Im looking to build a new pc mainly for gaming. from what i understand amd cpu's are not as good as the sandybridge. Ive got a budget of £550
I have got or been given the following
Coolermaster 690 II Lite
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W
Sony AD-5260S-0B 24x DVD-SM Internal SATA
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB x2 (going to raid-0 them)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express
Windows 7 64bit retail
Ive gone a little over my budget just need feedback if the specs are any good
Intel CPU Core i5 2500K OEM - £156.18
MSI P67A-GD53 (B3) Intel P67 - £104
XFX HD 6870 Black Edition ATI - £131.62
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black LP, PC3-12800 - £40.08
BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler - £40.78
BenQ G2222HDL 22 inch LED Widescreen LCD Monitor - £105.99
total £578.61
I have got or been given the following
Coolermaster 690 II Lite
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W
Sony AD-5260S-0B 24x DVD-SM Internal SATA
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB x2 (going to raid-0 them)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express
Windows 7 64bit retail
Ive gone a little over my budget just need feedback if the specs are any good
Intel CPU Core i5 2500K OEM - £156.18
MSI P67A-GD53 (B3) Intel P67 - £104
XFX HD 6870 Black Edition ATI - £131.62
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black LP, PC3-12800 - £40.08
BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler - £40.78
BenQ G2222HDL 22 inch LED Widescreen LCD Monitor - £105.99
total £578.61