Spec check and advice

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I plan on building my first system soon so looking for some help.

Always wanted to go sandybridge but decided I may as well go Ivybridge now.

Here is the spec I have come up with. -

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £145.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £99.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £74.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £67.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £896.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).



My budget is as cheap as you can get maintaining a decent spec for all games at 1080p.

If there is anything I should change or there is better options out there please let me know.

I have been offered a pair of 6970's to run in xfire by a friend, I did plan on going 670 windforce but a pair of 6970's at a steal price seems too good to pass on.

I also dont mind changing case to a cheaper one, I want one with good air flow and a decent size and the ability to add new fans easy enough.

Also a couple of questions -

What psu to run 2 cards? 650, 700 750w?

Should i be concerned about temp issues?

Thanks
 
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I'd go with 750w for crossfire, but 700 would be fine. Just stick with a decent brand.
Do you need 16gb RAM, if your just gaming then 8gb is enough.
The samsung 830 ssd is faster than the M4's.

No need to be concerned with temp issues, until you have temp issues.

If you like the look of that case then go for it, could save some money there if you need to, but cases are personal things.
 
Has anyone got experience with the mobo?

I plan to take the i5 to 4-4.5ghz so was wondering if it is relatively simple to overclock on this board?

I notice it doesn't support over 1600mhz ram either but I think I would cope just fine with 1600... don't do any high intense applications really.
 
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