Any help given to rating this build would be much appreciated :)

Grinboss · 19 Jul 2011 at 17:09

I've asked on this forum before however i had ago at putting together a build and would really love some insight into whether i'm going the right way

So far i have :

Asus P8Z68-V PRO, Intel Z68, S 1155, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 2200(OC), SATA 6Gb/s, RAID, ATX, HDMI - £149.62

Intel CPU Core i5 Unlocked 2500K Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor - £163.40

Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Phantom 1280MB NVIDIA Graphics Card - £287.48 x2 = £574.96

LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM - £15.11

Corsair Enthusiast TX V2 CMPSU-850TXV2UK 850W Power Supply (PSU) - £96.94

Creative SB X-Fi Titanium PCI-E 7.1 Soundcard - £64.43

1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9ms, NCQ - £39.25 x 2 = 78.5

Corsair Vengeance 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit (CMZ6GX3M3A1600C8) [CMZ6GX3M3A1600C8] - £68.56

Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler - £47.99

Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black [RC-692-KKN2] - £71.87

Good or bad?

Grinboss · 19 Jul 2011 at 18:33

Which graphics cards?

Grinboss · 20 Jul 2011 at 02:24

Asus P8Z68-V, Intel Z68, S 1155, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 2200(OC), SATA 6Gb/s, RAID, ATX, HDMI - £129.22

Intel CPU Core i5 Unlocked 2500K Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor - £164.60

Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Phantom 1280MB NVIDIA Graphics Card - £287.48

Lite On DVD Writer, IHAS124-19, SATA, Black, OEM - £15.11

Samsung 1Tb Spinpoint F3 Hard Drive - HDD - x2 £39.25 = £78.56

Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator and Fan Quiet CPU Cooler - £65.39

CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 - 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP,

1.50V - x2 £31.39 = £62.78

Corsair Enthusiast TX V2 CMPSU-850TXV2UK 850W Power Supply (PSU) - £96.94

Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced Black Mid Tower Computer Case - £70.67

Total = £1000.75

That's the build i've planned now. How does it hold up? It allows me to add another 570 in the future if i need it i think

Grinboss · 20 Jul 2011 at 11:04

I was worried about the ram when picking the Noctua but the Noctua beats the silver light when overclocking at the higher temps.

Is it really worth getting a SSD as i'll only be booting up and shutting down the computer once a day and for the price of one i can get 2 1tb hard drives nearly. I know it'll improve the performance of whatever programs i shove onto it but enough to make it worthwhile?