critique my build please! 1k limit (ish)

michael83 · 4 Oct 2012 at 22:56

Gav_881 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:08

Your build, easier to critique if you post it like this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660Ti Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 PC Game £263.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155/1156//1366/2011) £69.60
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £59.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 3 3500 DPI Gaming Mouse £39.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £37.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £17.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £951.05 (includes shipping : £10.50).

michael83 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:11

ha thanks, i havent got the chrome app to do it, going to order this sometime next week

triggerthat · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:18

Build looks good.

If it was me, then I'd probably go for the XFX Pro 550W and ditch the gaming mouse. Put this towards a 670 GTX.

tamzzy · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:49

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 3 3500 DPI Gaming Mouse £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £17.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £956.39 (includes shipping : £10.50).

michael83 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:50

id have to buy borderlands 2 then lol and my case limits cooler height thats why i went with the water cooling

tamzzy · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:52

ah. what case do you have?
and if you want borderlands 2 then go with the 660ti, isnt that much of a difference unless you game at higher resolutions

michael83 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:53

its an antec one,got it as motivation to build a pc lol

tamzzy · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:54

is it really that small? what model is it?

michael83 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:56

antec one, 266mm graphics card, the height doesnt fit the cooler of the overclocked bundle i cant remember exact size

tamzzy · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:32

ah. 5mm too small for the gpu and heatsink...lol
such a shame =x

olivier renault · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:32

michael83 said:
ha thanks, i havent got the chrome app to do it, going to order this sometime next week

not just chrome.

yeah the Antec is a bit restrictive in terms of CPU coolers.

You can always leave it till later, to think about it.

Mei · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:43

and you could get a 660 instead and save some more
the difference between the 660 and the ti doesnt look huge

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/kfa2_geforce_gtx_660_ex_oc_review,18.html

michael83 · 5 Oct 2012 at 10:51

i think im settled now, il put some pix up of the first voyage into building pcs, me pal tullips building one at the same time as welll should be sweet, cheers