New Gaming Build

booboo00

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My current PC is 9 years old so about time for an upgrade! Obviously going for a completely new build. Want to be able to play the latest games on what will probably be a 23 or 24" monitor on high settings (suggestions welcome) and would ideally want it to be future proof for at least 3 years. I need a copy of windows 7 but no mouse and keyboard for now. After doing some research, this is what I've come up with:

OcUK Value GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £223.24
(£189.99) £223.24
(£189.99)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £146.86
(£124.99) £146.86
(£124.99)
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
(£89.35) £104.99
(£89.35)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £81.06
(£68.99) £81.06
(£68.99)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £79.99
(£68.08) £79.99
(£68.08)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £76.36
(£64.99) £76.36
(£64.99)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.98
(£37.43) £43.98
(£37.43)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£13.61) £15.99
(£13.61)
* Sub Total : £685.51
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £122.15
* Total : £820.16


Budget isn't particularly strict but this seems around about right. I am willing to pay more if any changes will make a visible difference to performance but am still looking for bang-for-buck to an extent. Essentially, what I want to know is can I go for cheaper options on anything and not sacrifice performance, stability and longevity or can I improve any of these three for a smallish increase in price?

Thanks!
 
everything looks good, you can always save a tenner on the psu if you go for the xfx 650w xxx edition which are made by seasonic and its modular
 
Ah right - not sure if I actually need that but I guess would be nice to have. The PSU is an area where it seems I could save some money and still get the same power and even the addition of modular but people say not to skimp on the psu so.. Also, would I see a difference going for slightly more expensive memory?
 
yeah but the xfx psu is made by seasonic so you dont have to worry and by slightly more expensive memory, which one do you mean?
 
The xfx 650W wouldn't really be skimping, it seems a good PSU, and I've had my eye on it myself (before it even came to OcUK) for whenever I actually get the funds to build a new system myself :p

Its what I'd consider to be semi-modular if you like, since some cables are non-detachable, however you will use pretty much all of them except the one PCI-E connector so makes little difference. As said, saves a tenner too, with plenty amps on a single rail.
 
For a cooler, my choice would probably be a Prolimatech Megahelms rev b, but a Titan Fenrir or Corsair H50 would do the job nicely as well. Don't forget some decent thermal compound such as MX-3 or similar.
 
how about the akasa venom but ive read that the fenrir evo is supposedly better and quieter than the venom.
 
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