I need Help with a first build

Yes the 660ti is good. Look up reviews, but it's in the ballpark of the 7950 / 7870. Usually, NVidia's are a little bit more expensive than the AMD equivalent for the performance. I suppose you pay for the badge, but they are good cards, especially the new Kepler 6xxx series.

The KFA2 EX OC 660ti looks quite good. I'd read reviews before deciding. The difference between a bunch of cards sharing the same GPU processor is the noise level and temperatures. Overclocking can be a bit better too.
 
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660TI EX OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
Total : £702.38 (includes shipping : £11.25).



This Psu is sufficient for your needs. Had to drop the fan to keep within budget. Also check with OCUK about the "B" grade cooler. Find out what the condition is and ask them to knock something off the price, seeing as they are asking the same as a new one.
The fan you can always get later, if you think you need better airflow.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Blue £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £31.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
Total : £674.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).




Thought I would beat the previous spec.

• Cheaper
• Better case
• MSI GFX card has 3year warranty and a great cooler on it.

GTX660ti vs 7950 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/647?vs=550
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £383.99
1 x "Primo 6000i" Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz DDR3 Dual Core System £202.98
1 x System 12 Months Standard Warranty £0
1 x Microsoft Office Starter Edition £1.51
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £19.99
1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x No Graphics Card Upgrade £0
Total : £692.46 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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danewesley said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7870 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H787Q2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £71.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £31.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99
Total : £718.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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The OCZ Agility3 SSD is awful.

A good cheap air cooler is better than a low-end closed loop water cooler.

All in all, pretty awful.
 
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danewesley said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £383.99
1 x "Primo 6000i" Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz DDR3 Dual Core System £202.98
1 x System 12 Months Standard Warranty £0
1 x Microsoft Office Starter Edition £1.51
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £19.99
1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x No Graphics Card Upgrade £0
Total : £692.46 (includes shipping : FREE).

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I would not recommended the OP or even my worst enemy try that GFX card on that PSU.

Kaboom.
 
Is that common - specifically does it apply to Brunel or Open University? If so then that could save me a few £ too. (Trying to sort a pc for son to take to Uni).

Yeah its pretty common if your uni is enroled with the websites that do this sort of offer then they should do it. you do need to have a student id number though so it might be worth waiting until your son has his id before attempting to get the software.
 
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