First Build Spec Check

[ajlaan]

Hi everyone, I'm relatively new to the forums. I've been looking to build my own PC for some time, and I've now got some funds to do it! I'm looking to build a gaming pc for around £900-£1000 without monitor, speakers, keyboard or mouse. I've trawled through the components offered at OCUK and looked at reviews and stuff and this is what I've come up with. I thought I would check before buying any of it whether I've made any silly mistakes or whether there are better components for my budget.

I think 650W is enough for this spec and I don't expect to add another graphics card. Let me know what you think!

MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £199.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £124.98
Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £84.98
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £73.99
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £72.98
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £25.99
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851N) £15.84
Sub Total : £783.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £159.54
Total : £957.22

 

[ajlaan]

Thanks for the quick replies! As you probably guessed, my plan is to use the SSD for the OS (and maybe for the odd game). Is the 128GB M4 the best value for the capacity?

The PSU doesn't look like it's modular, I'd prefer a modular PSU if possible. While I was researching PSUs, the Corsair TX range cropped up. Would the 750W one be good?

 

[ajlaan]

Thanks for all the help, I appreciate it. I've got another query though. I know I said that I wasn't expecting to add another graphics card, but what about getting the GTX 560 card I specified originally with a 750W PSU (instead of 650W) to allow for the opportunity of adding a second graphics card in the future? Would this be a better way to build my pc, or is it more of a preference thing?