little help new build

[elexes]

im building a new pc

im looking to spend about 500 pounds ive been out of the loop on what parts are working the best for about 2 years while i was doing my car . so now im looking for some help

i just need a cpu / hsf / mobo /ram id like 2gigs /graphics card

i dont often overclock as i usually never turn off the computer so like it to be able to go the distance

thanks for the advice lads

 

[Alex UK]

This is what I'd go for...

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£176.24) £149.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£111.61) £94.99

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804)
(£72.84) £61.99

Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
(£96.34) £81.99

Sub Total : £403.95
Shipping : £8.95
VAT : £72.26
Total : £485.16

A decent Core 2 Duo processor, new P35 motherboard which will support future 1333FSB CPU's, a very good CPU cooler, an 8800GTS 320MB which will handle just about anything right now, high quality Ballistix RAM. Good luck mate.

 

[elexes]

dose that one come with raid ? ive 4x 36gb raptor drives that id like to use as many as i can looking it Up now

 

[Alex UK]

Yes, the motherboard does support Raid 1, 0, 1+0.

 

[elexes]

thanks for the help

would i be better off paying a little more for future proofing graphics card wise