Any experts like to rate these components?

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Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail - £189.95

OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black - £113.99

Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid SATA-II 2.5" 7200RPM 32MB - £72.98

"Primo 510i" Intel H61 DDR3 Ready Barebones (Socket 1155) - £66.98

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) - £43.99

MSI HD 6850 "Dual Fan Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £89.99

Sub Total : £577.88



Hey all, first post here and also my first build. I've been looking into it for a while but I'm certainly not going to buy anything without a bit of advice first!

Basically, I was hoping somebody would look over these components and let me know if any of it is junk, over priced or just incompatible.

I have some concerns, mainly that the barebones bundle seems really cheap for what you get (case, mobo and PSU); is this utter garbage?

Also, does the included mobo support IvyBridge processors?

Also, is that hard drive as good as it claims to be?

Finally, how good a machine would this be? BF3 capable (to a reasonable standard, not ultra HD etc?)



Anyway, I'm sure you guys can clean the build up a bit.


Thanks for reading and in advance for your advice.

Cheers!
 
If you wanted to overclock (I assume that's why you have a 'k' series processor,) you'll need a Z77 motherboard, you wouldn't be able to overclock on the H61 motherboard provided in the barebones.

If you didn't want to overclock you could get the non k version which will save you roughly £15
 
Welcome to the forums!

If you have gaming in mind, you've spent too much of the budget on the processor.

Is the hard drive expensive because it has "hybrid" in the title? If so, check that "hybrid" is actually a good thing, not marketing spin.

Otherwise I'd suggest looking at amd, or previous generation intel. Possible they'll offer more performance for the money at this budget.
 
As above, the H61 chipset doesn't support overclocking, and considering how well those chips overclock it would be blasphemy not to.
 
 
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2 PSUs in there RJC old buddy ;)

Other than that I would be spec'ing exactly the same!

The Z77 allows overclocking of the K series CPU (expect 4ghz from the stock cooler), lucidMVP uses the IGP to boost the GPU (6850) and quick sync will use the IGP to boost video encoding tasks. You can also overclock the GPU to close to 6870 performance and remember it gets that boost from lucidMVP too ;)

Case might seem budget but you get 4 120mm fans, fan controller, digital temp display cable management and a handy P4/8 aux power extension cable (this lead and the fans is probably worth £25). I use one myself and I highly recommend it fot budget gaming rigs. I wouldn't bother with the hybrid HDD much better off adding a dedicated SSD drive later, the mobo supports sataIII so you can get some awesome speed from an SSD later as an upgrade.
 
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Thanks for all the prompt replies guys. I know absolutely nothing about overclocking to be honest. Am I missing out terribly?

My max budget would probably be £600, and that's pushing it really. If I just droppped the K and got that H61 motherboard, would that be a flawed setup?

All I know is that overclocking comes with risks and extra hassle; I'm by no means a computer noob and could look into it, just never have!

Also, that hybrid drive got excellent reviews on the OCUK website, I thought it looked pretty good for the money. Anybody have experience with such drives?

In summary, I think I am more leaning towards just getting the cheaper CPU and mobo and not overclocking. Would this be a good computer? Also, I know the CPU may be a bit overkill for gaming, but I do want a fast computer and I don't want to spend £100 on a weaker CPU that I may want to upgrade sometime soon, if that makes sense.

Thanks again all for the great advice. Food for thought!
 
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