Help me source an upto date gaming system for approx £500

[madkez]

My brother is looking to purchase a gaming system to play the latest games. He has a budget of £500 and doesn't need a new monitor. i am a bit out of touch with the latest core2 duo tech but basically i am looking at a decent c2d cpu, mobo, 2gb ram, 8800gts a case and a psu. a cheap sata hdd would be good too if possible.

Would be very appreciative if you could recommend some parts (which scan stocks) to make up this system.

cheerz

[aidanjt]

You don't want to be going much lower than that tbh if you want a balanced gaming rig.

[jackvdbuk]

nice aidanjt, although i would go for the £160 8800GTS from todayonly or the X2900 PR0 for £150 and flash to a XT

get the CM RC-534 (about 35) or any other decent case and a decent £50 PSU, corsair, seasonic etc

perhaps get a E4300 c2d, overclock it a bit which is very simple

and check if you can find the ballistix ram for £50~ anywhere (pc2-6400)

consider getting a 500gb hdd, very good price/gb

[LegacyOne]

Since the 2GB Corsair CAS 5 is not in stock at scan you have to go for CAS 4.

Here's what I could come up with for under £516.

2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800) CAS 4-4-4-12
Coolermaster RC-330 Elite Black Midi Tower Case
320MB XFX 8800GTS < today only
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
320 Gb Western Digital
450W Corsair VX