£900 gaming build

[umario1992]

Hi. This is my first time building every thing from scratch and just wanted to run my choices over others first.

Approximate Purchase Date: next week or a week later (09/01/12 - 20/01/12).

Budget Range: around £900.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, doing work using office, surfing the net.

Parts Not Required: nothing, its from scratch.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any trustworthy site that can deliver to england.

Country: UK, England, London.

Parts Preferences: intel cpu and good graphics.

Overclocking: Yes but at a later date.

SLI or Crossfire: no.

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 is preferred but 1680x1050 is ok if it is better.

Additional Comments: im not crazy for looks but i do want good quality that is also within my budget.


This is my list.

i5 2500K -- £158
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-Unlocked-Retail-CPU-1155-Socket-/160712234969?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item256b3217d9

MSI P67A-GD53 -- £99
http://www.kikatek.com/product_info.php?products_id=187860&source=froogle

Corsair XMS3 8GB -- £32
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003N8GVUY/sr=8-3/qid=1325897328/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1325897328&sr=8-3&seller=

MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC -- £155
http://www.kikatek.com/product_info.php?products_id=203461&source=froogle

Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 1TB -- £54
http://www.redstore.com/HITSTO185

LiteOn IHAS122-18 -- £14
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0048027MW/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1325904505&sr=1-1&condition=new

corsair professional series HX650 -- £90
http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-hx-series-650-watt-atx-eps12v-67NS.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product+search&utm_content=Q200

Silverstone Raven RV02 -- £135
http://www.dabs.com/products/silverstone-raven-midi-black-atx-no-psu-77NT.html?q=Silverstone%20Raven%20RV02&src=16

Fujitsu L22T-3 21.52 -- £100
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fujitsu-L22T-3-21-5-inch-LED-Display-Widescreen-Full-HD-DVI-VGA-1-Black-/180752102603?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_Monitors&hash=item2a15aa34cb#ht_3823wt_1172

Coolermaster CM Storm Inferno -- £40
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/peripherals/miceandtrackballs/Coolermaster/SGM-4000-KLLN1-GP.html#utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

Saitek Cyborg V5 -- £36
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/peripherals/keyboards/ccb44026u0b2061.html


I need help mainly with the monitor, it seems a great deal but im not sure of this. I just need some tips on whether there are alternative options for me to choose from.

 

[metal orient]

Looks pretty solid but a few points i'd make are:

Have you considered postage costs, as you've planned to purchase from over 6 different stores. You should look at aria.net, scan.co.uk and ebuyer.com. Might be better for you.

You don't seem to have budgeted a copy of windows 7, which will be at least £70

As for the screen i use these 2 sites for recommendations:
http://www.digitalversus.com/
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/ (TFT Central is the better of the 2)

 

[umario1992]

i forgot to mention that i already have a copy of windows 7. ill take a look at the sites and see what they have to offer. thanks.

 

[umario1992]

i have found two that are fairly good and not outside my price range.

Iiyama Prolite E2273HDS
http://www.digitalversus.com/lcd-monitor/iiyama-prolite-e2273hds-p11156/test.html

Samsung SyncMaster S22A350H
http://www.digitalversus.com/lcd-monitor/samsung-syncmaster-s22a350h-p11970/test.html