Building First Gaming PC Help Required Please

[TheMadHatter]

hi I've been given a Zalman Z11 case if its suitable for the board and card

 

[TheMadHatter]

Would The Zalman z11 be ok for the parts ??

 

[lee32uk]

The Zalman Z11 only takes a gpu up to 290mm in length. The Gigabyte 290 card is 294mm according to the spec page on ocuk, so that probably won't fit without a bit of a struggle.

The MSI 290 card should fit fine though, as it is only 276mm long.

Zlaman Z11 dimensions: http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=475

MSI 290 - http://uk.msi.com/product/vga/R9_290_GAMING_4G.html#specification

The cpu cooler height isn't listed, so i am not to sure on the max height. The case is quite wide though, so something like the deepcool should fit.

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1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £109.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/240G) £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
Total : £599.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Either the Samsung or Kingston SSD's are good. You get watchdogs with the kingston SSD if that appeals to you. If not then the Samsung is probably slightly quicker.

 

[TheMadHatter]

thanks lee yeah watchdogs does appeal that's one of the games I want to play

 

[McGraw]

Was that 4690k price a mistake on the 1st or was it on offer? £22 is a decent saving.