Help with spec

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hi guys, ive decided to splash out and buy myself a new computer since mine is more then a year old and im a heavy gamer.

been a while since ive checked out parts etc so dont know whats good. i have around £850 to go crazy with and i only need the base, will need keyboard /mouse dvd drives etc.

cheers.
 
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

Total : £849.36

Perfect gaming system. I know you need a keyboard and mouse but surely you can fork out the extra 20 or so. :D
 
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Can't do any better than stickroad suggests there, if you are really struggling for the cash you could knock the case down to an Akasa Zen but I'd suggest just having an extra night in instead.

Oh and your signature needs a bit of sorting, you've got too many lines according to the FAQ. :)
 
Hmm, this is about as good as I can do and stay close to the budget:
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You can get a lot more if you could reuse your PSU, optical drives, hard drives, case, etc from your old machine. For example, if you reused your optical and hard disks you'd have money left over for a swanky case. It's just a thought. :)
 
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hi, i know i previously stated i had 850 for the build but ive wated a few week to save a few pennies. now i have £1050.

i have chosen this spec but id like some feedback and advice thanks. need to buy soon as possible because ive just sold my other pc lol

XFX nForce 680i SLI SKT 775 onboard 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache Retail Boxed
8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 Dual DVI PCI-E Graphics Card OEM
Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) E.P.P.DHX Technology Lifetime Warranty
Antec P182 Gunmetal Grey Super Mid Tower Case - No PSU
OCZ StealthXStream 600W PSU - SLI Ready ATX2.2 12cm LED Fan
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium x64Bit OEM 1PK DVD
Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard
Razer DiamondBack Plasma 1600DPI Gaming Mouse

Works out at £950

im not too sure on the processor and motherboard, should i go for quad core?
 
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This seems to touch all the bases. It includes an optical drive. You didn't have one above so I don't know if that's an oversight or if it was by design.

EDIT: Actually you might as well get another set of that Geil RAM. It's dirt cheap. :)
 
go with GeIL memory as its cheap, and good. get a 8800GT, dont waste you money on anything else at this point.
 
got a few problems. just fisnished building it (my 2nd build) and i have ran into a problem, loaded the pc up and boot screen comes up fines then it says disk boot failure. no idea what to do.
 
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