First Build Spec Check

ajlaan

ajlaan

ajlaan

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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
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £129.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICE** £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x G.Skill RipJaw 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £34.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851N) £15.84
2 x Coolermaster 120mm Fan - Black £1.99 (£3.98)
Total : £995.60 (includes shipping : £13.75).



I have included two 460's in sli which are also overclocked, and are more powerful than a 580, and the overclocking bit means they last a little longer till your next upgrade and you say you aren't going to add another card down the line. I have got you a cheap but excellent case with a fan controller thus instead of a 64gb I have upgraded it to a 128gb. I have changed your motherboard to a z68 cause it does ssd caching.

**Oh yeah there's a 1tb hard drive and win 7 hp bundle for £113 and it doesn't show but it is included in the final price.

Best bang for buck I could do so give it a check over with stulid who should comment on this soon.

Kev.
 
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stulid said:
Swap the SSD for the more trouble free Crucial M4, The two extra fans are not needed for that case, its good out of the box with three/four fans fitted as standard.

You really need 1600MHz RAM with CL9 timings also.

Nice motherboard you picked too:)

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_z68xp_ud3p_review,1.html
Click to expand...

ooh thank you stulid its an honour! I've learnt the whole ssd caching and lucid thing from you!

Revised:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £132.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICE** £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT51264BA160A) £39.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851N) £15.84
Total : £999.61 (includes shipping : £13.75).



http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=8&subcat=1517 change that ram to this, same price.



Remember that HDD and win 7 bundle is included in there and its a 1TB:)
 
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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?
 
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?
 
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