PC Build - £1200 Budget

[pc-modd]

I have a budget of £1200 for a new pc, I like the specs of the new Core 2 Duo chips but if anyone would recoment AM" i am open to change my mind. I need the PC for work so it needs to be good for multitasking and running Dreamweaver and photoshop but i also want to use it for gaming and general use. So i basicly need a great all round performer. Ive looked at a few things myself but dont know what to get so i could use some help.

 

[Neb]

Do you need a monitor, windows, keyboard etc?

 

[pc-modd]

Nope

No just the box, already have a 24" LCD and a G15 Keyboard

 

[semi-pro waster]

I'd probably opt for something like this, it is way under the budget but beyond this point I think you are rapidly getting into the laws of diminishing returns.

MB-152-AS Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS)
£129.99 £129.99
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£194.99 £194.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£149.99 £149.99
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£189.99 £189.99
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£17.99 £17.99
CA-005-CS Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) (CA-005-CS)
£74.99 £74.99
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
Subtotal £888.79
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £10.95
VAT £157.46
Total £1,057.20

 

[Explicit]

That's a high quality spec there, with change for back-pocket too!