£2500 Budget....

Yeah save yourself £150 and get this instead of the 680 - there is literally no difference - see this review..

Also change the RAM to this kit which has loads of raving good reviews.

Other than that, perfect. :D
 
That review was insightful thank you! So....


YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-256G) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £145.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £124.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £61.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99
Total : £1,522.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
That's me read enough reviews on parts for one night, plus my misses is going to decapitate me unless I get to bed lol. I'll leave this list here and check in the late morning any other suggestions or changes. I also have an extra £1000 I can add to it if anyone has any suggestions.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £389.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-256G) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £145.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £124.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £61.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99
2 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £1,590.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
I would just get a Phantek / SilverArrow / Noctua NH-D14. Job done.

Rest is very good. Maybe replacing case fans, and getting a fan controller. Which you can do later if that's a problem or want a little case customisation. If you swap front intake 200mm fan, you will need 20mm thick fan, like the Bitfenix Spectre Pro 25mm. The obsidian 650D is a bit of a pain in the neck in that regard.

Don't forget hard drive (2TB something).

Win 7 Home premium will limit you to 16GB memory (14+2GB with video card). In case you are looking at more memory later. Still fine with another 8GB set, but going 32GB you need professional edition.
 
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All in all.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £154.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £153.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £145.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) £107.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £61.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99
Total : £1,566.29 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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Think I'm ready to purchase.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £389.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-256G) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £154.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £145.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £114.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £84.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £61.99
2 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99 (£107.98)
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm White LED - Black £14.99
2 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £13.99 (£27.98)
1 x Akasa Premium 2m v1.4 HDMI Cable with Gold Plated Connectors. - 3D, Ethernet & 4K x 2K Resolution Support. (AK-CBHD01-20) £11.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm White LED - Black £11.99
Total : £1,748.28 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
with the spectre pro, you wont be able to use the leds I think.

It's all a bit of a mess with that case. Use it stock and see your options later.

Otherwise, ok. It's not gonna be a hot rig anyway.

EDIT :

Like the previous review, I also used t to replace my stock 200mm corsair fan on my 650d and it is definitely quieter.

I can feel (by hand mind you) that it's moving quite a bit more air than the stock fan which is a huge thumbs up for me. The LED isn't so bright that it blinds you and casts a nice glow in the case.

Installation was a little fiddly in my case (I have kept both 3x3"5 drive bays in my 650 lying next to each other) and it was a little bit of a tight squeeze but the fan is in nicely as well as the hdd cages.

Definitely recommend.
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Hey, looks like you'll be all right.
 
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