opinion on this spec?

MuGeN · 14 May 2009 at 16:19

I have been out of the pc building loop for a good while, but need to build a full pc for around £500 (less if poss) with a decent screen and be capable of a bit of gaming...

(did look in the sticky but the images are down?)

I have come up with this:

Although if i'm honest i was just choosing stuff based on price and none of them are informed decisions...

could anyone offer some help in getting my moneys worth? its going to be used primarily for web development but i want it vaguely capable of gaming

- would also like it to be relatively quiet...

cheers chaps

Vidar · 14 May 2009 at 16:27

Is £500 your top end?

StevenRaith · 14 May 2009 at 16:33

The Asus 22" TrueHD monitor is perfectly usable and is 1920x1080 [IE full 1080p] with HDMI, DVI [+HDCP] and VGA sockets.

Not as good as the Dell, but more screen space, 16:9 [excellent for iPlayer] and has decent colours and contrast.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-014-AS

Shikyo · 14 May 2009 at 16:42

Are you missing a PSU in your spec or is it just me?

siumatfung · 14 May 2009 at 18:04

i am over budget but it shows more bang for buck!

MuGeN · 20 May 2009 at 16:11

ok had a rejig to get the cost down and try and maintain some quality...

All this for £494 - a decent enough PC or could you recommend any tweaks? This is based on some best-buy advice on Bit Tech...

• Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz Socket 775 800FSB 2MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
• XFX HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
• Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L iP31 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
• Corsair 400W CX PSU - 12cm DBB Fan 80%Plus Certified Efficiency 6x SATA 1x PCI-E
• Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM
• OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC6400 Titanium Memory CL4(4-4-4-15)
• LG GH22NS40 22X SATA DVD±RW/DL/RAM Black Bare Drive - OEM
• Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - No PSU
• Samsung Syncmaster SM2243NW 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 8000:1 300cd/m2 Widescreen VGA Black 3 Years Onsite Warranty

wbc1 · 20 May 2009 at 16:18

MuGeN said:
ok had a rejig to get the cost down and try and maintain some quality...

All this for £494 - a decent enough PC or could you recommend any tweaks? This is based on some best-buy advice on Bit Tech...

• Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz Socket 775 800FSB 2MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
• XFX HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
• Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L iP31 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
• Corsair 400W CX PSU - 12cm DBB Fan 80%Plus Certified Efficiency 6x SATA 1x PCI-E
• Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM
• OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC6400 Titanium Memory CL4(4-4-4-15)
• LG GH22NS40 22X SATA DVD±RW/DL/RAM Black Bare Drive - OEM
• Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - No PSU
• Samsung Syncmaster SM2243NW 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 8000:1 300cd/m2 Widescreen VGA Black 3 Years Onsite Warranty

Looks perfect!