Help Me Choose Barebones PC + Graphics Card

[Greenwood]

Hi,

I'm thinking of buying a PC off this website I've seen. They have a list of barebones systems that you can choose from. I'm thinking about getting one, and asking them to put a better PSU/ fan in it for me. Someone told me that you're better off getting a branded PSU/ fan than using the crappy ones you usually get with stuff like this.

Basically I want something that's going to be as cheap as possible but reliable and able to play HL2 and it's episodes ok. I really don't want to spend over 300 quid inc vat.

So can anyone advise me on what combination of stuff to get off this site? The barebones systems are here:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/barebones.html

And the graphics cards/ fans/ PSUs are here:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/products/a484x1y0z1p0s0n0m0

So what do you think would be my best bet for playing HL2? Bit of a major request to randomly ask but what the hell, thought I'd ask anyway. Thanks!

 

[Krynn72]

You already have a thread on this going. You should have posted this in there.

Anyways, I'd suggest not going the barebones route. I'm not familiar with that site, but usually they will charge you out the ass with a "service fee" for putting your computer together. Economically speaking, a pre-configured brand name pc is a wiser choice.