Thinking of building my own Gaming PC +REP

[Soy]

Well, i'm considering getting all the components i need for a gaming computer, i have never done this before but i have a good knowledge on what components i want to get. My price range is about £500-£700

Planning on;
nVidia Geforce 8800GT 512mb
3gb ram
200-300gb memory
Cpu - not sure yet
22" HD monitor

anyway for the rest of the components, what would you reccommend?

Also if you could give me a site which sells these at affordable price, would be much appreciated

+rep for decent help

[DrLacero]

ebuyer is good for components. I'd recommend the E6600 for a processor and maybe the GA-EP35-DS3R for a mobo. The heatsink really depends on what case you're getting but the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer is without a doubt the best on the market (requires huuuuuge case though).

[Stephen!]

Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer is without a doubt the best on the market (requires huuuuuge case though).

You've got to be kidding. The best Heatsinks avaliable on the market now are the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and the OCZ vendetta 2.

And you're going to be find with stock cooling unless you do some serious overclocking

[Kenneth]

Why dont you go for a ATI 4850 , there better that the 8800GT, and well priced, in the USA that is, not sure about the UK.

[DrLacero]

You've got to be kidding. The best Heatsinks avaliable on the market now are the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and the OCZ vendetta 2.

And you're going to be find with stock cooling unless you do some serious overclocking

The ultra 120 extreme is barely a step up from the regular version and the OCZ Vendetta 2 performs the same as a Xigmatek HDT-S964 from what I've seen meaning they're both outcooled by the Sunbeam.

[Soy]

Thanks guys

will the ATI 4850

Be able to play games like crysis and call of duty on high/highest detail with a decent fps?
Thanks iv'e +repped

Also what cpu and mother board would you reccommend
Looking on spending £200 for the cpu

[DrLacero]

will the ATI 4850

Be able to play games like crysis and call of duty on high/highest detail with a decent fps?

Depends on your processor, but I'd say you probably could on high, not sure about highest.

Also what cpu and mother board would you recommend
Looking on spending £200 for the cpu

Read my second post But if you really want to spend £200 on the processor alone you could get something like the Q9450.

[Soy]

Right guys so far iv'e come up with

THERMALTAKE ARMOR CASE
ATI 4850
4gb RAM
THERMALTAKE W010RB Toughpower 700watt Power suply
Asus V-60 Quiet Socket 775 Processor Cooler
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Soundcard - OEM
LG W2242S 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 8000:1 300cd/m2 5ms VGA Silver/Black 3
Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 Speakers - OEM -
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 ~ 2.4ghz

And this adds up to approximately £650, i still need the memory (planning on 300gb) and motherboard.

+rep if you can reccommend a good motherboard prefferably one with 3 or 4 ram slots

[N!ck]

Looks good so far.

Motherboard: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132275

HDD (why not 500GB?): http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141471

And will you be needing an optical drive?

[Soy]

EV Black Mid Tower Gaming Case - £22
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134798)

nVidia 8800GT - £97
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134732)

4gb RAM - £47
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115961)

Hiper 530W Black Type M PSU - £37
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/112899)

Asus V-60 Quiet Socket 775 Processor Cooler - £24
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143729)

Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Soundcard - £28
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/121761)

LG W2242S 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 - £130
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143051)

Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 Speakers - £25
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126613)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 ~ 2.4ghz - £117
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950)

Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm - £40
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141471)

Asus P5N-E 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX - £53
(http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082)

Total: £620

I have about everything i need now, the motherboard etc etc
But since i'm taking my old laptop back (£740) i was thinking, can this motherboard;
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125082
Handle 2x 8800GT's

Thanks +rep to decent help