Pre-purchase spec-check please! (sub-£1000 build for Linux box)

Onboard gpu will switch off with the insertion of a graphics card, mine does.

having it there wont affect anything.

having it there can be handy if you ever have a problem with a graphics card(testing) or sell the GTX460 and there is a few days gap between getting a new card.
 
For the price you're looking at, why bother with a dual core Athlon when you can have a i5 2300?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £136.99
(£114.16) £136.99
(£114.16)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black £112.33
(£93.61) £112.33
(£93.61)
Asrock H67M Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £67.99
(£56.66) £67.99
(£56.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £63.98
(£53.32) £255.92
(£213.28)
Corsair Builder Series CX 600W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUK) £58.99
(£49.16) £58.99
(£49.16)
APC Back-UPS ES 400VA 230V UPS (BE400G-UK) £55.14
(£45.95) £55.14
(£45.95)
G.Skill RipJawX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Akasa Duo Dock 2S USB 3.0 for 2.5" and 3.5" SATA and SSD drives. £41.86
(£34.88) £41.86
(£34.88)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.98
(£10.82) £12.98
(£10.82)
Sub Total : £776.82
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £158.06
Total : £948.38
 
However, if i were to drop one of the 2TB drives, we arrive here.
edit Having seen quite a few problem posts with the Asus P8P67 MoBo, i switched to the MSI P67A - Updated

Unless anyone can point out any issues with the current spec, i'll be going with that, should i be able to actually purchase it...
 
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Now, the only question i have is this:

The RAM i've listed based on advice is 1600:
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)

But the motherboard supports up to 1133:
MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)

Will this RAM work with the board (but under-clock itself to match), or should i swap it for actual 1133 RAM, such as:
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel (OCZ3G1333LV4GK)

?

edit After a little googling, i see i can use faster ram than the board/cpu supports, and it will indeed clock-down.
 
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Why the hell are people recommending a GTX 460 OC for someone who explicitly states he doesn't want to play games?

Furthermore, why don't you, the OP, think it's a bit weird buying a high end factory overclocked graphics card considering you don't want to play games?

Sure, get a discrete card, and it's better if it's nvidia. But a 8600gs would be overkill. A GTX 460 OC is ridiculous.

edit: I may be bitten for calling a GTX460 high end, but my point remains valid.
 
JonJ678 said:
Why the hell are people recommending a GTX 460 OC for someone who explicitly states he doesn't want to play games?

Furthermore, why don't you, the OP, think it's a bit weird buying a high end factory overclocked graphics card considering you don't want to play games?

Sure, get a discrete card, and it's better if it's nvidia. But a 8600gs would be overkill. A GTX 460 OC is ridiculous.

edit: I may be bitten for calling a GTX460 high end, but my point remains valid.
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Oh valid, i agree.
I may not be looking to play games, but i DO want to do some casual 3D modelling. That's where a reasonable graphics card comes in handy, and the probably-overkill cpu/mobo are more than enough for rendering and design stuff.
 
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