Final build confirmation (opinions please)

Phumfeinz · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:53

Pay day is today and I'm ready to splash out, but I just wanted to make sure everything is compatible and well before I hit the checkout button.

Intel i5 2500k Sandybridge
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 motherboard
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB
XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
OCZ 60GB Agility 3 SSD
Fractal Design Define R3 case
Windows 7 Home Premium

It's likely that I'll buy another GTX 570 next month and go SLI, but that can wait. Cheers guys.

sk82jack · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:58

Yep looks perfect

Blue160 · 27 Jun 2011 at 23:02

Build looks good

I think 8GB RAM is a bit pointless at the moment though. Do you actually run anything that will use more than 4GB?

panyan · 27 Jun 2011 at 23:05

Blue160 said:
Build looks good I think 8GB RAM is a bit pointless at the moment though. Do you actually run anything that will use more than 4GB?

+1 looking good, but 8gb of ram?

davy89 · 27 Jun 2011 at 23:08

panyan said:
+1 looking good, but 8gb of ram?

Worth it to be fair, considering how cheap it is might as well.

Practically the same build as me, but I'm 580 and haven't got a SSD, also different psu, but mine absolutely fly's.

getcarter · 27 Jun 2011 at 23:11

Looks great but like everyone else im not too sure about the 8gb ram.

Phumfeinz · 28 Jun 2011 at 03:11

Cheers for the help guys, it's ordered and should be here on Wednesday.

As for 8gb, why not for an extra £40? Overkill sure but I don't have to worry about it in the future.

getcarter · 28 Jun 2011 at 08:59

Dont forget to post a pic of the finished build when its done.

fruman23 · 28 Jun 2011 at 10:50

I was the same, the xms has been rediculously cheap as of late, so i thought what the hell and ordered 8gb too, not used, but nice to have.

Benh89 · 28 Jun 2011 at 11:07

Memory is cheap at the moment. 4GB isn't that much anymore and with the demands of modern software, it's not long before the system will start making heavy use of the page file. In my opinion, 8GB is the new 4GB.