Critique this planned build please.

EyepodI

EyepodI

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Planning on putting together the below system fairly soon.

I haven't built a PC in a long time so just want to make sure I haven't missed anything and all is compatible. Is this all going to fit in the case OK, sufficient fans etc.? Not overclocking for now, maybe later. Don't need mouse, keyboard, monitors.

It's going to be a bit of a jack of all trades. Gaming (FPS, Flight Sims), graphics, development....

Thank you.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £419.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) HDD £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £139.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M High Performance 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020041-UK) £114.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £74.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £69.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans (Socket LGA2011) £59.99
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (4g) £6.98

Total : £1,607.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).
 
A few pointers,

• The cooler only fits the socket2011 boards, you want one of these,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £62.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £57.98
Total : £262.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).





• You dont need the thermal paste, the coolers come with that stuff.

• A retail Blu-Ray drive usually includes playback software.

• I think I would get the Z77X-UP4TH board.
 
EyepodI said:
Noted about coolers, blu-ray, paste.

Why would you choose the Z77X-UP4TH board in preference?
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The UP range of boards have IR3550 power stages, they essentially rock.

I've noted less Vcore needed for the same overclock when I used one compared to a previous Gigabyte board. I have also seen this reported in a review of the board (think it was in a CustomPC mag)

You gain Thunderbolt ports on the rear.

Its also on offer, thus a bit cheaper.


Side by side comparison - http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=4280,4139
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £419.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £113.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
Total : £1,579.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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