I am trying to put together a gaming PC that will last for at least 3 years for somewhere in the region of £750 - £1000. I already have a monitor (22", and I don't see myself going above 24" in the future), but suggestions for mouse/keyboard are welcome (I don't need anything ridiculous, just sturdy). I have been snooping around a bit on this website and some others and have put together the following list. I would love to get some feedback on it.
Corsair TX Series 650W ATX2.2 SLI/Crossfire Compliant Power Supply £ 78.71
Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive £ 51.69
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium English Retail Version 32 Bit + 64 Bit £ 93.99
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) Processor - Retail £ 162.14
Samsung SH-S223C 22x Internal DVD±R/RW SATA Drive - Black £ 15.26
Patriot Viper II "Sector 5" 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £ 93.99
Xigmatek Utgard Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black £ 64.50
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard £ 129.24
XFX Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Games Edition! £ 246.74
Total (with VAT and delivery): £ 951.52
My concerns at the moment are mostly about whether its worth upping to a 5870, is an i-7 worth it, do I need non-stock cooling, and whether I've made the right RAM selection. Also, I'm in the UK - I've put together this price list from aria.co.uk, but does anyone else have a better recommendation for a retailer?
Thanks in advance,
pseudo86
Corsair TX Series 650W ATX2.2 SLI/Crossfire Compliant Power Supply £ 78.71
Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive £ 51.69
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium English Retail Version 32 Bit + 64 Bit £ 93.99
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) Processor - Retail £ 162.14
Samsung SH-S223C 22x Internal DVD±R/RW SATA Drive - Black £ 15.26
Patriot Viper II "Sector 5" 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £ 93.99
Xigmatek Utgard Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black £ 64.50
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard £ 129.24
XFX Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Games Edition! £ 246.74
Total (with VAT and delivery): £ 951.52
My concerns at the moment are mostly about whether its worth upping to a 5870, is an i-7 worth it, do I need non-stock cooling, and whether I've made the right RAM selection. Also, I'm in the UK - I've put together this price list from aria.co.uk, but does anyone else have a better recommendation for a retailer?
Thanks in advance,
pseudo86