Advice on parts for a ~£800 gaming PC

[pancakeman123000]

Hi everyone! This is my first time building a computer, and I'm looking for your thoughts on the components I've picked out so far, eg: are they good enough, would they be compatible. I have a budget of around £800, which needs to include the entire desktop, monitor, and keyboard. My proposed build costs about £780, and I could potentially go over 800 if needed, so if there are any components you think I could beef up (or indeed find a cheaper alternative) please say!

Proposed build: I've put all the parts I've planned here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/2BG2WIWJR2PTN/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go_o
I've done it this way so that prices and spec can be easily found.

As I say, I'm a bit of a newbie, so even though I've been trying quite hard to educate myself, there are probably a few mistakes with regards to compatibility or unsuitable parts. Any advice is really appreciated!

 

[metal orient]

If you could fill in the template here that would be great:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/261222-13-build-advice

 

[pancakeman123000]

Apologies.

Approximate purchase date: unsure, possibly a few weeks

Budget Range: around £800, might be prepared to stretch further if it was really worth it. This has to cover the entire desktop, monitor, and keyboard. My proposed build costs about £780

System requirements: gaming, web surfing, movies, microsoft office applications

Parts not required: Mouse, speakers, OS

Prefered website for parts: no real preference

Country: England

Parts Preferences: -

Overclocking - probably not

Monitor resolution: Well I'm buying it as part of the build, the one I have proposed is 1920 x 1080

Proposed build can be found here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/2BG2WIWJR2PTN/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go_o

 

[metal orient]

How about this from dabs.com:

Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz LGA1155 6MB
Quicklinx:79Q5WS00 | Mfr#: BX80623I52300
In stock £137.98 £137.98

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.5v 240pin
Quicklinx:7Y8SWS00 | Mfr#: BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU
Usually shipped in 3 days £34.99 £34.99

Gigabyte H61M-D3V S1155 Intel H61 DDR3 ATX
Quicklinx:7Y3QWS00 | Mfr#: GA-H61MA-D3V
In stock £45.99 £45.99

Crucial 128GB m4 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Drive
Quicklinx:7GL1WS00 | Mfr#: CT128M4SSD2
In stock £89.98 £89.98

Asus VS238H 23" Full HD LED Monitor - HDMI/DVI-D/VGA
Quicklinx:7MZ4WS00 | Mfr#: VS238H
In stock £139.03 £139.03

XFX 550 Watt Core Edition Full Wired 80+ Bronze PSU
Quicklinx:7NSWWS00 | Mfr#: P1-550S-UKB9
Ordered upon request £47.98 £47.98

Fractal Design Core 3000 Mid-Tower Case
Quicklinx:7TMMWS00 | Mfr#: FD-CA-CORE-3000-BL
In stock £47.98 £47.98

Seagate 1TB Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s 64MB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Quicklinx:7XD5WS00 | Mfr#: ST1000DM003
In stock £66.99 £66.99

Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti 822MHz 1GB PCI-Express HDMI
Quicklinx:7SDHWS00 | Mfr#: ZT-50306-10M
In stock £146.98 £146.98

LiteOn IHOS104 4x SATA Int BD-ROM Drive Bare
Quicklinx:80WFWS00 | Mfr#: IHOS104-06
Usually shipped in 3 days £39.99 £39.99

Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000
Quicklinx:7K4PWS00 | Mfr#: 3TJ-00020
Ordered upon request £13.76 £13.76

Total price £816.71

 

[pancakeman123000]

How about this from dabs.com:

Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz LGA1155 6MB
Quicklinx:79Q5WS00 | Mfr#: BX80623I52300
In stock £137.98 £137.98

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.5v 240pin
Quicklinx:7Y8SWS00 | Mfr#: BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU
Usually shipped in 3 days £34.99 £34.99

Gigabyte H61M-D3V S1155 Intel H61 DDR3 ATX
Quicklinx:7Y3QWS00 | Mfr#: GA-H61MA-D3V
In stock £45.99 £45.99

Crucial 128GB m4 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Drive
Quicklinx:7GL1WS00 | Mfr#: CT128M4SSD2
In stock £89.98 £89.98

Asus VS238H 23" Full HD LED Monitor - HDMI/DVI-D/VGA
Quicklinx:7MZ4WS00 | Mfr#: VS238H
In stock £139.03 £139.03

XFX 550 Watt Core Edition Full Wired 80+ Bronze PSU
Quicklinx:7NSWWS00 | Mfr#: P1-550S-UKB9
Ordered upon request £47.98 £47.98

Fractal Design Core 3000 Mid-Tower Case
Quicklinx:7TMMWS00 | Mfr#: FD-CA-CORE-3000-BL
In stock £47.98 £47.98

Seagate 1TB Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s 64MB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Quicklinx:7XD5WS00 | Mfr#: ST1000DM003
In stock £66.99 £66.99

Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti 822MHz 1GB PCI-Express HDMI
Quicklinx:7SDHWS00 | Mfr#: ZT-50306-10M
In stock £146.98 £146.98

LiteOn IHOS104 4x SATA Int BD-ROM Drive Bare
Quicklinx:80WFWS00 | Mfr#: IHOS104-06
Usually shipped in 3 days £39.99 £39.99

Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000
Quicklinx:7K4PWS00 | Mfr#: 3TJ-00020
Ordered upon request £13.76 £13.76

Total price £816.71

wow thanks for the reply! I see you've tried to save a bit by going for the sandy bridge rather than ivy bridge i5, I would have thought that the extra £25 for the ivy bridge would be worthwhile? Other than that are there any really significant differences between our set ups?

 

[metal orient]

Main differences are:

Better GPU, which will be the limiter in games performance

Lesser CPU but as you're not overclocking I don't see a massive problem, but on the otherhand a locked ivy bridge would keep you going longer. As DABS are doing a £40 off for spends over £600 you could very easily fit an IVY in:
http://www.dabs.com/products/intel-core-i5-3450-s1155-3-1ghz-6mb-7YXL.html?refs=4294944663-480500000&src=3

H61 chipset (no overclocking) as compared to Ivy's Z77.

Better PSU

And IMO a nicer case, but it's a subjective thing.