Spec for gaming rig

[ben16]

Hi, I'm building a desktop for the family that should be able to play current games decently. I'll be aiming to do a moderate O/C that can be left alone after I leave. The price is an issue so any money saving tweaks would be great. Thanks.


Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 (£390.99)
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (£229.99)
Gigabyte EX58-DS4 Intel X58 (£201.24)
Samsung SM-2233BW Cream 22" (£165.59)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (£88.54)
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU (£80.49)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (£73.59)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case (£50.59)
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) (£40.24)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (£16.09)


Total : £1,337.34

 

[madman045]

You will need to change the memory as you need DDR3 for the 920, also I would look to drop down to a 4870 unless you get a 24" + screen, also change the PSU to the Corsair 620HX as with a modular PSU, you only connect the cables you need/