spec me an i5 build with screen for around 700?

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i have been so torn weather to build an amd 965 rig or i5 rig
i ve read about and seen people saying i5 builds can be had for about the same as an amd.
Sooooo..after 15 mintues on hold i was told just to buy an i5.

I need everything except mouse and keyboard.

Uses will be photohop cs3 working on my photography and some older games now and then.
How much gpu power? Ram? Hard drives? Which screen?
I already have my 37inch tv so could i duel screen?

Finally,my budget is around 700.can stretch abit more if its really going to make the rig perform better.
Thank you!
 
You are looking at about 150 quid for a decent 22" LCD so that knocks your i5 budget down to £550 - you'll get a build but it won't be fantastic. Do you have peripherals already - keyboard, mouse etc or do you need the lot?
 
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Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £160.99
(£139.99) £160.99
(£139.99)
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Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £110.99
(£96.51) £110.99
(£96.51)
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AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £93.99
(£81.73) £93.99
(£81.73)
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Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)
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Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant Power Supply £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)
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OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 Dual Channel (OCZ3OB1600LV4GK) £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
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Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £52.99
(£46.08) £52.99
(£46.08)
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Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)
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Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £586.87 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.25 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £90.02 Total : £690.14
 
thats fine.i dont need the latest and greatest gpu card.and hard drive the f3 is pretty tasty if im correct? I ll lurk the moniter forum but i thank you all greatly for giving me the stepping stones.

Also,is this build really a lot faster than a phenom 965?
 
thats fine.i dont need the latest and greatest gpu card.and hard drive the f3 is pretty tasty if im correct? I ll lurk the moniter forum but i thank you all greatly for giving me the stepping stones.

Also,is this build really a lot faster than a phenom 965?
 
thats fine.i dont need the latest and greatest gpu card.and hard drive the f3 is pretty tasty if im correct? I ll lurk the moniter forum but i thank you all greatly for giving me the stepping stones.

Also,is this build really a lot faster than a phenom 965?
 
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