Ordering new gaming rig, have a few questions

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Have just pieced together a new gaming rig, but I'm not an expert on hardware and would really appreciate some help.

CPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-360-IN

GPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-156-OK

MOBO: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-170-MS

RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-269-CS

PSU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-118-AN

Case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-101-AN

PCI Card: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-001-TP

I Already have a dvd drive, monitor and a HDD. The rig will mostly be used for gaming, and mostly bf3 when its out, I should be able to play it on high/decent settings (at 1024x768) when it's out right?
Mostly I'm just wondering if that rig is at good as I can get for the price, or if any components are incompatible with one another. Am unsure about the RAM as I've been told that I should stick to 2 sticks as opposed to 3, but have no idea why O.o
Cheers for any help
 
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The CPU, mobo and PSU are great (though stulid's suggestion for 750W version is a good one - that is a good deal)

However, the GPU is OK and I would strongly suggest upgrading to a HD 6870 or even consider an OEM GTX 480.

Also, that RAM is an expensive triple channel kit (that won't work properly in a dual channel P67 board). Instead I would suggest going for this RAM, cheaper, works correctly and 8GB.

The case is a nice one, but this is the newer version of it.

The PCIE wireless card is fine for what it is, however if you want to play online games I would strongly suggest a wired ethernet connection - or failing that a powerline connection.

I would also strongly recommend a higher res monitor if you are planning to spend this much money on a nice PC to play modern games. These days you can get a half-decent 1920x1080 22in monitor for £84.
 
Wow fast replies. I've changed out the RAM, Case and PSU for the ones suggested, saved me a few quid as well :D Do the 6870/480 really offer vast improvements over the 560? Probably could upgrade, but at this point I'm trying to spend as little as possible over the price of the original basket. Would I need to change anything else if I used the 6870 what with it being ATI?
As for the wireless issue, I'm a floor above my router, so as much as I'd love a wired connection it doesn't look likely. Powerline connection? haven't heard of that before.
Oh and I know my monitor is a piece of crap, I plan on picking up a decent one at some point, but it'll have to wait till after I get the rig. Probably will be the one suggested, bloody good deal.
Again cheers guys
 
With the HD 6870 the performance improvements aren't huge - the main benefit is excellent crossfire performance (if you plan to go down that road in the future).

The GTX 480 however does offer a pretty big performance increase over a GTX 560, however it is much more power hungry and noisy card. If these things aren't a big issue to you (for one thing the Antec PSUs mentioned will happily power a rig using a GTX 480).

This review compares the performance of the GTX 560, GTX 480 and HD 6870 (use the drop-down menu to see more games tested). In this test the clocks of the palit GTX 560 you linked to coincide with the GTX 560 "base" configuration.

As for powerline - it is a technology that effectively allows you to run an ethernet connection across the power network in your house. It is generally much faster, more responsive and stable than a wireless connection, although it is more expensive. This is a good kit from TP link.
 
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Have just been looking at my staircase, and I reckon running one long-ass Ethernet cable to my room may actually be feasible. May take a hell of a lot of wire staples but knocking off the cost of the card means I can go with a 480 :D
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-360-IN

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-159-OK

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-170-MS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-161-AN

Reckon that about does it then? Out of curiosity, how does connecting through a powerline compare to a wired connection?
 
you can always run your network cable outside (house type permitting), and if you have a big drill :) I used to.
 
Looks very good.

As for powerline, it's very easy to set up (plug it in and it works) and the speeds are pretty comparable to 100Mbps Ethernet in my experience at least. It's not going to be quite as responsive or transfer as fast as a Gigabit ethernet connection, but there isn't much issue with ugly wires and the performance is still really pretty good (unless you regularly transfer massive files across your network and already have a gigabit switch).
 
To be fair you could do with a cheaper motherboard that doesnt really support SLI correctly as theres no way in hell you will be running a pair of GTX480's of that PSU.
 
stulid said:
To be fair you could do with a cheaper motherboard that doesnt really support SLI correctly as theres no way in hell you will be running a pair of GTX480's of that PSU.
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Aye, he would need a much bigger PSU to run two, but for one GTX 480 it should be fine and it gives him the maximum performance per pound from day one.

Good point with the motherboard.
 
cmndr_andi said:
As for the motherboard, I thought the GD53 board supported SLI fine, it was just the G45 where things were a bit less official.
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Thats what I mean sorry.

He could get away with a lesser board,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-052-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-167-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-448-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

And ignore the SLI option altogether as he would need to upgrade the PSU aswell when he wanted another GTX480, which will be £100+ for a 1K watt PSU.
 
Aye, just realised what you meant just after I posted, hence the ninja edit.

If It was me and I didn't plan in doing SLI then I would probably go with the MSI P67 C45 - MSI have made some really great boards this time around (though admittedly so have Asrock).
 
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