Quick build check

[playworker]

Based on the CustomPC/bit-tech Gaming Workhorse build.

Am I missing anything?
Will everything work together?
Any improvements while staying in the same price range?

Fractal Design Define R3
BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P9 750W PSU
MSI P67A-GD53 Mobo
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6970 IceQ Turbo 2048MB
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit

Fanks

 

[playworker]

whats the total budget for the build ?

As close to £1k as possible, it's running to just under £1200 atm. I'm prepared to spend a bit more but it needs to be justified.

As a bit of history I seem to build a new PC every 5 years, during the intervening years I tend to do a few small upgrades but nothing too expensive. Last build was circa 2006 and cost £1500ish, Asus mobo, Athlon X2 4400+, 2Gig, 2x X1900s in CrossFire. I upgraded the RAM and the graphics card since the original build but that's all.

Really this new build is for Skyrim and BF3. I play a bit of WoW too but the current rig handles that fine.

Cheers for the suggestions I'll take a look at them