Build Check

thatavguy · 15 Apr 2011 at 07:39

Have had some changes since I last planned my build, looking to buy this weekend

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £203.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £167.99

MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.98

Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £72.98

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £43.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £17.99

Total - £661.92 (Including Shipping)

I have a power supply & HDD's already
I am thinking of adding a SSD in a month or so, but didn't want to spend money on it now so I can afford a better Graphics Card

Will be overclocking CPU and chose the 6950 to upgrade it to a 6970.

Wasn't sure about the case, I do like this one but would a cheaper one surfice?
Cooler - I keep seeing this one pop up on specs, assuming its not to loud....

Any Recommendations?

Hydrogoo · 15 Apr 2011 at 08:41

Build looks good and as far as the case goes, its got a fantastic build quality to it, I've just gotten one myself and its brilliant, has more than ample room for any size graphics card and you can remove the bottom part of the HDD rail for adding in watercooling/fans etc.

Neonine · 15 Apr 2011 at 08:53

thatavguy said:
Have had some changes since I last planned my build, looking to buy this weekend

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £203.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £167.99

MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.98

Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £72.98

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £43.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £17.99

Total - £661.92 (Including Shipping)

I have a power supply & HDD's already
I am thinking of adding a SSD in a month or so, but didn't want to spend money on it now so I can afford a better Graphics Card

Will be overclocking CPU and chose the 6950 to upgrade it to a 6970.

Wasn't sure about the case, I do like this one but would a cheaper one surfice?
Cooler - I keep seeing this one pop up on specs, assuming its not to loud....

Any Recommendations?

Its a shame that you want to order soon as the MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 ( £109.99 inc VAT) seems to be a good buy but is out of stock at the moment

olivier renault · 15 Apr 2011 at 09:03

Good choices, stick with a good case, it's worth it, although the Lite version is also good. You can also get clear side panels for it as well. What PSU you got? I assume a well reviewed 600W+.

thatavguy · 15 Apr 2011 at 15:27

Neonine said:
Its a shame that you want to order soon as the MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 ( £109.99 inc VAT) seems to be a good buy but is out of stock at the moment

That's a decent amount cheaper. What are the differences between it and the gd65 or GD55?

I was thinking of going with the GD55 but its only a few £ more for the gd65

thatavguy · 15 Apr 2011 at 15:30

olivier renault said:
Good choices, stick with a good case, it's worth it, although the Lite version is also good. You can also get clear side panels for it as well. What PSU you got? I assume a well reviewed 600W+.

I have a Enermax EIN650AWT.
Hopefully this will be alright, was given to me by my Cousin.

Reaper 392 · 15 Apr 2011 at 15:32

thatavguy said:
That's a decent amount cheaper. What are the differences between it and the gd65 or GD55?

I was thinking of going with the GD55 but its only a few £ more for the gd65

i was going to say that this will tell you all the differences, but im struggling to find out why there is such a difference in price:
http://www.overclock.net/intel-motherboards/916189-official-intel-p67-sandy-bridge-motherboard.html

thatavguy · 15 Apr 2011 at 22:24

Reaper 392 said:
i was going to say that this will tell you all the differences, but im struggling to find out why there is such a difference in price:
http://www.overclock.net/intel-motherboards/916189-official-intel-p67-sandy-bridge-motherboard.html

Well there's doesn't seem to be much different that should effect my build - Now just wish it was in stock.

thatavguy · 16 Apr 2011 at 01:04

I've just been checking out the Lancool PC-K62

What do people think of it in Comparison to the CM 690II Advanced??

It seemed from what I've been reading that the Lancool would be quieter??