What's the best rig for under £1000 ($1425)?

I'm thinking self-built..obviously, but a good already built rig would be good too - I'm lazy.

On the other hand, the cases at colorcases.com look pretty good, but what should I fill them with?

I want a rig for gaming mostly, with good performance elsewhere .

No more than a 17" monitor, and don't include a modem.

Please include all details - power supply, monitor etc.

Thanks :grinthumb

You are lazy.

RE: You are lazy.

or a bit of a slacker.
firstly, just a general read of the boards should give you an idea.
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The buying guides are a little bit dated; but should give you an idea. http://www.3dspotlight.com/pcguide.shtml

go to azzo.com and check out some prices..Here is what you need to get a price on:

Case
PSU
mobo
CPU
RAM
HSF
HD
CD/DVD/CDRW
Modem
NIC
Video Card
Sound Card


Well, I hope Im not telling you something you already know but from the content of your post, any help is good help.

Right so your British ................so am i!
Go to Dabs.com (this took me a long time):

Mobo: Abit KR7A - £108
CPU: AMD XP+ 1800 - £125
Graphics: Abit GeForce3 Ti.200 - £150
Memory: 256DDR - £82
Case: Whatever you want (etliest 300w PSU)
Hard Disk: 40gb - £65
Monitor: Philips 17" - £116
Sound Card: Creative Live!5.1 - £50
DVD ROM: £50
Keyboard: Microsoft Internet - £30
Mouse: Microsoft Optical - £22
Speakers: Anything with a subwoofer - £35
Floppy Drive: about £15

All together : £840 + your case

Phew........that took a long time:blackeye:

And for what Cuc is quoting, you can add a fine 19" monitor. Look at other's system specs too. Do your homework and get what you want, not what we want.

Thanks for the help guys..

Thanks..

I am lazy.. but I don't really know what the best parts are, let alone what their prices are..

Anyway, thankyou.. :grinthumb

www.Scan.co.uk
Mobo: Abit KR7A - £106.92
CPU: AMD XP+ 1800 - £117.71
Graphics: Abit GeForce3 Ti.200 - £128.08
Memory: 256DDR - ~£50

Also they do www.scan.co.uk/today.htm which has daily special offers. Sometimes they have barebone systems advertised that are at good prices....

For Euro-Zone inhabitants - www.itdirect.ie and www.komplett.ie are good for componants. Built my PC using ITdirects shop in Dublin

Don't be lazy. Doing extra "homework' won't hurt you.