Spec check please!

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I need to spec a system for a mate who has a budget of no more than £425 tops. He wants to be able to play games such as BF BC2, what do you think to the below spec? He already has a decent PSU and Case.

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version) £92.99
(£79.14) £92.99
(£79.14)
Patriot G Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel (PGS34G1333ELK) £88.99
(£75.74) £88.99
(£75.74)
AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.20GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 MA770 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £72.99
(£62.12) £72.99
(£62.12)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5570 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
 
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5570? for gaming? mate, needs a better graphics card, a 5770 would be more realistic... which would put you at £470

also, you have not specced a hard drive.

less than £500 is a very tight budget for a DDR3 system, consider getting more cash before you order
 
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My friend has DVD drive, hdd and cooler that he intends to continue using. I'll recommend he drop the OS (he has Vista) and go with a 5770.

What about the mobo, ram and CPU?
 
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I've never used Patriot RAM before, but the rest of the stuff looks fine. AFAIK, the cooler will not fit unless it has an AM3 bracket - what cooler is it?
 
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sorry had to re read the op

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then after a while you can get an aftermarket cpu cooler, if he can now though it might be an idea to spend a little extra on a board than can do crossfire incase he wants to put another 5770 in to the mix later on.
 
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Cooler is an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. Which mobo is he wants to xfire, and if he decideds not to xfire is that mobo ok if he decides to OC or should he spend a few more quid?
 
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Dane, thanks!

Final spec

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £135.99
(£115.74) £135.99
(£115.74)
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.98
(£106.37) £124.98
(£106.37)
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 1333MHz Dual Channel (PVS34G1333ELK) £88.99
(£75.74) £88.99
(£75.74)
Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
(£63.82) £74.99
(£63.82)
Sub Total : £361.67
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £64.95
Total : £436.12
 
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