How's this build?

ActiveNinja · 17 Jul 2012 at 21:32

Hello, first time posting on the forum so be kind

Okay anyway I would like some opinions on this build, made by the guys over at the steam forums.

1x #259863: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium w/SP1 - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - ... - £66.00
1x #284663: Hanns.G HK241DPB TFT LCD FULL HD 23.6" DVI Monitor with Speakers - £113.56
1x #342873: Samsung SH-222BB 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black - £12.99
1x #349747: Sapphire HD 7850 2GB DVI HDMI Dual Mini DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card - £190.08
1x #248767: Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600mhz Vengeance Memory Module CL9 1.5V Non-ECC Unbuffered - £20.99
1x #233740: Coolermaster Elite 430 All Black Interior Mid Tower Case with Side Window - £38.99
1x #257232: Corsair TX 650W V2 PSU - 80plus Bronze Certified - £67.82
1x #344706: Seagate 500GB Barracuda Spinpoint F3 Hard Drive - 3.5" SATA-II - 7200RPM 16... - £55.00
1x #251596: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor - £168.78
1x #281367: Asus P8Z68-V LX Socket 1155 Onboard graphics output 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherbo... - £79.98
Total: £814.19

Woden · 17 Jul 2012 at 21:34

Can you streatch to 8GB ram and an SSD?

jeff6475 · 17 Jul 2012 at 21:37

8 gig ram and an SSD is a must tbh and if you can also think about IB and a z77 mobo

Sparx · 17 Jul 2012 at 21:52

Here are my £0.02.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S23A350H 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £101.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x SanDisk Ultra SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA II Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-120G-G25) £62.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £38.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £31.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £824.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

i5 Ivybridge CPU
Z77 Motherboard
8GB RAM
120GB SSD with 1TB HDD
Amazing 23" LED monitor for the money (pre-order price only)