My proposed new PC

footwo

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My budget is around what that lot is priced at (£850 give or take a few). I would like to perhaps overclock stuff if I was able to. I'm a bit out of touch with this stuff though as its been a while since I built a PC.
 
That PSU is a bit of a Overkill, if your not planning to go SLI in the furture, this one will do the job:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=823

The case is up to you but i would recommend this one:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-054-LL&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=187

or this one:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-AK&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=507

The build quality on both of them are second to none. :D

If your overclocking i would suggest this board:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-076-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=565

Very nice CPU.

I would highly recommend this Memory, fantastic memory:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-088-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=144

I would recommend this Hard Drive, maybe get two of them:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-079-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=768

The Graphics Card looks good but their really is no need for the 0C2 version the OC version will do fine.

As for a DVD rewrite this one will do the job:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-051-NE&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=185
 
Pretty much what Stickroad has sais. No need getting the 620W PSU just get the 520W PSU for £30 cheaper and defo get the Crucial Ballistix 2GB RAM it overclocks like a beast!

But its up to you, its your rig.
 
Thanks for the advice Stickroad :) I like your suggestions (and it works out cheaper) but I'm not sure about whether or not to stick with an SLi board.

See I kinda wanted to go SLi which is why I had the Fatal1ty board and the 620W PSU in there. Is SLi actually worth investing in though? I keep hearing mixed reviews. But as this machine is purely for gaming I thought going SLi would be the way to do it.
 
footwo said:
Thanks for the advice Stickroad :) I like your suggestions (and it works out cheaper) but I'm not sure about whether or not to stick with an SLi board.

See I kinda wanted to go SLi which is why I had the Fatal1ty board and the 620W PSU in there. Is SLi actually worth investing in though? I keep hearing mixed reviews. But as this machine is purely for gaming I thought going SLi would be the way to do it.
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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17725635

Took me 3 minutes of my precious time to find that without my search button :(

See here if its worth SLI :)
 
Since you're looking at £270~ for the gfx card, you should wait and see what price the HD2900XTs are. Of course, that would mean a change of mobo for the possibility of Crossfire, but it might be worth it if you get GTX performance.
 
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