help building a pc

[need a pc]

Hi,

I'm after a pc which will allow me to run CS5 and rhino and it needs to last me a good few years.
I have a limited budget and have been offered the following for £400. Is this a good deal and I should go for it or can I save myself money by building something from scratch? If so what would you suggest?

Intel Quad Core
2.66GHz
4GB Ram
350BG Hard Drive.

Thanks.

 

[R088ieS86]

Although the Q6600 is a nice CPU, it is old tech.
Does the above offer come with windows?

A better setup for £400:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £142.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
1 x MSI H61M-P23 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £44.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT51264BA160A) £43.19
1 x Cooler Master Elite 334 Midi Case - Black £30.98
1 x Lepa N-Series 400W Power Supply £25.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £419.51 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[need a pc]

It comes with Windows 7.
Does that make much difference to the deal I'm getting?

 

[R088ieS86]

have a look at this:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/53?vs=363
this is a comparison between the Q6600 (the offered PC) and the next CPU up in the chain i5-2400. they don't reveiew the one I specced. The difference is quite a bit.

Just FYI that i5-2400 is an extra £4 on here at the mo!

 

[need a pc]

Hi,

I was just about to buy the set up you suggested but noticed that the 12GB version is now the same price as the 8GB version which I'd obiously prefer but don't want to run out of space in the tower. Can I get the larger component and still fit it all in the casing?!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-131-CR
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-132-CR

Cheers