Check before I order please.

JudasIscariot · 8 Apr 2013 at 12:39

Hello. I'm planning to order for my first build today and I'm mostly certain everything is compatible and will fit but I would feel better if I had some affirmation. Not expecting a parade or anything although that would be nice.

HIS HD 7870 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H787QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £199.99

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99

Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99

Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
(£66.66)

Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99

Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95

JudasIscariot · 8 Apr 2013 at 12:59

I should have said , yes I have the HDD . Thank you for the replies. I've had XFX PSU's recommended to be many times over the Corsair builders but they are out of stock at the moment.

JudasIscariot · 8 Apr 2013 at 13:26

Splendid. Apparently the XFX 550w's are in stock soon so I may wait a few days to see if I can get one instead of a Corsair Builder which I keep being warned against.

I may spend the extra £50 or so on a 7950 but my monitor is only 1366x768 which I can't afford to upgrade so would it be a bit overkill? Then again if I can afford the monitor eventually I'll have this nice gpu so probably makes sense to future proof myself now.

JudasIscariot · 11 Apr 2013 at 14:35

I take it that seeing as I'm not overclocking anything that stock fans will suffice nicely?

JudasIscariot · 11 Apr 2013 at 14:49

Well my reasoning for paying the extra money on a 3570k was that on the chance the gpu will fail I will still have an Intel HD 4000 to use.

JudasIscariot · 11 Apr 2013 at 15:03

It may be worth it then seeing as I'm trying to scale back on my budget. I will probably go for a 300r or 400r case instead now. Considering that I'm not overclocking surely 4 120mm fans is a bit excessive? The 300r seems quite popular for gaming builds and only has 2.

I hate how excessively analytic and paranoid I am when it comes to stuff like this.

JudasIscariot · 11 Apr 2013 at 15:28

It feels like trying to get to know my parts was all I was ever destined to do at this point as opposed to building and enjoying my PC.

Thanks for your feedback guys. HIS HD IceQ's have come recommended to me which have very good coolers , and I won't be overclocking so any decent case with a few fan will keep my pc quite cool won't it? Whilst I know next to nothing about cooling or building in general I''m very big on reliability and getting the most out of my components.

JudasIscariot · 11 Apr 2013 at 15:43

honosuseri said:
That's why I have used Gigabyte kit. 3 year Uk based warranty on the mobo and GPU. The mobo also has a dual BIOS which is a nice safety feature.

I used the OEM i5K as it is a little cheaper. It has a shorter warranty and no heatsink but I added a good value heatsink incase you ever get tempted to up the clock speed a little. If you wanted the extra warranty on the retail CPU I wouldn't blame you.....pity you just missed the CPU on offer

I was going to check those parts out but though I would leave it until I get home and can focus more , sorry if it seemed as if I was over looking your suggestions , much appreciated.