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Hello, first time here and im about to purchase my first gaming build but first I was hoping if you could tell me if all the parts are compatible. Suggestions to replace parts are more than welcome but I cant extend my budget anymore than it already has been.

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Unlocked Processor (155.99)

PALIT GeForce GTX 560 Smart Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (99.54)

GIGABYTE GA-Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard (73.14)

1TB Seagate Barracuda ST31000340NS ES.2 Enterprise 24x7 3.5" SATA II Hard Drive - Clean Pull (53.99)

Powercool 650W Modular PSU 80+ Dual 12V V2.2 High Efficiency (46.08)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Two Case - with USB3.0 (47.74)

G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory (38.36)

Tenda Wireless-N300 PCI Adapter (10.98)

LG E2242C-BN LED LCD 21.5" VGA Monitor (82.99)

Thanks in advance!
 
Go for the 3570K, the new batch of 2500Ks overclock poorly.

Have you considered this wireless adapter? I'm finding it more reliable compared to PCI/PCI-E ones: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-023-TP

AVOID that PSU. Powercool is not a reliable brand, and you could risk your system with it. Try stretch to this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-055-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

If not, the CoreXtreme T345 specced is fine, but if you want some headroom on higher end GPUs and overclocking the ZS 550W is fine.
 
Orcvader said:
Go for the 3570K, the new batch of 2500Ks overclock poorly.

Have you considered this wireless adapter? I'm finding it more reliable compared to PCI/PCI-E ones: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-023-TP

AVOID that PSU. Powercool is not a reliable brand, and you could risk your system with it. Try stretch to this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-055-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

If not, the CoreXtreme T345 specced is fine, but if you want some headroom on higher end GPUs and overclocking the ZS 550W is fine.
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Right, ill change the psu to one of the ones suggested. Ill have a look into that wireless adapter to see what i think and as for the cpu if its really worth it, ill change it.
 
The i5 3570k will take advantage of the Z77 motherboard you have picked. You may of heard that the i5 2500k overclocks higher, well in numbers it does. But the i5 3570k has a better clock-to-clock value against the 2500k. For example, 4.3GHz on the 3570k is the same as 4.7-4.8GHz on the 2500k. Honestly, the 3570k is the way to go.
Hope this helped :)
 
LukieBoy007 said:
The i5 3570k will take advantage of the Z77 motherboard you have picked. You may of heard that the i5 2500k overclocks higher, well in numbers it does. But the i5 3570k has a better clock-to-clock value against the 2500k. For example, 4.3GHz on the 3570k is the same as 4.7-4.8GHz on the 2500k. Honestly, the 3570k is the way to go.
Hope this helped :)
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Thankyou :D it helped indeed
 
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