£450-£500 first time build

[BioticProdigy]

First time building a pc. I'll be using it for gaming. I already have a monitor, OS and hard drive.
Can anyone give me any advice on what I should buy.
Atm I'm thinking of using:
Asus P8B75-M Intel B75
Club3D HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
TeamGroup Elite 8GB
Intel i3-2120
LG GH24NS90 24x SATA ReWriter
Aerocool VS-4W Windowed
Cooler Master GX Lite 500W PSU

I think it all comes to around £475

Will this be good for gaming?
I'll be wanting to play games like Skyrim, BF3, Batman: Arkham City etc on high settings with good framrates

 

[Bacon?]

Including VAT?

 

[Bacon?]

Looks good mate, upgrade to the 7850 and use this PSU though:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-167-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1103

 

[beejjacobs]

7850 is a good idea, why not a Z77 board? They are not much more.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £191.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £101.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £503.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[Ice213]

7850 is a good idea, why not a Z77 board? They are not much more.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £191.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £101.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £503.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

I was just putting together a really similar build to post, but I'll just say that this one is a good build .

Only thing possibly is if you aren't into overclocking yourself, you could consider this card instead:

YOUR BASKET
1 x PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £191.99
Total : £202.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).



As it comes with a factory oc rather than you having to do it yourself (which is easy but it's up to you )

 

[BioticProdigy]

okay, How about:
PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ Edition
Teamgroup Elite 8gb
Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77
Cooler Master GX Lite 500W
Aerocool VS-4W Windowed
i3-2120
LG GH24NS90 24x SATA ReWriter

Is this better?

 

[beejjacobs]

I wouldn't buy the CM PSU, a decent PSU is important. The Antec I selected is enough, or the modular one Bacon? selected.

 

[tamzzy]

ds3h doesnt have some of the main features of most z77 board, minimum i'd aim for is the z77-d3h

 

[BioticProdigy]

What about:
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Suppl
i3-2120
Teamgroup Elite 8gb
PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ Edition
Aerocool VS-4W Windowed
LG GH24NS90 24x SATA ReWriter

I'ts abit over but I think its an improvement.
Will the PSU definitely be able to support all that?

 

[stulid]

What about:
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Suppl
i3-2120
Teamgroup Elite 8gb
PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ Edition
Aerocool VS-4W Windowed
LG GH24NS90 24x SATA ReWriter

I'ts abit over but I think its an improvement.
Will the PSU definitely be able to support all that?

Spot on.

PSU is fine for that card.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7850-and-7870-review/7

Radeon HD 7850 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit and 650 Watt if you go with two cards in Crossfire mode.