Greetings ladies and gents!
I'm considering throwing myself and a slab of disposable income into the wonderful world of computer building, and this looks like a pretty good place to grab some sagely advice on the topic. I'm a total noob, but I think I've done my homework and have a good setup (haven't baught anything yet).
Approximate Purchase Date: End of September.
Budget Range: Stuff listed below adds up to about £500 ($790).
System Usage: Games, sending inane Facebook messages.
Parts Not Required: Case. I already have a rubbish one but will be upgrading ASAP. Have a 42" Samsung LCD for display and decent wireless mouse and keyboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: UK or EU based.
Country of Origin: England.
Parts Preferences: None, as long as they're reliable.
Overclocking: Mabye, but only very gently if I do it at all.
SLI or Crossfire: no, but mabye in future upgrads.
Monitor Resolution:1680x1050, or not much higher.
Additional Comments: Please save me from myself!
MOBO:
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO - AMD 890GX - Socket AM3 - PCI-E 2.0 (x16) - DDR3 2000(OC) - SATA 6Gb/s - SATA RAID - ATX
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-M4A89GTD-PRO-Socket-PCI-/dp/B003A4RY8O/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1316366948&sr=1-2
CPU:
AMD HDZ965FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 965 - 3.4 Ghz AM3 Black Edition CPU, Retail Packaged
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-HDZ965FBGMBOX-Phenom-II-965/dp/B002SRQ214/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1315814098&sr=1-1
RAM:
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 SDRAM Memory
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMX4GX3M2A1600C9-XMS3-SDRAM-Memory/dp/B002LE8D2A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316369600&sr=8-1
HD:
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" SATA3 7200rpm Hard Drive
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seagate-Barracuda-500GB-3-5-SATA3-7200rpm-Hard-Drive-/150577445099?pt=UK_Computing_HardDrives_RL&hash=item230f1d78eb
GPU:
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphic
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XFX-ATI-Radeon-HD-6850-1024MB-GDDR5-PCI-Express-Graphic-/290606994265?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item43a986d359
PSU:
Corsair CMPSU-500CX Builder Series 500W Power Supply
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-500CX-Builder-Power-Supply/dp/B0045Y1EJ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1316192285&sr=8-3
CPU cooler:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-Rev-2-Cooler/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=cm_lmf_tit_2_rdssss0
DVD/RW:
LG GH22NS50.AUAA 22x SATA DVDRW Drive - Bare Black
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-GH22NS50-AUAA-SATA-DVDRW-Drive/dp/B002IST634/ref=pd_bxgy_computers_text_c
I think that's everything covered. Would this rig be good enough to run the latest games with all the bells and whistles (at the listed screen res, anyway)? Any advice and constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers in advance for your help!
I'm considering throwing myself and a slab of disposable income into the wonderful world of computer building, and this looks like a pretty good place to grab some sagely advice on the topic. I'm a total noob, but I think I've done my homework and have a good setup (haven't baught anything yet).
Approximate Purchase Date: End of September.
Budget Range: Stuff listed below adds up to about £500 ($790).
System Usage: Games, sending inane Facebook messages.
Parts Not Required: Case. I already have a rubbish one but will be upgrading ASAP. Have a 42" Samsung LCD for display and decent wireless mouse and keyboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: UK or EU based.
Country of Origin: England.
Parts Preferences: None, as long as they're reliable.
Overclocking: Mabye, but only very gently if I do it at all.
SLI or Crossfire: no, but mabye in future upgrads.
Monitor Resolution:1680x1050, or not much higher.
Additional Comments: Please save me from myself!
MOBO:
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO - AMD 890GX - Socket AM3 - PCI-E 2.0 (x16) - DDR3 2000(OC) - SATA 6Gb/s - SATA RAID - ATX
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-M4A89GTD-PRO-Socket-PCI-/dp/B003A4RY8O/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1316366948&sr=1-2
CPU:
AMD HDZ965FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 965 - 3.4 Ghz AM3 Black Edition CPU, Retail Packaged
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-HDZ965FBGMBOX-Phenom-II-965/dp/B002SRQ214/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1315814098&sr=1-1
RAM:
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 SDRAM Memory
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMX4GX3M2A1600C9-XMS3-SDRAM-Memory/dp/B002LE8D2A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316369600&sr=8-1
HD:
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" SATA3 7200rpm Hard Drive
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seagate-Barracuda-500GB-3-5-SATA3-7200rpm-Hard-Drive-/150577445099?pt=UK_Computing_HardDrives_RL&hash=item230f1d78eb
GPU:
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphic
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XFX-ATI-Radeon-HD-6850-1024MB-GDDR5-PCI-Express-Graphic-/290606994265?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item43a986d359
PSU:
Corsair CMPSU-500CX Builder Series 500W Power Supply
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-500CX-Builder-Power-Supply/dp/B0045Y1EJ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1316192285&sr=8-3
CPU cooler:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-Rev-2-Cooler/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=cm_lmf_tit_2_rdssss0
DVD/RW:
LG GH22NS50.AUAA 22x SATA DVDRW Drive - Bare Black
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-GH22NS50-AUAA-SATA-DVDRW-Drive/dp/B002IST634/ref=pd_bxgy_computers_text_c
I think that's everything covered. Would this rig be good enough to run the latest games with all the bells and whistles (at the listed screen res, anyway)? Any advice and constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers in advance for your help!
Most of which you will probably find are cheaper than AMAZON 
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