First ever System Build.

blue_opal

blue_opal

blue_opal

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Hey guys, this is my first time posting here, I have always wanted to build my own PC and now i have a chance, i would just like to know what you guys think of the specs and whether or not all the parts work well together.

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO
Processor: Intel i5 2500k
RAM: Generic 4GB
Graphics: Sapphire 6850 Toxic
Harddrive: Generic 1TB
Powersupply: Antec 620 W
Case: Cooler Master Haf X

Is the power supply enough?

Am I better sticking with the sapphire toxic or just going with the regular 6850?

If i was to overclock the CPU would I need a third party cooler or is the stock cooler good enough?

My budget all together is about £750, i still havent decided on the RAM and HDD but I just going to go with basic ones.
Thanks, Regards.
 
Come up with this below:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £33.59
(£27.99) £33.59
(£27.99)
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 : £615.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £126.03
Total : £756.20

Comparison between gpu's:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=295
 
Nice that seems to work perfectly, one other thing what are the differences between the MSI P67A-GD65 and the Asus P8Z68-V PRO? should i squeeze the budget and pay a little extra for the Asus or will that msi board do?
 
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This is my build for you. I sacrificed the Haf-X for the smaller, but still adequate, Haf 922 in order to give you a much better GPU. And the GD65 is a solid board, heard only good things about it.
 
It depends if your looking at using the extra features of the Z68 chipset, like using the onboard gpu on the cpu and the smart Response for SSD caching.

If its for gaming and general use then I feel the MSI will be fine.
 
Those look great, thanks for the help ill probably getting everything by the end of the month and start the build, once again thanks for all your time.
Regards
 
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