Can you improve my spec?

[spanielgita]

OK so i am almost on the "buy" button...

Couple of question for you experts out there;

Could i go cheaper on mobo? I want reliability but have no need for SLI etc.

Is 8gb too much for gaming? would it be better value going for 4gb?

Is there any improvements that could be made for similiar money?

I know that the GPU is pretty power efficient, but i would be looking to overclock it. Is 600watts enough/ perhaps too much?

Thanks

Dan






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[Hicks]

Already have a cooler, OS hard drive etc?
OEM chip wont come with a stock cooler so you're gonna need one.

 

[spanielgita]

Already have a cooler, OS hard drive etc?
OEM chip wont come with a stock cooler so you're gonna need one.

Yeah OS and hdds i have already.

so change cpu to retail, ok.

anything else you would change?

 

[Hicks]

All looks fine to me!
8gb of Ram is plenty and unless you are looking at overclocking the CPU, the stock cooler will be fine.

 

[spanielgita]

Yeah i probably would like to overclock cpu, got any recommendations for a nice cooler?

 

[Hicks]

I could pick a few coolers for you but I'm clueless with OC Ivy and the temps generated so I'm sure you'll be better off waiting for someone with experience to recommend something for you.