New build, max £900

TheCenturion · 3 Jan 2010 at 16:40

It's for a friend, what I've specced comes to a grand

Anything goes, only need pc, no monitor, keyboard or mouse necessary.

.Not too big
.Quiet
.Gaming max settings at 1280x1024

What could you say?

Thanks

TheCenturion · 3 Jan 2010 at 16:48

TheCenturion · 3 Jan 2010 at 20:06

thanks guys.

I picked out the 5850 because he isn't the kind of person who will be able or is willing to upgrade in a few years, so I thought that at least it would give him some future proofing. and I chose i7 because it's not just his gaming that he wants speed for.

w1llyg: how fast and overclockable is the phenom?

TheCenturion · 3 Jan 2010 at 20:14

ok, that sounds pretty good, thanks

I'll pitch it to him and see what it thinks.

I know what question he'll ask me:

"Can it play crysis on full settings?"