Which of these custom specs is best value?

[Hellsmk2]

Having difficulty deciding on a gaming orientated spec:

Both would have a 5650 and 500gb 7200rpm.

1. i5-540m / 8gb 1333 (£1010)

2. i7-820qm / 4gb 1333 (£969)

Ideally I'd really like the MSI GX740, but it's proving impossible to get hold of in the UK. If anyone knows where they can be had for a reasonable price, that would be grand.

Cheers

 

[Hellsmk2]

Brad - You'd be very hard pressed to get anything higher than the 5650 for a grand.

The next jump up for the 5850/5870 is about £200. There are a couple of options - one being the gx740 for a grand, and another being a mesh pc for the same price. The gx740 looks like never turning up, and mesh suck massively as a company.

If you have any suggestions that are actually available in the uk, I'd be glad to hear them

 

[Hellsmk2]

Went for the G860 in the end. Figured if it gives me 4 years of use like my vostro has done, then it's not that much extra in the grand scheme of things.

Really wanted the gx740 - cracking spec at a cracking price. Found one place which sold it... mesh No chance would I risk buying a pc from those charlatans again.

On the other hand - G860 YAY!