Is this okay for my first build?

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Is everything compatible?

Is there anything I should change?

Could I overclock with this motherboard? (Pretty sure I can)

Anything I should add?

Any help will be appreciated.


Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game - £161.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games - £121.99

Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) - £109.19

LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) - £78.98

OcUK Crusade 750W Dual-Rail High Efficiency Power Supply - £52.98

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) - £49.99

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black - £44.99

Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) - £41.99

DeepCool Ice Edge 400-FS Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775 and AMD AM3/AM2+/AM2/K8) - £24.98

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) - £7.99


Sub Total : £579.23
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £118.35
Total : £710.08
 
I take it you are using it for gaming.

1) You Can overclock with this.
2) change the PSU. Have a look at Antec, or OCZ. You don't want to skimp at all here!
3) Don't forget to add an OS.
4) Do you need a monitor?
 
Don't need a monitor or OS ( My brothers a student and will buy windows 7 for me ) Yea I'm using it for gaming and editing, photoshop, sony vegas, after effects and stuff like that.
 
I would link but am on my phone.

swap the OCUk psu to an antec true power 550w. similar price I believe. 750w is overkill.

Do you need a blu-ray or would a DVD-rw suffice? If not you could swap the 6850 out for a 6870.

Someone else will need to check mobo and the CPU cooler (post above) as I have not come across it yet. (been away for a bit)
 
I agree. But xfire wasn't asked for.

If you do wish to crossfire in the future then go for the 750w suggested by Ginger Menace. The PSU should outlast all parts bar the case in your pc.
 
Anybody else got a different idea for mobo, the one Ginger-Menace poster is slightly to expensive. If not I will just spend the extra dosh.
 
if you're looking at the asus pro versions then would say p8z68v-pro over the p8p67 pro

if you're stretching to £150 then this or this

but think save the £50 and go with the £100 gigabyte, with bios update will be pci-e3.0 ready.
 
Pro probably better for extreme overclocking.

I would get a GA-Z68XP-UD4 for the price though.

If you need more budget for the rest, get the UD3, or the Asus P8Z68-V.

Case is OK, but noisy fans.

I would save the cooler for later, for a better case, PSU, GPU. 2500K stock can deal with anything really.

My money's on this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.46
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £730.38 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Or cheaper case :) Can get 4GB to reduce budget.
 
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olivier renault said:
Pro probably better for extreme overclocking.

I would get a GA-Z68XP-UD4 for the price though.

If you need more budget for the rest, get the UD3, or the Asus P8Z68-V.

Case is OK, but noisy fans.

I would save the cooler for later, for a better case, PSU, GPU. 2500K stock can deal with anything really.

My money's on this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.46
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £730.38 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Or cheaper case :) Can get 4GB to reduce budget.
Click to expand...

650w psu? even out £750 :)
 
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game - £161.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games - £137.99

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** - £99.98

Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) - £49.99

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) - £49.99

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black - £44.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) - £41.99

Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) - £37.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) - £7.99

Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - £52.46

Any thoughts now?
 
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