New build - does this look ok?

Craig R

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Told my brother I'd make up a new rig for him. Does the below look ok? Any potential compatibility problems?


Gainward GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition" 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99


AMD Bulldozer FX-6 Six Core 6100 Black Edition 3.30Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Deus Ex & Dirt Showdown PC Games **£15 Cashback** £115.99


Mach Xtreme Technology 120GB 2.5" SATA 6GB/s MX-DS TURBO PREMIUM Edition SSD £89.99


Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98


Asus M5A97 PRO AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98


Antec High Current Gamer 750W Quad Rail '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99

Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/8GX) £53.99


Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.99

£715.90


Any advice would be appreciated.

I think I've probably already gone a bit over what he would be wanting to spend so I can't really go for anything more expensive.
 
if he's looking for a gaming system then maybe look at swapping the processor for the i3-2120, H61 motherboard, smaller psu (unless he's likely to get 2 graphics cards), swap the memory for dual channel rather than quad channel and then put the money saved into a 7850 graphics card.
 
mp260767 said:
if he's looking for a gaming system then maybe look at swapping the processor for the i3-2120, H61 motherboard, smaller psu (unless he's likely to get 2 graphics cards), swap the memory for dual channel rather than quad channel and then put the money saved into a 7850 graphics card.
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Isn't a dual core going to limit it a bit for games that are processor heavy? I know GTA for example runs far better on quad cores.
 
If you got him an i3-2120 and a Z77 motherboard he could upgrade the processor to an i5-3750k later on as on a £700 you may struggle for a good Quad setup.
You are right in saying that console ports are a lot more CPU intensive - but you find he may thank you for getting an intel build over the bulldozer cores which were a bit of a flop for gaming.
 
Something like this?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 32-Bit - OEM (GFC-02021) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £43.19
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £26.39
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £733.48 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Bacon? said:
Something like this?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 32-Bit - OEM (GFC-02021) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £43.19
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £26.39
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £733.48 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Very helpful! Thanks for this (and the advice above guys). :)
 
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