Final build

Markuk86 · 5 Sep 2011 at 08:59

Hey guys, changed quite a lot since my last post. decided to go with intel.

what ya reckon

CoolerMaster HAF932 Gaming Case
ASUS P8P67 B3: 2x Rear USB3.0: 8x Rear USB2.0: 2x Front USB2.0: Firewire: Bluetooth
Intel® Core™ i7 2600K Quad Core 4x 3.4GHz 8MB Cache (8 Threads)
CoolerMaster 1000W Silent Pro M1000 Modular PSU
Corsair H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
1TB 7200RPM SATA 3
22x DVD RW Black SATA
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 1536MB

any advice / suggestions? Have a limit between £1500-1600

chigley · 5 Sep 2011 at 11:15

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £371.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £139.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Case with USB3.0 - Black £106.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £77.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM £18.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,316.56 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Z68 motherboard for Intel SRT
i5 2500K (based on your other threads this build is for gaming, which doesn't justify the i7 2600K)
128GB SSD for boot drive
64GB SSD as SRT cache w/ 1TB HDD
A £20 sound card, because they make such a difference!
EDIT: Oh, and a branded PSU

mp260767 · 5 Sep 2011 at 11:43

what you planning to use the system for ?

fair bit of video editing go with the 2600K, gaming 2500K will do fine.

mobo wise have a look at the asrock z68's, extreme 4 or extreme 4 gen 3.

fowler002 · 5 Sep 2011 at 13:59

chigley; said:
EDIT: Oh, and a branded PSU

are you saying that a coolermaster psu isn't branded?