First Build!!

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:05

Hi everyone, I have some knowledge about custom builds, but not enough to not make sure this is OK before I buy it! This will be used for BF3/MW3 the usual FPS fun!! Possibly Skyrim?

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £179.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM - £167.99
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - £159.98
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) - £91.99
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) - £89.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) - £82.99
BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black - £48.98
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) - £43.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) - £19.99

Sub Total : £738.25

Does this work? I am worried about not having enough power or enough room in the case (GPU looks veeery big) It's a little more than I would like to spend, so if anyone knows cheaper alternatives I would appreciate it

If anyone could let me know that would be great, be nice to get this by the 23rd for something to do on Xmas day

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:45

@Hyburnate do you mean Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM?

The Kingston Memory says M/B Chipset: INTEL P67 and my M/B will be P68, will this cause an issue? or am I better of with Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:02

Thanks fowler002, missing the CPU but let you off

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:07

One last noob question before I spend some cash, that is the difference between the motherboard I chose and the one fowler002 chose, I am just kinda iffy about the price :/

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:21

Does the PSU have enough juice (If I go with the coolmaster "kit") for the set up with overclocking the CPU to 4.40(ish) along with the secondary power supply needed for the GPU?

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:49

I would like to thank everyone for their help! Going to go with fowler002's suggestions, with the exception of the GPU, gonna stick with the Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card for now, but going to go with the cool master kit and m/b etc he recommended! Unless someone sees something that doesn't look right I shall purchase this within the hour

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 23:23

Water cooling scares the crap outta me lol, some pretty bad reviews for Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 23:35

Think I i will just roll with the pic below, if I look into it to much I will end up spending to much

Will give it another 30 minutes before buying, still not 100% sure about the PSU, no harm in waiting for a 2nd/3rd opinion :rolleyes:

( I am emo paranoid about everything

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Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 23:43

I might cheat on the GPU, I work for Cisco and know a guy whos knows a guy... nuff said

I like the power on the Anter PSU, but the reviews are awful, I don't want it going nuts and killing something lol.

Ethereal2011 · 22 Dec 2011 at 00:00

You linked Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply you on about something else? Or have I had to much beer

Ethereal2011 · 22 Dec 2011 at 00:11

fowler002 said:
well if you don't want to so ati/amd and want to stick to nvidia, here's a spanner in the works

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £82.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £46.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £869.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

use the code ag15 to get 15% off so like £18 off so is ~£852

you can drop the antec kuhler 620 down to the gelid tranquilo and save £21, just went with the kuhler 620 as it goes with the antec case and psu.

if you want to go with the coolermaster then instead of the 1gb vram 560ti go with the 2gb vram msi I speced above

Going for this now, see now I am spending more money..... you should work in a shop, would make a killing on commission

Ethereal2011 · 22 Dec 2011 at 00:21

And now it is bought

Thanks all