What components should I get?

[Gyldenglad]

I've been checking some of these components that are put here, and I don't like what I see.. Some of them seem too random and appears to be put together according to price rather than what is good for you.

Even though you say that you wan't a computer that can just "run xx low games" + "recording" then that's not going to be a "cheap" thing. When a computer records (I assume you want good quality) then it writes about 5 GB of video to your HD every 2 minutes of recording, that is a LOT of processing made and you wont pull that off very nicely on a low system.

That being said, with a 600-700 pounds budget you can easily make a good machine, but there are a few things which you should consider:

1) Get the motherboard you need, don't use excessive resources on something not necessary.
2) CPU + GPU is the simple most IMPORTANT thing you can get when it comes to gaming, and they are not even that expensive.

Here is what I would recommend, and which you will be fully satisfied with:

CPU: [url]http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Component...ctId=43217[/url]
Why i5-2500? Well simply because it's one of the BEST gaming CPU you can get at this point, and you get most for the money. i5-2500 capable of processing all games right now at high settings (ofc depends on other systems aswell). The reason I pick i5-2500 and not i5-2500K is because the "K"-edition only means you can overclock it, but I don't suppose you will do that.
~ £160

GPU: [url]http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Othe...ctId=43660[/url]
When it comes to "best for price" the GTX 560Ti beats *everything*. I use this myself and it is an outstanding card for the price. This can beast of OC power can run everything currently out on "ultra" (highest settings). As I said earlier, you don't have to OC unless you wan't to, I can play Skyrim on ultra settings and still record in 1080p, I can give you a video of the recording quality if you want.
~ £175


RAM: [url]http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Component...ctId=45499[/url]
When it comes to memory, you also want the best at price. For this I can solely recommend Corsair VENGENACE memory, as they make the best ones (especially for gaming). Also when you pick memory, aim for the KITS, having memory spread out is better than stacking it on one piece.
I only put 4 GB, because you *don't* need more, and whoever says that have either:
1) Too many applications running and have no idea what they are doing
2) Like to waste money
- Well it's not "entirely" true, but the thing is that almost no applications today requires more than 4 GB RAM. Running BF3 for instance for me, at highest details takes about 3 GB ram, and being idle in windows takes about 1 GB ram.
If you so desire that you wan't more than 4 GB ram anyway, which you may find useful when recording large games such as BF3, you can always buy another kit of ram, as they only cost
~ £23

Motherboard: [url]http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Component...ctId=47188[/url]
To tell you the truth, I don't like what they have in stock so far. What you want for that budget which you have available, is something that is good, stable and yet fits your price tag. I have chosen for you the GD65. I would originally have chosen the GD55 since it's about 30-40 bucks cheaper and still performs about the same with only minor differences from 55 to 65 being a few more USB plugs (meh) but I guess this will do. I didn't pick GIGABYTE which some people likes because there are waaaay to many people who report problems with this and compatible PSU's and get strange results and have to RMA them (we don't wan't that).
~ £230 (expensive)

PSU: [url]http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Component...ctId=44572[/url]
I don't have much to say about this, you'll need at least 600W (doesn't have to be more) to power the specs that I listed so far. I would pick something else, but corsair isn't bad.
~ £54

Case: [url]http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Component...ctId=40240[/url]
Cooler master HAF is probably one of the best cooling cases you can get for this money.
~ £80

CPU cooler: If you must, pick the cheapest. Don't laugh now.. seriously.. You already have a cooler case + 2 fans in your GPU + your CPU is not OC'd so I doubt you will be seeing any hot stuff going on in there. I paid around $10 for mine and my CPU never went up above 40 C even when playing for hours and hours and hours.

Total price:
~ £722

Things I haven't included:

• CD-player (these are very cheap and reusable if you have older equipment)
• HDD (I reuse all my own so.. And they are really cheap, I bet you have some around you can use)

I know we went a little over price here, but with this thing, you wont have to look for a computer in a pretty long time. If the price really is a problem then look for a GD55 motherboard somewhere else, as I said, in my country it only cost about £110 so it's a massive saving.

Good luck in your purchase.