First Time Build - Is this ok?

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Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail £184.99
(£154.16) £184.99
(£154.16)
**B Grade** MSI GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GX-088-MS) £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXUK) £102.12
(£85.10) £102.12
(£85.10)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £91.99
(£76.66) £91.99
(£76.66)
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (920-000375) £71.48
(£59.57) £71.48
(£59.57)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500dpi Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface £43.91
(£36.59) £43.91
(£36.59)
Samsung SH-S223L 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM with LightScribe SATA Optical Drive - Retail Box Black £15.59
(£12.99) £15.59
(£12.99)
Akasa AK-FN057 Apache Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £10.20
(£8.50) £20.40
(£17.00)
IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g) £6.12
(£5.10) £6.12
(£5.10)
Sub Total : £774.63
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 : £157.68
Total : £946.06

Should I change or add anything? This is my first build so I'll need to know if I'm missing any cables or fans or little things like that? Also the stock cooler should be ok on the 2500k I am not planning to overclock for a while yet!

Thanks hoping to order asap!
 
Do you really need 8GB of RAM? What do you do that justifies it?

Change the PSU to the XFX Pro 850W Core Edition, it is cheaper and more efficient. Altho a good 750W PSU would be perfectly able to power your build, even with two GTX 470s.

The only thing that I could think you would need, that isn't on that list are cable ties to help with cable management.

Do you have an OS?
 
Looks good.

I would suggest changing the PSU to this one.

Also, I wouldn't suggest going for a B grade graphics card, you only get 90 day warranty instead of 2-3 years - and the graphics cards is one of the PC components most likely to fail. Instead - this card is new (2 year warranty), is £22 more and usually performs better.

If you plan on running a second graphics card in SLI/CF in the future, then I would suggest going for this motherboard instead.
 
No I don't need the 8GB unless running Cubase or a similar DAW program would use over 4GB? I thought it is cheap enough so why not go for it. Thanks for the PSU and MOBO changes!

It says it has a 2 year warranty on the webpage though? The reasoning behind nVidia is I am interested in the 3d vision and I was hoping to maybe get a 3rd gen 120hz monitor in the future so if the single 470 wasn't up to it I could SLI another or maybe go straight for a newer single GPU. I'm not too certain what monitor I will be using for this rig it could be a 2nd hand office flat screen which could have a fairly small resolution so this could be overpowered? Maybe I should go for a new 460gtx or something even cheaper for the warranty ?

Thanks again guys

EDIT: I'm getting a spare OS from the office Windows 7
 
It may say 2 years warranty on the product page - but this may not be accurate as these descriptions are often copied wholesale from the standard product page.

I would suggest sending OCUK a webnote so you can clarify the warranty offered with this B grade card.

This thread discusses how the warranty OCUK provides for B grade products has recently increased from 14 to 90 days. After this you may be able to send a faulty card to the manufacturer - but i'm not sure how it works since you are technically not the original purchaser.
 
Hi guys I finally have the money for ordering! Can this final spec be improved? Some reasoning behind it -

I am buying a Dell U2311h elsewhere.

I am in a college house with wireless in the sitting room so using the USB device I should be able to pick up a decent signal through a single thin to medium thickness wall?
Our router seems to be unreliable about letting new computers connect to it ( I have no idea why to be honest ) so I thought I should buy the 30m wired cable just in case I have to go wired. This was the only way we could get some computers connected to our wifi.

I don't know if I need any extra cables or fans or if that thermal paste is good etc. please let me know before I confirm my order thanks!

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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £163.19
(£135.99) £163.19
(£135.99)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Corsair TX 850W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850TXUK) £102.12
(£85.10) £102.12
(£85.10)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £81.98
(£68.32) £81.98
(£68.32)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £76.99
(£64.16) £76.99
(£64.16)
Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500dpi Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface £44.06
(£36.72) £44.06
(£36.72)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.98
(£12.48) £14.98
(£12.48)
Logitech K200 Media Keyboard (920-002733) £12.24
(£10.20) £12.24
(£10.20)
OcUK Value RJ45 30m Network Cable (URT-630) £8.99
(£7.49) £8.99
(£7.49)
TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless-N-Lite USB Adapter (TL-WN727N) £7.99
(£6.66) £7.99
(£6.66)
Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) £7.14
(£5.95) £7.14
(£5.95)
Sub Total : £848.86
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 : £172.52
Total : £1,035.13
 
jpmaxxy said:
Webnote sent! Cheers

I completely forgot: I need a wireless network card or something so I can access the internet wirelessly can you guys reccomend one or if I am mistaken exactly how do I set it up?

EDIT: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-001-TP

One of these should do the job?
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I'm probably in the minority here but for wireless internet, i just bought a cheap wireless USB stick thing, plugged it in, win 7 found drivers, found my router, entered code, had internet in about 30 seconds :), granted the cards are better, but i have to admit i play Modern Warfare 2 online and get silky smooth gameplay, still these guys know more than me i assure you.
 
Hi guys I have finally got this built after about 5 hours and I am now wondering what exactly should I do after installing windows 7? I am just installing the drivers that came with the mobo now. How should I go about setting up the software on this? Everything seems really nice so far thanks for the help!
 
Motherboard drivers - reboot pc
video drivers - roboot pc
all other drivers - reboot inbertween
get ya anti virus software on it then get it on the internet - full windows updates.....
make system recovery dvds using the built in backup & restore feature in win 7
(takes time I know but worth it in the end if you ever need to use it)
then start with your 3rd party software like games etc
may be worth getting some hardware testing software aswell to give a good hammering.
 
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