First build advice

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Sniper296

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I am finally going to start my first build and thought I would ask for your advice on the components, here is what I have chosen so far:

Gigabyte P67A-UD5-B3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) B3 REVISION £203.98
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor [BX80623I72600K] £254.99
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [ENGTX480/G/2DI/1536MD5] £219.98
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit [CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9] £99.98

I have yet to decide on a PSU, case(keep under £70), monitor, HDD(1TB+) & cooling; what are your opinions?
 
what is your computer going to be used for mainly?
also, what is the budget for the whole system, and what do you need? (is it just the case and the bits inside, or do you need a monitor, operating system, mouse, etc)
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £227.99
(£189.99) £227.99
(£189.99)
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FarCry 2 Game £219.98
(£183.32) £219.98
(£183.32)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £112.98
(£94.15) £112.98
(£94.15)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)
Sub Total : £759.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £154.48
Total : £926.89
 
It will be for gaming, CAD & video editing.
To give you an idea ArmA2:OA is probably the most demanding thing I have.
Budget of £800-1000, and I have a mouse, keyboard, FDD & DVDRW.
I'm also not likely to OC or go SLI for a while.
 
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Not sure how good the monitor is though:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £227.99
(£189.99) £227.99
(£189.99)
MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £175.99
(£146.66) £175.99
(£146.66)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99
(£119.99)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £96.98
(£80.82) £96.98
(£80.82)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £817.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £167.50
Total : £1,005.02
 
Right, heres what I have now:

Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
OR
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) B3 REVISION £139.99
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor [BX80623I72600K] £254.99
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [ENGTX480/G/2DI/1536MD5] £219.98 (it will take a very good argument to get me to cange this)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit [CMX8GX3M2A1600C9] £79.99
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM [HD103UJ] £36.98
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler £25.99
XFX Pro 850W Core Edition Power Supply £84.98
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black [RC-692-KKN3] £59.99
£902.89-907.88 ex S&H & any offers

I can't decide between the Motherboards, Intel® Smart Response Technology sounds good but add a 120GB SSD and a screen and I will go over £1000
 
The XMS3 8GB is actually £66 now, until Wednesday mid-day(?). win!

No argument about any of the components, except the 480 :) If it's POWER! you want, can't really beat it at the price. The PSU will be fine wiht a single 480. Some say it will take SLI 480 but I'm not positive, if you start overclocking them.

Either motherboard for me, I like them both. I'd probably swing towards the Asrock.

Smart Response is only meaningful with small SSD (20-30-40GB). 60GB and over, just use them as standard drives.

YOu should be good to overclock the 2600K to 4.2-4.4GHz safely.
 
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olivier renault said:
The XMS3 8GB is actually £66 now, until Wednesday mid-day(?). win!

No argument about any of the components, except the 480 :) If it's POWER! you want, can't really beat it at the price. The PSU will be fine wiht a single 480. Some say it will take SLI 480 but I'm not positive, if you start overclocking them.

Either motherboard for me, I like them both. I'd probably swing towards the Asrock.

Smart Response is only meaningful with small SSD (20-30-40GB). 60GB and over, just use them as standard drives.

YOu should be good to overclock the 2600K to 4.2-4.4GHz safely.
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The reason i list the non-offer prices is because this will be a slow build:( but since i got the motherboard from ~£200 to ~£140 I might be able to start with the motherboard and RAM.

Still yet to decide on a monitor and OS.
 
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