How is this for gaming?

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty

LiteOn DH-20A1S 20X DVD1RW/DLRAM Black Bare Drive - OEM

Coolermaster Centurion 5 Silver - No PSU

Hitachi 160GB Hard Drive 7200rpm SATAII 8MB Cache - OEM

MSI P35 Neo-F Socket 775 FSB1333 onboard 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard

OCZ StealthXtream 500W PSU

Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2GHz Socket 775 800MHz FSB L2 1MB Cache Retail Box Processor

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium x32Bit OEM 1PK DVD

HIS HD 3850 Pro 256MB 256bit GDDR3 Dual DVI TV HDCP PCI-E Graphics Card

Will I be able to play games such as Oblivion at high spec? Any other recommendations or advice would be appreciated too. :)

Overall, it's a great machine for the price. However, that 3850 might not be enough for Oblivion. I recommend getting either a Radeon 3870 or for a bit more, an 8800GT. Both would be good choices. If you're on a tighter budget, then a 3850 will do ok, but Oblivion would probably run better if you get the 512MB version.

EDIT: I see that you're from the UK. Just ignore my Newegg links... :oops:

I think you would be able to play oblivion near full, i have a bad comp for that and i can play on medium full res and hdr . u should be fine.

my specs are

2 GB ddr2 800mhz

amd athlon x2 3800+ 2.00 ghz

nvidia 7600 gs 512 may be more ram but much slower core clock.

Buy another CPU intstead, try E4300-E4500 instead, thatoldCPUwill bottle-neck a HD3850.

HD3850 is aprox. same listed as an 8800gts 312mb. in benchmark and 3Dmark06

Thanks for the responses. Replacing some of the components shouldn't be much of an issue, just need to add a little more cash. But the rest would run fine if I were to replace the video card with an 8800GT?