Need help deciding new rig!

[FinalShot]

Hey all, I weren't sure where this was supposed to go but here it goes:

I built my last PC with the aid of my brother, but now hes gone off to university and I want to build one (for the experience and since I need a new gaming rig). I sold my old PC to my cousin for relativily cheap.

 

Anyway I am looking to make a new gaming rig, one thats good enough to last for a good 2+ years.

 

Im a bit unsure about as to wether I want to overclock it (What if I do something wrong? Mess up the processor... No warranty eh?).

 

But otherwise, I wish to have a DFI motherboard (I had one for my last PC, 100% satisfyed).

 

I have a £500-£600/$900 - $1100 budget (Not including monitor).

 

Any advice as to what to get would be nice...

Its mainly due to all the new processor line-ups comming out I am confused as to what to get.

Also I want a 5.1 or better sound system, I want to upgrade gaming experience to

a new level So advice here would be nice

 

Final

[PC1X1]

Budget Pwning:

Venice 3000+

Hitachi Deskstar see sticky

OCZ Platnium 2 gig

1 Tornado, 2 Panoflows

XP-90

Any case with budget 60$

OCZ Powerstream 600 Watts

1 GeForce 6600 GT and or 7800 GT/ GTX

1x DVDRW

1x Logitech 530A 5.1 72 Watts.

If your in Florida, Ill put the Proc in for you, if you want, its not hard, but for someone that never did it, you may bend the pins.

 

Thats under 1 grand EZ, buy it you'' be satisfied, now what to do with the rest I'll tell ya lata .

[FinalShot]

Heh thank you alot, but I live in UK

But I know people who build computers for a living... Well sort of (www.dotcomicide.org).

 

Otherwise is 2 Gigs of RAM neccesary... Seems like a damn lot :nod:

[PC1X1]

Yes, 2 Gig is good investment

[FuzzyDice]

Heh thank you alot, but I live in UK

But I know people who build computers for a living... Well sort of (www.dotcomicide.org).

 

Otherwise is 2 Gigs of RAM neccesary... Seems like a damn lot :nod:

 

From here on out expect any worthwhile games to require well over 1 gig.

[FinalShot]

Ah I see.

And to think... I was considering 512MB