Hey all,

I am upgrading my PC and would like to build a mid-range gaming/ music production/ video editing pc

Parts I will keep:
Windows 8
500w PSU
DVD Drive
250GB Hard Drive

I was thinking of getting
1x #392930:Asus P8H61-MX USB3 Socket 1155 VGA DVI 8 Channel Audio mATX Motherboard- £42.99
1x #387256:Intel Core i5 3470 3.20GHz Socket 1155 6MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor- £148.32
1x #342351:Crucial 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333Mhz Ballistix Sport Memory Kit CL9 1.5V- £27.99
Total:£219.30

Would these parts be suitable for the job?

At a later date I'd probably spend an extra £100 or so on a graphics card that can play games such as the new GTA and Far cry at 1280x720 at medium to high settings. If anybody could recommend a card suitable for these parts that would be helpful.

that's just insane, what other events will he be in? will he be doing the 200 as well?andyboiii

yes he will

Hello everyone.

I hope to build a pc that will allow me to play some games like COD4. Could anybody tell me if these components are good or if they are not could anyone reccommend me better parts. I am on a Limited budget around the £350-£400 mark.

Could anyone tell me if there are any compatability problems aswell.

Here is what i have come up with.

Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 Micro ATX AMD 690V Motherboard £33.56 (dabs.com) http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4JKC&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=GA+MA69VM+S2&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

Novatech GeForce 9600GT SLI 512MB GDDR3 DVI/TVO PCI-E Graphics Card £77.78 (Novatech.co.uk) http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-96GT

Samsung SpinPoint 320GB 7200RPM S300 8MB £31.94 (dabs.com) http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4LZJ&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=sAMSUNG+sATA&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

LiteOn 20X DVD+/-RW/RAM IDE black + NERO £14.94 (dabs.com)
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4TR6&SearchType=1&CategorySelectedId=11026&SearchTerms=dvd&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=11026

Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 667MHz DDR2 Non-ECC £22.80 (dabs.com)http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4NVR&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=Kingston&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=50001,4294952421

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ AM2 3.0GHz £68.74 (Novatech.co.uk)http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-X2M260

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 OEM £55.22 (dabs.com)http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=54SS&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=Microsoft+Windows+XP+Home+SP3+OEM&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

Sony 1.44MB Internal 3.5" Black £6.02(dabs.com)http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=2H30&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=SONY+Floppy+drive&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

Hiper 530Watt BLACK ATX Power Supply £42.05 (novatech.co.uk)http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?HYP-4M530

Asustek BLACK/SILVER MIDI CASE NO PSU £16.79 (dabs.com)http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4R5G&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=Asustek+BLACK+SILVER+MIDI+CASE+NO+PSU&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

thanks.