My i3 Build

Fras

Fras

Fras

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This is my first build and will be used mostly for gaming what do you guys think?

Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55
Corsair CWCH50-1 Cooling Hydro Series H50
OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum Dual Channel Enhanced Bandwidth Edition
OCZ Stealth XStream 600W PSU - SLI Ready ATX2.2 12cm Fan
Casecom 6788 Black Mid Tower Case with Full Black Interior/Exterior 120mm Blue LED Front Fan - No PSU
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM
Samsung SH-S223 22X DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA - OEM Black
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

My Budget was around £550.
 
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Hi there Fras. I just answered a similar post like this actually. I would suggest possibly sticking to a Corsair or Antec PSU (this is just from my personal experience - other people will tell you otherwise).

I cant really give you a suggestion for the case as it is something that is a personal choice.

The HDD needs to be changed definitely. Try the Samsung spinpoin with 7,200RPM. Stay away from 5,400 or 5,900 RPM. There difference is seriously noticable especially if you are still on vista! Everything else is fine. If your budget allows push the GPU to 5850. hope this helps!
 
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I think that sounds like a decent build - good price too. I'm still a bit confused why people should choose an i3 then buy a separate discrete video card. I would personally opt for the i5 if not using onchip video. +1 re: the HDD @ 5900rpm
 
welcome, I agree about HDD: get WD Cavar Black- they are ace!
as to PSU, nothng wrong with OCZ, but surely it's personal to...coolermaster/ocz cheaper, but loads of people use and never have a problem.
as to Case, antec 300 is cheap but decent choice, but I'd stretch to Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K58 Mid Tower Case/ antec 902, Akasa Freedom Xone.
 
Have 2 ocz PSU sitting here not one of them missed a beat, i have my 120gb steam folder on a 5400rpm and a couple other games on my 10,000prm ofc there is a diff but not as big as people think...their just looking at the numbers and panicing ;). Buying new mind would buy 7200rpm. +1 for a i5 :D
 
Thanks for your advice guys, i guess ill get looking for a Hdd with 7200 RPM for around the same price. Also, motherboard came today :). Just changed the HDD too.
 
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