Building a PC for a friend, opinions needed!

[Trisr]

A friend asked me to build him a decent gaming rig on a budget. I haven't upgraded in a while due to monetary constraints so I'm a bit behind the times. Just wanted some expert opinions on my hardware choices. Thus far I have:

Antec 902 Case

Asus p7p55D-E Mobo

Intel i5 3.33GHz (Clarkdale)

Corsair 4GB 1600MHz 9-9-9-24

Point of View GeForce GTX260 816MB

Hitachi 1TB 32MB Cache 7200rpm

Throw in a keyboard and mouse, plus a sound card, and it comes to about £750. Max budget is 800.

What do you guys think about that machine? It'll perform pretty well for a while right? Good balance? Graphics card powerful enough? Any opinions on the cases (I've read good things about it)?

Your thoughts would be much appreciated

 

[tinytomlogan]

Hitachi drives are terrible and die alot, so swap that for a samsung spinpoint, Im not a personal fan of the Antec 900 so Id swap that for a Cooler Master HAF 922. The GTX260 is a reasonable card, but is starting to show its age a little, if budget allows I would look into getting an ati 5770 or a 5850.

 

[lasher]

Gotta agree with tom there.

I've had good exp with spinnys and wd drives over the years.

The haf is a bit of an aquired taste but if it's not on full view then not really an issue.

260's are a good price but the dx 11 option is one which must be considered on a new build.

 

[Trisr]

Thank you for the replies.

Ah yes I was wondering about dx11. Do Nvidia have a dx11 iption out yet? If not, what is my cheapest ATi option?

 

[thestepster]

nvidia will have there new DX11 cards out by about may time but i suspect they are gonna be very expensive

ur cheapest option will prob be a 4890 (DX10) for maybe £130 or a 5770 (DX11) at about £120

 

[Trisr]

Ok great, how about the XFX ATi 5770 1024MB? Seems good value at £140?

 

[CRAZYCAP]

I'd have to agree if you are on a budget. Go the 5770 video card instead and then later down the tracker a crossfire setup would be nice.