Spec me please

[V For Vendetta]

been away from the pc scene for over a year, I have a macbook and macmini, I also have a crusty old barton 2600 with a 5900gtx card.

this machine will mainly be used for gaming with an old and huge iiyama 20" crt (probably still better then lcd for gaming)

Not looking for Uber system but would like to play BF2142 at 1600x1200

need:
New Case preferbly Aluminium as its light
Processor + Board
Memory
GFX Card

could anyone spec me a good gaming system for under 500?

mucho gracias

 

[melbourne720]

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
(£38.76)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)
(£17.61)

Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) -
Retail
(£105.74)

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£58.74)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£72.84)

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU
(£29.36)

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£63.44)

Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£15.26)

Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£75.19)

Total : £489.81

 

[V For Vendetta]

nice dont need the dvdwriter or hd's

would putting that money to a 8800gt be worth it over the ati?

 

[steve258]

probably this:

Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU
£49.99
(£58.74)

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Silver
£47.99
(£56.39)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC)
£44.99
(£52.86)

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£59.99
(£70.49)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£149.99
(£176.24)

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
£68.99
(£81.06)

Sub Total : £421.94
Shipping : £10.95
VAT : £75.76
Total : £508.65

Just a tad over budget but worth every penny, it's going to handle games very well at 1600x1200.

 

[melbourne720]

probably this:

Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU
£49.99
(£58.74)

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Silver
£47.99
(£56.39)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC)
£44.99
(£52.86)

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£59.99
(£70.49)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£149.99
(£176.24)

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
£68.99
(£81.06)

Sub Total : £421.94
Shipping : £10.95
VAT : £75.76
Total : £508.65

Just a tad over budget but worth every penny, it's going to handle games very well at 1600x1200.

Steve258's spec is better than mine, go with his tbh

 

[V For Vendetta]

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£176.24)

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£70.49)

OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
(£58.74)

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£81.06)

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£58.74)

Gigabyte GZ-X1 Silver Midi Case No PSU £(£34.06)

492 with shipping good bang for buck guys