Placing the order tonight! Is there anything you would change?

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I'm placing the order tonight for a new build. I've hashed out the below over the past couple of days. Is there anything you would change?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £56.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £39.95
2 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99 (£71.98)
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £531.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



Thanks :)
 
Changed PSU, SSD & Cooler:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £519.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Do you need a GPU?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £690.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).



B Grade GPU could be added to reduce cost.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £129.98
Total : £140.78 (includes shipping : £9.00).

 
Thanks for the tweaks snips86x

Is the Plextor M5 a better SSD? As is the CPU cooler?

I don't need a GPU just yet, I plan to make do with an older one until funds are available.
 
2StepSteve said:
Thanks for the tweaks snips86x

Is the Plextor M5 a better SSD? As is the CPU cooler?

I don't need a GPU just yet, I plan to make do with an older one until funds are available.
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The Intel one you spec'd uses the Sandforce controller. This controller is problematic and may well cause you issues in the future. The Plextor is a solid decent drive and on par with Samsung.

Same with the cooler, it a great cooler if your on a budget. You can spend more, £50-60, if you wish!
 
snips86x said:
The Intel one you spec'd uses the Sandforce controller. This controller is problematic and may well cause you issues in the future. The Plextor is a solid decent drive and on par with Samsung.

Same with the cooler, it a great cooler if your on a budget. You can spend more, £50-60, if you wish!
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I been using that intel SSD a while now and it is great, No problems at all.

Boots up windows in under 10 seconds. :)
 
snips86x said:
The Intel one you spec'd uses the Sandforce controller. This controller is problematic and may well cause you issues in the future. The Plextor is a solid decent drive and on par with Samsung.

Same with the cooler, it a great cooler if your on a budget. You can spend more, £50-60, if you wish!
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I've read about the sanforce controller.. A little confused now with what to go for.

The only thing that puts me off with that cooler is you need to take the motherboard out to change it, it's a little fiddly to attach and I'm not sure it will fit in a Zalman Z9 Plus.
 
2StepSteve said:
I've read about the sanforce controller.. A little confused now with what to go for.
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If I had to go Sandforce, I'd go Intel. If you can afford a M5 Pro, or a Samsung 830 (or 840 pro), then go for it. Or find a cheap Crucial M4.

The only thing that puts me off with that cooler is you need to take the motherboard out to change it, it's a little fiddly to attach
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Quite possible. It's sometimes possible to swap the CPU cooler without removing the motherboard as you have a backplate cut-out at the back. It depends if the cut-out matches the CPU slot.

and I'm not sure it will fit in a Zalman Z9 Plus.
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The case will fit 160mm coolers, so any single tower (except stuff like the Archon or the TS140), and also the NH-D14 will fit as well. I'd be more worried about the RAM fitting under that cooler.

The TS-120 is a great little cooler (Similar toa Hyper 212 evo), and the RAM should fit. However, if you replace with something more restrictive, you may have problems.

I still think the Matterhorn Pure is the best cooler in the £30 region.
 
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olivier renault said:
If I had to go Sandforce, I'd go Intel. If you can afford a M5 Pro, or a Samsung 830 (or 840 pro), then go for it. Or find a cheap Crucial M4.



Quite possible. It's sometimes possible to swap the CPU cooler without removing the motherboard as you have a backplate cut-out at the back. It depends if the cut-out matches the CPU slot.



The case will fit 160mm coolers, so any single tower (except stuff like the Archon or the TS140), and also the NH-D14 will fit as well. I'd be more worried about the RAM fitting under that cooler.

The TS-120 is a great little cooler (Similar toa Hyper 212 evo), and the RAM should fit. However, if you replace with something more restrictive, you may have problems.

I still think the Matterhorn Pure is the best cooler in the £30 region.
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Thanks for that :)

Went for the 128GB Samsung 840 Pro.

Do you think the RAM will fit with the Matterhorn Pure?
 
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