £294.97
GX-012-EA EVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 SuperClocked 1024MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (E595-AX) (GX-012-EA) 1
£329.99 £329.99
HD-070-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-070-WD) 1
£59.99 £59.99
CD-059-LO Liteon DRW-6S160P-05C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-059-LO) 1
£19.99 £19.99
CA-058-AN Antec Solo Quiet Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-058-AN) 1
£54.99 £54.99
CA-062-AN Antec TruePower Trio 550W PSU (CA-062-AN) 1
£61.99 £61.99
MY-002-AK Akasa AK-ICR-01 Internal Card Reader (MY-002-AK) 1
£9.99 £9.99
MO-017-OK OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver (MO-017-OK) 1
£116.99 £116.99
Subtotal £948.90
VAT £166.06
Total £1,114.96
 
If it were me..................

Change the HDD to segate 7200.10
Change the DVDR drive to samsung or NEC

Change the case and psu for the antec 550w comined case and psu

Change the graphics card for something cheaper like the 7900gto or x1900xt so you can afford a better TFT. No point in having a GX2 on a 1440x900 res screen

think about 2gb ram and an aftermarket cpu cooler
 
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REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
CA-041-AN Antec Titan 550 Tower Case - 550w TruePower PSU (CA-041-AN)
£96.50 £96.50
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£97.99 £97.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£51.99 £51.99
CD-044-NE NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE)
£19.99 £19.99
GX-041-OK OcUK MSI GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-041-OK)
£153.99 £153.99
MO-048-SA Samsung SM-225BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-048-SA)
£269.99 £269.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£164.99 £164.99
HS-006-SY Scythe Infinity Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 775, AM2, 754, 939, 940) (HS-006-SY)
£32.99 £32.99
Subtotal £980.42
VAT £171.58
Total £1,152.00
 
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