This is my first PC build, I don't plan to spend more than £500 and so far have got my eyes on these components. If someone in the know could check that a system made up of these parts will work, or better yet, know of parts that would be a better choice that would be great.
The purpose of the system is gaming. All I want to do is play newer games (Starcraft 2, Civ 5), though not necessarily on highest graphics. I just want it to run smoothly.
So without further ado:
CPU: Intel CPU i3 2100 Sandy Bridge Dual Core
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i3-2100-s1155-sdy-bridge-31ghz-5gt-s-gpu-850mhz-3mb-cache-core-r-31x-65w-retail#ProductFeatures
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 LE Rev3 Intel P67 Express Socket 1155
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8p67-le-rev3-intel-p67-s1155-pci-e-20-ddr3-2200(oc)-sata-6gb-s-sata-raid-atx
RAM: Corsair Memory 4GB DDR3 1333 Mhz CAS 9 Dual Channel Desktop
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-(2x2gb)-corsair-ddr3-pc3-10666-(1333)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-24-150v
GPU:MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 OC Graphics Card - 1GB
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-gtx-460-oc-3600mhz-gddr5-gpu-725mhz-shader-clock-1550mhz-336-cores-2-x-dl-dvi-hdmi
PSU and Case: Coolermaster Elite 335 Mid Tower Case, Black, with Coolermaster 460w PSU
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-elite-335-mid-tower-case-black-with-coolermaster-elite-460w-psu
HDD: Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue SATA 6Gbps 7200rpm 16MB Cache
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500gb-western-digital-wd5000aakx-caviar-blue-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-16mb-cache-8ms
ODD: 24x Black SATA DVDRW Sony AD-7280S-0B OEM Bare Drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sony-ad-7280s-0b-24x-dvdr-12xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-12xram-sata-black-oem
Now I realise these are all from the same website. I do plan to look around to find the best prices for each component, I was merely using scan.co.uk to do my searching around.
Thanks for any help given!
The purpose of the system is gaming. All I want to do is play newer games (Starcraft 2, Civ 5), though not necessarily on highest graphics. I just want it to run smoothly.
So without further ado:
CPU: Intel CPU i3 2100 Sandy Bridge Dual Core
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i3-2100-s1155-sdy-bridge-31ghz-5gt-s-gpu-850mhz-3mb-cache-core-r-31x-65w-retail#ProductFeatures
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 LE Rev3 Intel P67 Express Socket 1155
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8p67-le-rev3-intel-p67-s1155-pci-e-20-ddr3-2200(oc)-sata-6gb-s-sata-raid-atx
RAM: Corsair Memory 4GB DDR3 1333 Mhz CAS 9 Dual Channel Desktop
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-(2x2gb)-corsair-ddr3-pc3-10666-(1333)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-24-150v
GPU:MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 OC Graphics Card - 1GB
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-gtx-460-oc-3600mhz-gddr5-gpu-725mhz-shader-clock-1550mhz-336-cores-2-x-dl-dvi-hdmi
PSU and Case: Coolermaster Elite 335 Mid Tower Case, Black, with Coolermaster 460w PSU
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-elite-335-mid-tower-case-black-with-coolermaster-elite-460w-psu
HDD: Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue SATA 6Gbps 7200rpm 16MB Cache
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500gb-western-digital-wd5000aakx-caviar-blue-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-16mb-cache-8ms
ODD: 24x Black SATA DVDRW Sony AD-7280S-0B OEM Bare Drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sony-ad-7280s-0b-24x-dvdr-12xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-12xram-sata-black-oem
Now I realise these are all from the same website. I do plan to look around to find the best prices for each component, I was merely using scan.co.uk to do my searching around.
Thanks for any help given!