Help me build my system !

RushFX

RushFX

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Hi im about to make my first computer build !

I have already a HDD , power supply unit , lightscribe dvd drive and 4gb ram (ddr3) and i have a Hd5700 gpu

ive decided to spend around £300-400 on the remaining parts needed which is
Case , Processor and motherboard

ive decided to go with an Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor currently at £164.99

Could i get some suggestions on a case and a motherboard to use with the remaining funds i have left?

ps. i will be using this primarily for gaming and plan on making more upgrades in the future like buying a ssd and maybe making a crossfire/sli setup
 
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Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £164.99
(£137.49) £164.99
(£137.49)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Sub Total : £274.97
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £57.34
Total : £344.06


Thats if you dont need the Z68 features
 
Jony27 said:
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £164.99
(£137.49) £164.99
(£137.49)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Sub Total : £274.97
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £57.34
Total : £344.06


Thats if you dont need the Z68 features
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That case is actually the one i was looking at :D could i ask what are the z68 features?

That motherboard seems almost perfect for what im looking for as i plan on overclocking and oc genie looks like a good feature i will probally use
 
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RushFX said:
Hi im about to make my first computer build !

I have already a HDD , power supply unit , lightscribe dvd drive and 4gb ram (ddr3) and i have a Hd5700 gpu
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got a few questions:
what kind of hard drive and DVD drive is it (IDE or SATA)
what make, model and power rating is the PSU
does the ram have tall heatspreaders like the corsair vengance or Gskill Ripjaw, or short heatspreaders like the corsair XMS3
 
Reaper 392 said:
got a few questions:
what kind of hard drive and DVD drive is it (IDE or SATA)
what make, model and power rating is the PSU
does the ram have tall heatspreaders like the corsair vengance or Gskill Ripjaw, or short heatspreaders like the corsair XMS3
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dvd drive is samsung and its a lightscribe one not sure of actual model
my power supply unit is artic freezer pro 600 watt
not sure about heat spreaders i bought them from pc world about a year ago i plan on upgrading to 16gb once i have built my comp and have some spare cash
 
RushFX said:
dvd drive is samsung and its a lightscribe one not sure of actual model
my power supply unit is artic freezer pro 600 watt
not sure about heat spreaders i bought them from pc world about a year ago i plan on upgrading to 16gb once i have built my comp and have some spare cash
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for the DVD drive and hard drive, i meant does it connect to the motherboard with one of these:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/images/cable-ide.jpg
or one of these:
http://www.sierra-cables.com/Cables/Images/SATA-Signal-Cable-1.jpg
if it uses the top one (IDE) then you will need an expansion card to give you some IDE slots, because IDE is being phased out in favour of SATA

and for the ram i was asking if it was a similar height to this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/pimg/MY-299-CS_400.jpg
or this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/pimg/MY-290-CS_400.jpg

because if it is like the top one, it may interfere with some coolers
 
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