Spec check £650

[chemdog]

Alright folks,

hoping to get back into gaming again. looking for a box only (nothing external). Game list is Total War series, battlefield 2142 and hopefully Crysis at an ok level. Budget is under £650.

Current spec looks like this;
Case: Coolermaster RC-330 V2 £26
PSU: FSP Blue Storm I 500 £59
CPU/MB/RAM bundle £295
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3, P35, Socket 775
Corsair TWIN 2X 6400 C5DHX DDR2 4096MB
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB SATA2 16MB 7200rpm £55
DVDRW: Pioneer DVR-115D, 20x £19
G/C: Asus Geforce EN8800GT TOP 512MB £175
HSF: Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro £15
kettle lead £3

£647

Anything you'd change or switch out or even any other suggestions? Or even nod's of approval appreciated

Cheers
Iain

ps not planning any overclocking.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Few small changes but you save about £40 and get quad core into the bargain. By the way, you should get the kettle lead with the PSU anyway.

G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ) £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Asus P5K Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £121.99
(£143.34) £121.99
(£143.34)
PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £97.99
(£115.14) £97.99
(£115.14)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £505.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £90.45
Total : £607.31

 

[P373]

Get the XFX 8800gtx, its 182quid which is only 7quid more than the gt you've spec'd if your gona spend that much on gfx

 

[spb251272]

For motherboard/cpu, I'd consider q6600, and asus p5k premium. I think you can get a GTS 512 for the price of that GT, maybe even a GTX for just a little more. For PSU, have a look at the Corsiar HX 520. For HDD have a look at the WD 640gb for a little more. It's one of the fastest drives out at the moment.