Final spec!

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Right, I am aiming to buy at the weekend so I finally have a spec together.

I would appreciate any advice on last minute adjustments or whether anything will not work with another component!

My build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite G2773HS 120Hz 27" Widescreen LED 1MS Monitor - Black £319.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £129.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £94.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £1,595.95 (includes shipping : £20.10).




Uses will be gaming with dual monitor (second monitor is an old Dell 22" - to be upgraded at a later date along with a second graphics card).
 
Like so:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite G2773HS 120Hz 27" Widescreen LED 1MS Monitor - Black £319.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £129.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £1,595.95 (includes shipping : £20.10).




I read a review that stated the M4 was the fastest SSD at the 120/128GB size. Do you have experience with the Samsung?

Afraid I am a novice so please can you explain the benefits of that modular PSU?
 
The M4 has been superseded by better drives now.

Also max IOPS (input/output operations per second) also makes a crucial difference in SSD performance, the Samsung does this very well.
 
Ok, thanks Stulid. I will go with the Samsung then!

Edit - I have just moved into a new house and my powerline adaptors have decided to pack in. Is it best to just get a good USB adapator?
 
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I don't think so Stulid and I suspect it is the wiring in the house rather than the adaptors as they were fine before the move.

triggerthat - I have no idea but reviews seem to be good. I was torn between the 27" and a 24" with better res.
 
Right I have updated my build to include a sound card and headphones (old couple next door so cant go blaring out surround sound!).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite G2773HS 120Hz 27" Widescreen LED 1MS Monitor - Black £319.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £129.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Creative Draco HS-850 Gaming Headset £33.98
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 PCI-Express Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp £26.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £1,656.92 (includes shipping : £20.10).




Would people recommend I go for a 24" screen with higher res, such as:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-052-DE&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=
 
The resolutions are the same. But the Dell has an aspect ration of 16:10, where as most monitors are 16:9.
Monitors with higher resolutions are generally more expensive.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Benq XL2410T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £129.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** £61.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Orange (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £60.00
1 x Asus Xonar D1 7.1 PCI Sound Card £55.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £47.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £34.99
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,573.97 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
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