Final thoughts on this build?

mikey1090

mikey1090

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Hi guys,

As it was my 21st last week I've got the money now to afford my new build.

Already got an Asus GTX480 in the sale 2 weeks ago :) Still undecided on what case to buy so made a thread for that here -
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18251764


Here is the rest of the build I have put together.

Any thoughts/suggestions?
Will it all fit together and work properly?
What do you think of it - ie. is it a decent fast setup?


Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARS) Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARS) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £600.76
Shipping cost based on delivery to University Address, M1 2AT with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £120.15
Total : £720.91
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Thanks,
Mike
 
Nice setup there. What are you going to be using it for? If its solely gaming then i'd just go for 4Gb of RAM really.
All other components look good. Do you not need a PSU though?

As for your case the Coolermaster Haf X case now comes with front USB 3.0 but it simply uses a through cable which plugs in the USB 3.0 slots in the back of your motherboard. Pretty pointless IMO accept for ease of access. But if you bought a USB 3.0 PCI card with internet connectors it might work out for you?
 
Looks like a promising set up.

Good luck with your first build. Having seen you forum sig and completing my first build a few days ago, I know how you feel.

Any plans to OC or will she remain 'tinker' free? :cool:
 
Yeah I need a PSU. Please spec me one.

And I'm a web developer, use many apps at the same time including large photshop files, just thought I'd get 8GB as its on offer and to future proof!
 
Fully modular means that it comes with no cables attached at all - you use only the cables you want.
As you can see with the Antec:
TPN_cablemanage.jpg


It has its power cables attached so they can't be removed.
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1) Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1) £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £132.98
(£110.82) £132.98
(£110.82)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply - With FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advance Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply - With FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advance £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARS) Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARS) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £857.40
Shipping cost based on delivery to University Address, M1 2AT with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £171.48
Total : £1,028.88
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That's what I've got so far
 
That HDD is overpriced and sloooooo.....Zzzz Zzzzz....

Swap it out for this - the fastest mechanical HDD around.

I'm also slightly worried about your cooler fouling your ram (due to its high heatsinks), for that reason I would swap that out for some equally specced GeIL 1600MHz stuff.

Rest looks good to me! :)
 
Cookeh said:
That HDD is overpriced and sloooooo.....Zzzz Zzzzz....

Swap it out for this - the fastest mechanical HDD around.

I'm also slightly worried about your cooler fouling your ram (due to its high heatsinks), for that reason I would swap that out for some equally specced GeIL 1600MHz stuff.

Rest looks good to me! :)
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Swapped the HDD.

The RAM you just specced has CAS9 timings. The one I had listed is CAS8.

Will it make a difference?
 
mikey1090 said:
Swapped the HDD.

The RAM you just specced has CAS9 timings. The one I had listed is CAS8.

Will it make a difference?
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Nah, not one you'll notice.

You'd need a benchmark program to tell!

Besides, assume you'll be overclocking you can change the timings to CAS8 ;)
 
Unfortunately yes, because its one of the coolest looking sets of RAM I have ever seen! :p

Although tbh with you, it offers nothing over the GeIL except the price on TWO (This Week Only).
 
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