Spec check me plz

Nemesis1uk

Nemesis1uk

Nemesis1uk

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Hi all, I was wondering If someone could check my build and see if its aright, here it is:



- Sapphire HD 6950 OC "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [11188-22-20G] - 149.99

- Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail [BX80637I53570K] - £173.99

- Asus P8Z68-M PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [90-MIBGX0-G0EAY0KZ] - £114.98

- GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit - £37.99

- Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £86.99

- Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - £59.99

- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM [WD10EALX] - £80

- Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99

- Xebec Media Line LightWeight Keyboard [XEK-200W] - £14.99

- BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black [BFC-SNB-150-KKN1-SP]- £46.98

- X2: Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan [XPF120R] - £13.96 (£6.98 each)

Total = £805




Areas of concern:

the Motherboard, don't much about them, I'd like to keep the SLI option open for the future. Is there a cheaper option?

The fans on the case, I don't know how much I need, will three in total be enough? (there is one fan on the case already) do I need more?

I'm tempted to change the GPU to ATI 7850 but I'm not sure If the card is that much better.
 
Get rid of that 6950 and get the 7850

Change the Z68 to a Z77 board.

Get the M4 128gb, its only 90 now... massive price drop

the shinobi is good, i have one, but get something a bit beefer for cooling
 
Motherboard you've picked is an old version, for ivybridge Z77 is the best option. You just need to make sure the motherbaord supports SLI x8/x8. I found a cheaper option :)

Fans will keep the air moving through. 3/4 fans will keep the moving nice and fast. Three in total will be fine though.

Go for the 7850. :)

Heres my idea, the extra money is well worth it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £82.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £79.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Xebec Media Line LightWeight Keyboard £14.99
3 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan £5.99 (£17.97)
Total : £857.34 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
Hey, Thanks for your feedback guys, I appreciate it :)

I already have a DVD re writer so I can save money there.
I think ill stick to the 60GB, I really don't want to go over £850.

any other suggestions? looking good so far
 
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