£1k system

[Eddd]

Ok, guys. I want to spend anywhere between £800-£1k. suggestions? Don't include speakers, keyboard, mouse, monitor in this budget.

So far i'm thinking.
PSU - Corsair HX620W
Graphics card - ? Maybe GTX260? recommendations?
DVD drive - £20 lightscribe one
CPU - intel q9400?
HDD - 120GB western digital
RAM - 4GB corsair
CPU cooler - scythe andy samurai master cpu cooler
CPU paste - which one these days? spend about £5 on it?
CAse - antec 900
Mobo - ?

Suggestions? I'll be buying from scan so please link to there. Thanks guys

[SiM]

My suggestions:
WD/Samsung/Seagate 640gb Hard drive. Cheap and fast.
GTX260 is good but get newer one with more cores
thermal paste: arctic cooling mx2
mobo: P5Q-E / DFI P45 board
cpu: q9450 or q6600
I would go for antec 1200 instead of 900.
Change PSU to corsair HX 520W

[Powderhound]

I spent £1000 on the PC in my specs box in the holidays. Get an HD4870 instead of the 4850, bearing in mind that my £1000 included all peripherals, and you should be set.

[spoon_]

Its scary what you can get for £1k these days :shock:

[Eddd]

What do you think???

MOBO - Gigabyte S775 Intel X48 DDR2 ATX Audio Lan - http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=53WW
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz 12M Cache S775 1333MHZ - http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4YCT
HDD - Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB 7200RPM S300 16MB RAID edition - http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...154,4294952273
RAM - OCZ Technology 2X2GBKIT REAPER 240PIN PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHZ - http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4RPG
GPU - SAPPHIRE HD 4870 X2 2G GDDR5 PCI-E - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-HD-...5756705&sr=8-2
PSU - Corsair 1000HX - http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...avigationKey=0
CASE - CoolerMaster BLACK CM 690 CASE - http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4QYN
Optical Drive - LG Electronics Blu-Ray Re-Writer/HD DVD-ROM SATA Black Kit - http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4TRB

[staffsMike]

Why get an X48 and an HD4870X2.. might as well save the money and get a P45 if you only want to use one lane.

I wouldn't bother with the 4870X2 actually, the new HD4850X2 seems great though, and when they are £270 ish will be a great buy. Run nice and cool too unlinke the 4870X2.

PSU is massive overkill. 620W HX would do nicely.

640GB AAKS is a fair bit quicker and only a little bit more money.

Scan seems a lot cheaper as well.