Upgrade - Ordering these parts today/tomorrow. Maximum £850 budget. All good?

Qwenty20

Qwenty20

Qwenty20

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Hello there!

I'm looking to carry out my first PC gaming upgrade with a maximum budget of approximately £850.

Parts which I'm keeping from my current build:-

CPU - 2500K @ 4.2GHz
MB - Asrock Z68 Pro 3
PSU - Antec True Power 650W

I've spent a week or so gathering knowledge on what to buy for my first PC gaming upgrade (with help from users here too) and have come up with this list:-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-168-SA

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-255-SE

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-127-GI&tool=3

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-244-CM&groupid=2362&catid=29

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-037-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=2429

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-020-AL&tool=5

I'm looking to order the parts today/tomorrow and would love to get the go ahead from more experience people with regards to compatability, PSU good enough, case fittings etc. ;)

To me, they all look good, but I would prefer a second opinion.

Thank you for reading!
Qwenty20 :)
 
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Hi,

Is that an Antec True Power new 650W PSU?

The parts look fine to me.

The case takes GFX cards upto 304mm long and that Gigabyte GTX780 is 292mm long.

The case takes coolers upto 177mm tall, the K2 is 160mm according to the Alpenfohn website, but I measure mine a little bit more than this but still under 170mm.
 
stulid said:
Hi,

Is that an Antec True Power new 650W PSU?
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Nope, I've had it for at least 2 years now. I'm slightly concerned that I will need a new PSU. Would be slightly dissappointed though because I don't really want to drop the gtx 780. Not a problem though. :)

Thank you for your help.
 
stulid said:
Your fine then.

Quality PSU made by Seasonic, plenty of amps on the 12v rail:)
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That's brilliant! I don't have the boxes to my components anymore will I need to buy additional cables?

e.g.

A cable for the SSD?

I own an MSI 560Ti at the moment - I don't really know if I'll need to buy additional power cables for my new GPU.

I'm also unsure whether or not I'll need extra components from my motherboard box.

Thanks! :)
 
The gfx card needs a 6+8pin pci-e power connector, I'm sure your PSU has that?

The SSD I'm not so sure about what it comes with.
 
The ssd does`nt come with any cables, just a disc with the software.
What ram do you have with your current build?
 
6+2 pins join together to make an 8pin.

The PSU should have enough SATA power connectors as it has three of them.

So one for a SSD, one for a HDD and another for a DVD drive maybe?
 
stulid said:
6+2 pins join together to make an 8pin.

The PSU should have enough SATA power connectors as it has three of them.

So one for a SSD, one for a HDD and another for a DVD drive maybe?
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Ok thanks! Yeah, I've also just realised I forgot to mention I had a DVD drive. So the only cable I need to buy is the cable from the SSD to the mobo?

i.e. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-076-AK

Thanks for all the help mate!
 
Have a look inside your case and see if you can get a free SATA power connector into position where you will fit the SSD.
 
stulid said:
Have a look inside your case and see if you can get a free SATA power connector into position where you will fit the SSD.
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Hi mate! I don't have my new case yet so I'm really not sure. I think to be safe I'm just going to get the connectors anyway. :)

What do you think:-

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x "GHz Edition" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £429.95
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced USB3.0 Windowed Dominator Case - Black £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £63.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x NZXT Molex to 3x SATA Black Sleeved 20cm Extension Cable - CB-43SATA (BWW) £5.99
2 x Akasa AK-CBSA05-30BK Super slim SATA rev 3.0 data cable with securing latches - 30cm, Black £3.29 (£6.58)
Total : £889.88 (includes shipping : £17.10).



Also does Overclockers sell cable tidiers, compressed air, thermal paste remover, and/or screw drivers? lol I'm at university so have none of them. :)

Thank you so much for you help. <3
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £379.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Avexir Core White Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIW) - White Light £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £63.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x NZXT Molex to 3x SATA Black Sleeved 20cm Extension Cable - CB-43SATA (BWW) £5.99
2 x Akasa AK-CBSA05-30BK Super slim SATA rev 3.0 data cable with securing latches - 30cm, Black £3.29 (£6.58)
Total : £889.93 (includes shipping : £17.10).




The Corsair 540 is a better case imo.
The non GHz gpu is £50 cheaper. You can overclock it yourself :D
 
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