Final check before I buy.

Mackey18 · 30 Aug 2011 at 09:10

I am fed up of posting these spec check threads but it's a lot of money so I don't want to get it wrong. I want to stay around the £800 mark but I will consider hitting £850.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £137.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £57.59
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
Total : £823.03 (includes shipping : £20.10).

Thanks,
Mike

Mackey18 · 30 Aug 2011 at 10:39

Thank you Robbie.

I did not know about all that. What would you recommend? I want a gaming rig that I aim to upgrade in the future. It makes sense if I get the 2500k board now doesn't it. Save me the hassle later for £25 more.

Mike

EDIT: Also, I can't have that graphics card as it has to have a DisplayPort output.

Mackey18 · 30 Aug 2011 at 10:47

I don't want to buy a CPU cooler for the time being, but if I decide to overclock I'll buy it then.

Ok this is the revised model:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £57.59
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
Total : £853.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Mike

Mackey18 · 30 Aug 2011 at 10:53

Sorry, if I were to upgrade to SLI would I need to get a 750W PSU or could I use the 650W?

Mike

Mackey18 · 30 Aug 2011 at 11:05

Ok well, I'm going to buy it. Life's too short and there's too many different possibilities to sit here wondering at what's best.

I'm going to upgrade it in the future anyway.

Mike