Spec me a build please

[zilly_boi]

Hi there,

Just to say that I am pretty new to all of this stuff and have a limited knowledge of PC components etc. Also I am not interested in overclocking.

Basically all I will use a new PC for is gaming and general student work.

Okay so I am looking to spend a max of about £1100 - EXCLUDING VAT

.....

Basically I want a really great gaming machine and I would ideally like a good size monitor - widescreen. Not willing to pay for the dell 24" though - i really don't want to spend a lot on a TFT monitor.... So i guess a good graphics card is essential?

Hard drives - what is the difference between SATA and IDE?

Thanks guys for your help. Basically I don't want the top of the range products - bar graphics card probably and I'd like the cheapest type of products in the range - im not interested in *optimum* performance. Thus say for example 2gb of RAM - I would be interested in the more or less standard form of RAM not the hugely expensive optimum stuff.

On that note.... 2gb of RAM or 4gb?

Also - would it be better to wait til end of july to upgrade so i can get the Quad Core that apparently is coming down in price?

Thanks again.

 

[melbourne720]

As stipulated, all exec. VAT

Akasa Mirage 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU
£83.99


Intel Core 2 DUO E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £79.99


Optiarc NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£16.99

2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £79.98


Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
£224.99

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£324.99


Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
£81.99


Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink
£32.99


GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC)
£47.99

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £61.99

Sub Total : £1,035.89


Also SATA is faster than IDE, 2GB of RAM should do, get the best graphics card you can afford... I think that answers your questions

Oh, and the price cut - well you could sell this cheap(ish) conroe then and get a quad core.

 

[zilly_boi]

Ahh I see - thanks for the reply

Is it quicker then to have 2 hard drives instead of 1?

Also is a sound card necessary? All I would do is buy a pair of 2.1 speakers from Creative.... is onboard sound sufficient for this?

As long as the sound is good - again I am not interested in optimum sound performance...

Also would the above system be quite a quiet system?

Thanks