please spec me a gaming rig

[ninjaskull]

hi people

please spec me a gaming rig and maybe for video editing aswell.

I will need dvd-rw, wireless keyboard+mouse, windows xp, a card reader, and xbox wireless controller for pc

games I will be playing:

gears of war
crysis
assasins creed
kayne and lynch
Bioshock

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (XP/Vista Compatible) (JR9-00002)


maximum I would spend is £1200 for everything.

I have a screen but can I use a 40" HD 1080p TV for gaming or not?

any help would be very greatfully received

thanks

 

[ninjaskull]

I've been looking around and have made a spec please critique it and tell me if I am missing anything or if something is wrong with it. I havn't got a card reader on the list as I don't think OCUK sell them.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - Retail (ST310005N1D1AS-RK)
£118.99 (£139.81)

Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 - Retail
£33.99 (£39.94)

OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P8008GQ)
£99.99 (£117.49)

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (XP/Vista Compatible) (JR9-00002)
£27.99 (£32.89)

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£14.99 (£17.61)

XFX nForce 780i SLI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-N780-ISH9)
£144.99 (£170.36)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6750 2.66GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.20GHZ (1600FSB) - Retail
£109.99 (£129.24)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£169.99 (£199.74)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card - Retail
£47.99 (£56.39)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
£64.99 (£76.36)

Akasa AK-P085FG-BK 850W PowerMax PSU
£73.99 (£86.94)

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01991)
£47.99 (£56.39)

Dell TrueColour E248WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey
£229.99 (£270.24)

Sub Total : £1,185.87
Shipping : £23.75
VAT : £211.68
Total : £1,421.31

 

[ninjaskull]

thanks for all the advice, I have taken everything in and changed my spec to this:


Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 - Retail £33.99 (£39.94)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66G-02141) £47.99 (£56.39)

OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P8008GQ) £99.99 (£117.49)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99 (£70.49)

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (XP/Vista Compatible) (JR9-00002) £27.99 (£32.89)

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99 (£17.61)

OcUK Value L2442WD-VA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
£219.99 (£258.49)

XFX nForce 780i SLI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-N780-ISH9) £144.99 (£170.36)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £169.99 (£199.74)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
£64.99 (£76.36)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £99.99 (£117.49)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ)
£97.99 (£115.14)


Sub Total : £1,082.88
Shipping : £22.34
VAT : £193.41
Total : £1,298.63

what do you think of it now?

 

[ninjaskull]

have now decided to go for

OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

rather than

OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2

 

[ninjaskull]

one quick question. would this be ok for HD video editing aswell?