Building a PC

[amrux1234]

Hello there I have never built a pc and this will be my first time so I need a little advice on parts. I have found a few parts but am wondering if these are good. The parts are as follows:

Motherboard MSI P67A-GD55 Motherboard
Processor Intel i5 2500k Sandy Bridges
Memory Corsair Memory XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Dual Channel Desktop
Graphics Radeon HD 6870
Storage Samsung 1Tb Spinpoint F3 Hard Drive - HDD
Optical Lite On DVD Writer, IHAS124-19, SATA, Black, OEM
Power Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650W
Case Coolermaster Storm Scout Black Mid Tower Computer Case

So if you think I can get better for money etc. My budget is around £700-800 so ye also is building pc's easy etc.?

Thanks for your help

 

[stulid]

very good, but.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £187.99
(£156.66) £187.99
(£156.66)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AVP, Stalker, CODMW2 Games & 3D Mark 2011 £174.98
(£145.82) £174.98
(£145.82)
MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £134.99
(£112.49) £134.99
(£112.49)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £61.26
(£51.05) £61.26
(£51.05)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM 1yr Warranty (ST31000518AS) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £641.82
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £130.61
Total : £783.68

different ram and psu and HDD, and a case with lots of room, I seem to remember someone had the scout case and couldn't fit a certain ATI card in it.

 

[zombiegenesis]

If it's for gaming you could always replace the Processor with an i5 series chip and upgrade your graphics card by the remaining £50-60. Much as I like SandyBridge, in gaming the graphics card holds a lot more water than the processor does.

 

[amrux1234]

very good, but.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £187.99
(£156.66) £187.99
(£156.66)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AVP, Stalker, CODMW2 Games & 3D Mark 2011 £174.98
(£145.82) £174.98
(£145.82)
MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £134.99
(£112.49) £134.99
(£112.49)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £61.26
(£51.05) £61.26
(£51.05)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM 1yr Warranty (ST31000518AS) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £641.82
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £130.61
Total : £783.68

different ram and psu and HDD, and a case with lots of room, I seem to remember someone had the scout case and couldn't fit a certain ATI card in it.

So is this improvements for my money yes? If so that does look pretty insane tbh

 

[stulid]

If it's for gaming you could always replace the Processor with an i5 series chip and upgrade your graphics card by the remaining £50-60. Much as I like SandyBridge, in gaming the graphics card holds a lot more water than the processor does.

These specs are i5? or do you mean the slower/older 760 cpu?

 

[stulid]

So is this improvements for my money yes? If so that does look pretty insane tbh

yes, the XFX has more pci-e connectors than the corsair, and is still built by a quality OEM.

the ram is a little cheaper, same speed and timings.

HDD is a smidge cheaper, just as fast.

The case is quality/bargain

 

[amrux1234]

By the way are the prices in brackets what they are?

 

[stulid]

prices in brackets are EX-VAT