First time builder looking for a second opinion

DeadRedd

DeadRedd

DeadRedd

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Hello,

I recently decided to build my new PC for University and I'm pretty confident I've sorted it but I'd like some input from much more knowledgeable people like yourselves. I'm more concerned about the CPU cooler fitting because I have tall memory but I'd also like to know if generally this would all fit in the case I picked.

Please do let me know what you think. It would be nice to know if I chose right :)

Spec:

CPU:Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM

MOBO:MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION **

GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon 6850 (I'm also wondering is it harder to install because it's PCI-E 2?)

CASE:Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black

PSU:Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

RAM:G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

CPU FAN:Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler

I don't need a hard drive or any peripherals as I was going to reuse them from my current PC.
 
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Hello and welcome to the forum :)

I would remove the competitor link before see's ;)

Have a look at THE GPU below, for the same price you can get the 6870:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-252-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1866

Spec looks ok, I would probably spend the extra few pounds and go with the retail cpu, least you get 3 year warranty:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-360-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1275

The memory has small heatspreader which may inter-fear with the cpu cooler:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
 
Done a slight update:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games £134.99
(£112.49) £134.99
(£112.49)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £70.99
(£59.16) £70.99
(£59.16)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Sub Total : £526.59
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £108.07
Total : £648.41

Review of the Gigabyte board:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z68xp-ud3-dz68db,review-32228-19.html
 
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