New system for around 400£

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This system will be for all things, some internet, office, movies and of course little gaming too. :)

i3 2120
Gigabyte H61m-d2h
4gb ram
HD 6850
Xigmatek Asgard Pro
Corsair 500w CX2

This comes around 400£. I already have a hard drive. Is 6850 be enough for a 24" screen?

Can I a get something better for the price?
 
 
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No new drives at the moment, but I am planing a SSD in a couple of months. Currently I'll have 2 SATA hard drives inside + SATA DVD rw, so will the Corsair orXFX 450w be enough?

And for the SSD, are the above motherboards suitable?
I'm still thinking about 4 or 8 gb ram, but that is easily bought afterwards.
 
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No new drives at the moment, but I am planing a SSD in a couple of months. Currently I'll have 2 SATA hard drives inside + SATA DVD rw, so will the Corsair orXFX 450w be enough?
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Yes they are.

And for the SSD, are the above motherboards suitable?
I'm still thinking about 4 or 8 gb ram, but that is easily bought afterwards.
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The H67 has a SATAIII port so a fast SSD wont be held back by a SATAII port on a lesser board.

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If you have a 64bit OS to make use of a 8GB RAM kit, there is a kit on special offer today,


YOUR BASKET
1 x asus hd 6850 directcu v2 1024mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card £99.95
1 x intel core i3-2100 3.10ghz (sandybridge) socket lga1155 processor - retail £89.99
1 x gigabyte z68ap-d3 intel z68 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard rev 1 £84.98
1 x xfx pro 450w core edition '80 plus bronze' power supply £45.98
1 x kingston hyperx red limited edition 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel kit (khx1600c9d3b1rk2/8gx) £35.99
1 x bitfenix merc beta gaming case - black £31.99
total : £410.30 (includes shipping : £17.85).




the z68 board will also help you overclock future "k" cpu's that you fit and it has bios updates available to support ivybridge.
reviews,
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/10/11/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-review/1
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/gigabyte_z68ap-d3_review/1
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_ga_z68ap_d3_review,1.html
http://www.kitguru.net/components/m...-z68ap-d3-z68-review-bargain-buy-of-the-year/
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On Asus Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator I got a value of 500W for this system plus 2HDD, dvd, dvb-s2 card.

Would be xfx 450w enough for this, or is the psu going to run on a very high load? Maybe a 550w or even 650w psu?
Oh, and I want a quiet psu.
 
450W will be ample you be lucky to pull 250w~ with the system Stulid specced.

Ignore the PSU wattage calculators they always over compensate & your buying a quality unit.
 
Also the RAM isnt on offer anymore, so get this,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £45.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
Total : £412.31 (includes shipping : £17.85).




There is also a cheaper Z68 board - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-483-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990 - but it doesnt have a 3 year UK based warranty and not as many stunning reviews as the Gigabyte,
 
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