Build advice

gee4444 · 30 Jan 2013 at 21:35

Hi,

Could you good folks give the following components a quick look over - I'm planning on performing my first build with them. Would there be any issues with compatibility that anyone can think of?

Thanks.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £119.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £93.98
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011) £73.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x OcUK Professional 2.5" to 3.5" SSD Adaptor Plate - Black £5.99
Total : £648.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).

[WU-TANG]GZA · 30 Jan 2013 at 21:38

No case?

The CPU cooler takes quite a lot of the budget if that's what you're looking at spending, £650?

gee4444 · 30 Jan 2013 at 21:46

Sorry should have stated, already have a good large case as this is an upgrade to an old system (power unit blew, so good excuse for a refit). I don't mind paying a little extra for the quietness of the CPU cooler.

Don't really want to go much higher on the budget to be honest - originally started at £550 but I can't handle a pc with no SSD.

lee32uk · 30 Jan 2013 at 21:46

Assuming you already have an ATX case

You could also save £5.99 on the SSD bracket by using blu-tack

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011) £73.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £43.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £37.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x OcUK Professional 2.5" to 3.5" SSD Adaptor Plate - Black £5.99
Total : £653.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).

gee4444 · 30 Jan 2013 at 21:52

Thanks for the suggestions lee32uk.

Blue tack eh? :cool:

tamzzy · 30 Jan 2013 at 22:16

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £630.88 (includes shipping : £10.00).

much better for the budget. screw the heatsink for now and get a 3570k