I'm with you on the nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB, been reading up on them & they are quite good for the money.

I've decided on this spec which isn't within my budget cause the graphics card has bumped it up a bit more than I'd like but sod it, on the plastic it goes!!!

Can anyone point out any compatibility issues before I buy? I've tried registering on Overclockers forum for info but they say my email address is banned

Anyway, here's what I'm about to buy....

Your basket

Product Name Qty Price Line Total GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11) Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24) OcUK Huntkey 550W PSU £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11) Gainward BLISS GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (4718462008965) £134.99
(£158.61) £134.99
(£158.61) Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86) Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74) Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0Y30006) £26.99
(£31.71) £53.98
(£63.42) Sub Total : £383.92 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95 VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £69.10 Total : £463.97

 

If you are limiting yourself to £100 for a graphics card then the ATI 3850 is the only sensible choice.

 

You've got yourself a very nice budget system there Except for maybe the motherboard. Its maybe a little too budget when for only £20 odd quids more you can have the Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard a vastly superior board with just loads of expandability for the future on all levels. Oh don't forget to order some thermal paste. I don't know if the Pentium comes with any