£800 - Good build?

tibble89

tibble89

tibble89

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £44.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G) £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £31.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £15.98
1 x Xebec Stream-Line Keyboard - Black £10.98
1 x CM Storm Speed RX Mousepad - Small £4.99
Total : £791.84 (includes shipping : FREE).



Anything to change for performance or to save money?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2475HDS 24" Widescreen LED Business Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Xigmatek Pantheon Mid Tower Case - Black £35.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Steelseries Ikari Optical Mouse (62000) £16.98
1 x Logitech K200 Media Keyboard (920-002733) £10.98
Total : £846.83 (includes shipping : FREE).



changed the ssd, added an aftermarket heatsink
 
With regards to the SSD, I'm using an 80 GB IDE HDD, so I think any SSD will prove a pleasant surprise for me :p - My current HDD isn't full so 128GB should be more than enough

Is the stock cpu cooler loud? I have no plans to overclock at the moment, I'm wanting to build something that will last as long as possible so will do it when it's starting to struggle with games a bit
 
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Guess I'll buy an aftermarket one then.

Why is choosing a case so hard? feel like pulling my hair out! The pantheon is a little too big for my liking and apparently doesn't have the best cooling. Something cheap, that has a very simple/basic look with fans included is all I need..
 
Given that tpu is 77w and one overlocking, stock cooler should do good job in most cases. Probably a bit loud running prime95 but that's synthetic anyway.
 
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