First PC Build

Mayowa05

Mayowa05

Mayowa05

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I'm building a gaming PC for the first time for Battlefield 3 and at the moment the specs for my PC build are as follows:

Case: Coolermaster CM 690 II Lite £55.98
PSU: Antec True Power 650W Modular £70.46
MOBO: MSI P67A-GD53 £111.20
CPU: i5 2500k £166.98
GPU: MSI GTX560 Ti £200.64
RAM: Corsair XMS3 (2X2GB) £35.94
Optical Drive: Samsung DVD Writer £12.53
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus £18.46
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit £79.99
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black SATA III 1TB OEM £43.00

The total cost is : £795.18

My aim is for the PC to be able to play BF3 on decent settings, not necessarily maximum settings but I need to save as much money as possible on my build because its too expensive atm. Also i want the PC to be easy to build but the case can't be too big because i don't have that much room.

Can someone let me know if there are any parts which i should change because i am trying to cut down on costs as the build is a bit too expensive. Also do all these parts work together? Should i overclock the CPU? And if i do is the cooler good enough?

Thanks for everyone who helps in advance. This is my first build and i'm trying not to end up making silly decisions. Like let me know if i have forgotten to get any parts :P .
 
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I would get a 6950 over a 560. Depending on what resolution you game at you can pick up the 2GB version for £190. Bargain really especially as you can flash them.
 
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Sounds fine, before you begin make sure you understand what motherboard standoffs are, and how to apply thermal paste (unless your cooler has it pre-applied).
 
Yeah billysielu you speak Wise words lol...

But realy take your time and ask if your unsure. Also there are plenty of very usefull guides that you can follow
 
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