help needed with pc spec

Whodareswins · 15 Apr 2009 at 23:37

hi all

a friend wants me to build him a pc for around the £500 - £600 mark, so i was hoping a more knowledgeable person here would kindly help me spec the best parts to go for in that price catagory.

thanks in advance.

KingZeddy · 15 Apr 2009 at 23:43

does that include monitor, keyboard and mouse?

Whodareswins · 15 Apr 2009 at 23:49

ahh, sorry, no, he already has those, thanks for reply

Whodareswins · 15 Apr 2009 at 23:55

oh and doesnt need operating system too

RIZZEE · 16 Apr 2009 at 00:00

whats he gonna use it for?

Whodareswins · 16 Apr 2009 at 00:06

just general really, and of course the kids want to play games on it too,lol

Whodareswins · 16 Apr 2009 at 00:13

would prefer an intel build, preferably socket 775

KingZeddy · 16 Apr 2009 at 19:52

A possible config:

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) / Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 DDR3 Motherboard / Crucial 3GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz (3x1GB) Triple Channel Bundle

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/pimg/BU-163-OK_400.jpg

£438.39 inc VAT

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 "XXX Edition" 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99 inc VAT

Antec 300 Gaming Case and Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular PSU £94.63 inc VAT

Whodareswins · 19 Apr 2009 at 10:47

thanks kingzeddy, good of you m8, i have it sorted now, iv used some parts u suggested too, had probs with getting it running, it turned out it didnt like the ide hard drive with a sata dvd writer, so i swapped to ide writer, cheers m8.