New System

[Joker007]

Hi All,
First time poster long time lurker
Curious to know your expert thoughts on the system below. I have a budget of £500 and this was the best i could do. Its mainly for gaming, however im not to sure how games such as Crysis will run???

I MAY be able to squeeze another £100 into the budget, so wondered A) how the spec looks?
and B) where the extra £100 should go.

I have to have the case, been after it for a while

Thanks Chaps

Nick



Xenon AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20GHz Bundle - Quad Core
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-188-OK



NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - White
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-022-NX



Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive**
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-258-SP



Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-CS



Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-072-AK

 

[Joker007]

Thanks for the quick response

Just wondered if the card below would be a better choice and would it make a worth while difference?

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** [11162-15-20G]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-SP

 

[Joker007]

Thanks for the reply RJC, think i will go for that

Cookeh thats a good call, can you suggest a case that will allow me to invest the difference into the build?

Thanks

 

[Joker007]

Forgot to re-mention, how do you think games will run on this?

 

[Joker007]

Cookeh,
That looks great.
So do you feel that spec would handle the likes of Crysis better?

Thanks for taking the time to spec me a system, your a star

 

[Joker007]

Is the Sandybridge a better option for a gaming machine?