Is this build well matched?

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Think I have narrowed my list down. Is this all good or are there better alternatives. Budget max £1k, already have the PSU.

Is an SSD worth adding for another ton?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £184.79
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
Total : £863.70 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
You will want a Retail Blu-ray for some software.

You could do with a heatsink too, but if you already have one with whats in your sig? then re-use it with some new thermal paste.
 
robfosters said:
Think I have narrowed my list down. Is this all good or are there better alternatives. Budget max £1k, already have the PSU.

Is an SSD worth adding for another ton?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £184.79
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
Total : £863.70 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Nothing to change really (apart for the bluray comment). Good GPU, Good motherboard, good case, memory, ect...

What PSU you have?

How about a 580 for the ton?

A 128GB SSD (M4) would be a great addition. Depends if you feel you want a more responsive system, as far as loading OS, games and apps warrants the price.

Almost forgot. You have a OEM CPU, but no cooler.
 
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stulid said:
You will want a Retail Blu-ray for some software.

You could do with a heatsink too, but if you already have one with whats in your sig? then re-use it with some new thermal paste.
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Ha Ha!! Knew I'd forgotten something!.

No want a very good cooler as I want to push the i5 to at least 4.5ghz.

Updated Basket

Olivier, my psu is in my sig.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £184.79
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
Total : £958.68 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Damn!, I've just noticed the mobo's out of stock. Anyone know when they are expecting them back in? I obviously prefer to buy here, but if it's going to be too long I'll have to go elsewhere.
 
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Good PSU (I have one :)).

For playing with overclocks, I would take a SilverArrow myself. For silence and performance. Not mentioning value. Antec Kuhler H2O 620 also has good performance, especially for the price. Plenty of reviews for both around the net.

You also have the MSI board as an option, although personally I would take the Asrock as well. For availability, better ask OcUK directly.
 
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The SilverArrow is similar to the Noctua NH-D14. Much quieter than the H80 at full pelt. It's a big lump though.
 
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