So, I'm thinking of getting a new computer mostly for games (would like to get a non-console bf3 and such) and have a budget for approx £1000 with screen, but excluding keyboard, mouse, speakers, headset etc. I've looked into building my own system since it seems to be a slightly cheaper option and i will be able to tailor it to whatever i want.
This is the preliminary build so far:
£57.47 Inc VAT NZXT Lexa S Black Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/nzxt-lexa-s-black-mid-tower-performance-case-w-o-psu
£203.63 Inc VAT MSI HD 6950 Twin Frozr II/OC ATI - AMD Radeon Graphics Card - 2GB
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-hd-6950-twin-frozr-ii-oc-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-5000mhz-gddr5-gpu-800mhz-1408cores-mdp-hdmi
£65.51 Inc VAT Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-western-digital-wd1002faex-caviar-black-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8-ms
£63.72 Inc VAT Corsair Memory XMS3 Classic 6GB DDR3 1333 Mhz CAS 7 Triple Channel Desktop
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/6gb-%283x2gb%29-corsair-xms3-classic-ddr3-pc3-10666-%281333%29-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-7-7-7-20-165v
£126.71 Inc VAT Viewsonic VX2239WM 22" LCD Monitor
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/22-viewsonic-vx2239wm-black-widescreen-2-ms-1920x1080-1000001-300-cd-m-speakers-dvi-hdmi
£154.40 Inc VAT Asus Sabertooth P67 Rev3 Intel P67 Express Socket 115 Motherboard
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-sabertooth-p67-rev3-intel-p67-s1155-pci-e-20-ddr3-1866-sata-6gb-s-sata-raid-atx
£159.78 Inc VAT Intel CPU Core i5 2500K Unlocked Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor OEM
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-2500k-unlocked-1155-sandy-bridge-quad-core-33ghz-gpu-850mhz-6mb-cache-95w-oem
£50.15 Inc VAT Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-600CX 600W Power Supply (PSU)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/600w-corsair-cmpsu-600cx-builder-series-80-eff-120mm-fan-single-12v-rail-atx-ps-2
£14.87 Inc VAT Sony Optical DVD Writer, AD-5260S-0B, SATA, Black, OEM
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sony-ad-5260s-0b-24x-dvdr-12xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-sata-black-oem
£70.88 Inc VAT Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM Operating System
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-operating-system-single-oem
£19.91 Inc VAT Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE Sound Card
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/creative-sound-blaster-audigy-se-71-oem-pci-sound-card
Total: £987.03
Could probably go 2x4gb on ram, and was wondering if the psu needed to be bigger. Other than that, thoughts please?
This is the preliminary build so far:
£57.47 Inc VAT NZXT Lexa S Black Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/nzxt-lexa-s-black-mid-tower-performance-case-w-o-psu
£203.63 Inc VAT MSI HD 6950 Twin Frozr II/OC ATI - AMD Radeon Graphics Card - 2GB
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-hd-6950-twin-frozr-ii-oc-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-5000mhz-gddr5-gpu-800mhz-1408cores-mdp-hdmi
£65.51 Inc VAT Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-western-digital-wd1002faex-caviar-black-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8-ms
£63.72 Inc VAT Corsair Memory XMS3 Classic 6GB DDR3 1333 Mhz CAS 7 Triple Channel Desktop
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/6gb-%283x2gb%29-corsair-xms3-classic-ddr3-pc3-10666-%281333%29-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-7-7-7-20-165v
£126.71 Inc VAT Viewsonic VX2239WM 22" LCD Monitor
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/22-viewsonic-vx2239wm-black-widescreen-2-ms-1920x1080-1000001-300-cd-m-speakers-dvi-hdmi
£154.40 Inc VAT Asus Sabertooth P67 Rev3 Intel P67 Express Socket 115 Motherboard
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-sabertooth-p67-rev3-intel-p67-s1155-pci-e-20-ddr3-1866-sata-6gb-s-sata-raid-atx
£159.78 Inc VAT Intel CPU Core i5 2500K Unlocked Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor OEM
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-2500k-unlocked-1155-sandy-bridge-quad-core-33ghz-gpu-850mhz-6mb-cache-95w-oem
£50.15 Inc VAT Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-600CX 600W Power Supply (PSU)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/600w-corsair-cmpsu-600cx-builder-series-80-eff-120mm-fan-single-12v-rail-atx-ps-2
£14.87 Inc VAT Sony Optical DVD Writer, AD-5260S-0B, SATA, Black, OEM
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sony-ad-5260s-0b-24x-dvdr-12xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-sata-black-oem
£70.88 Inc VAT Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM Operating System
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-operating-system-single-oem
£19.91 Inc VAT Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE Sound Card
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/creative-sound-blaster-audigy-se-71-oem-pci-sound-card
Total: £987.03
Could probably go 2x4gb on ram, and was wondering if the psu needed to be bigger. Other than that, thoughts please?