[clars]

Hi all,

I'm looking to get a new computer as a lovely Christmas present for myself! I've been looking at various parts but am worried about compatibility issues and whether it'll suit my needs as a beginning gamer (warcraft!). My budget is about $800. Here's what I tentatively have:

1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.33GHZ 1333FSB 4MB Retail

1 x EVGA Nforce E-7150/630I LGA775 mATX 1PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 HDMI Video Sound GBLAN Motherboard

1 x Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC5400 DDR2-667 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory

1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 8400GS 459MHZ 512MB 64BIT 800MHZ DDR2 PCI-E VGA DVI-I HDCP TV Out Video Card

1 x Compucase 6C28B ATX Case Black 4X5.25 2X3.5 4X.3.5INT W/ Front USB & Audio No PS

1 x Sparkle Power SPI ATX-400PN 400W ATX12V 20/24PIN Power Supply W/ 120MM Fan P4 AMD Ready OEM

1 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive 3 Year MFR Warranty

1 x Samsung SH-S203B Black SATA DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 18X/12X INT DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW

1 x Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 32BIT DVD OEM

now is this a decent bang for my buck??

Thanks in advance!

[Gazmondo]

What site are you looking at for these?

Also I have just replaced several components for you but noticed you lived in Canada not the UK

I will have to have a look tomorrow and will get back to you, otherwise the likes of Alex will be the one you want for this sort of thing

[clars]

hmm i guess that would make a big dollar difference eh! I'll be building the PC through http://www.ncix.com

[Gazmondo]

Also do you currently own an operating system? As this would remove the requirement to purchase Vista, which would give a healthy extra $120 to spend on a graphics card.

[clars]

no I don't have an OS

is that graphic card above not too great? I'm confused between GS, GT, different brands, etc.

[clars]

anybody? any help/suggestions really appreciated!