Build suggestions!

acme15 said:
ok don't worry then :)

but the core 2 quad isnt very far at all behind a phenom 2 quad core in terms of performance, and with a nice overclock it could potentially be better, but i see your intentions now :p
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But I'm going for the i5 2500k? :P

And thanks, what do you think of the build I've shown above? Any suggestions?
 
Hi again,

I've just been going over my parts before I order and noticed this:

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games

This one is £131.99 whilst -

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games

Is £154.99 but the specs are exactly the same? Would I be wise in buying the HIS version just because of the price?

Other than that, some last comments on my final build suggestions:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
(£74.98) £89.98
(£74.98)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)

Should I replace that MSI Mobo with the MSI Z68A-G45-B3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard for future proofing? For only £15 more.

PSU and HDD are fine in my opinion, and of course the lovely 2500k.

Opinions absolutely wanted.
 
Ahh, sorry. Forgot to mention I didn't manage to grab that PSU. A friend of a friend already sold it :(

Is the 6870 a good solid card though? I'm going to go with the MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 as it seems like the best choice for me right now.
 
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £144.99 1 £144.99
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games £109.99 1 £109.99
MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £71.00 1 £71.00
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.15 1 £54.15
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £24.99 1 £24.99

Done and done, just placed the order.
 
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