Advice on a build for a friend

rz999 · 26 Sep 2011 at 19:00

Im building a gaming pc for a friend and was wondering if this build is ok and if everything will work fine together:

650W PSU, Antec TruePower New Modular
Inwin Android, Black/Silver, Mid Tower Gaming Case
Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.3GHz
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Blue DDR3 PC3-12800(1600),
500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue, SATA 6Gb/s
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60 High-performance CPU Cooler
Samsung WriteMaster SH-S222AB/BEBE
1GB MSI GTX 560, 40nm, 4000MHz GDDR5, GPU 810MHz,
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3, Intel Z68

Predicament · 26 Sep 2011 at 19:05

rz999 said:
If everything will work fine together?

Yes, the components listed are all compatible.

I would suggest a few tweaks:

Grab the Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 for £56.00
I'd switch your WD HDD with the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB for £47.00

stulid · 26 Sep 2011 at 19:07

I wouldn't get that Kingston RAM for £56, not when the 8GB of Vengeance RAM is cheaper at £44

To the OP, swap the board maybe for a SLI/Crossfire compliant one - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-368-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

rz999 · 26 Sep 2011 at 19:52

hes only looking at getting one card and doesnt plan to sli or crossfire in the future, thanks for your replies

Reaper 392 · 26 Sep 2011 at 19:55

if your spending £60 on a cooler you might as well get the OcUK H2flo extreme. its a corsair H80 with better fans for £58:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-048-OP&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395