spec check please see if this build is any good???

[nixonphilip]

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE MOH Game £185.99
(£154.99) £185.99
(£154.99)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £142.97
(£119.14) £142.97
(£119.14)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £73.99
(£61.66) £73.99
(£61.66)
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £61.26
(£51.05) £61.26
(£51.05)
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BD-ROM / 16x DVD Writer Drive - Black (Retail) £55.14
(£45.95) £55.14
(£45.95)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851N) £18.37
(£15.31) £18.37
(£15.31)
Sub Total : £807.23
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £164.40
Total : £986.38

 

[RJC]

Spec looking ok, could get the ram below which is slightly cheaper:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-104-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

 

[nixonphilip]

i'm most likely going to get this type of build as my first one as a mid range gaming computer that will be used for gaming sometimes. I have no plans to overclock with the clock speed that will be on the i5 2500k. I am excited about the haf x and the h50 watercooling. haf x looks like a beast i was also think about the cm 690ii which one??? would i need to buy a thermal compound or will the stock on the h50 be ok.

 

[RJC]

The HAF-X is a pricey case, the cm 690ii is slightly cheaper but it's down to personal choice, I personally prefer the looks of 690ii.

The stock compound will be fine.

 

[Greavesy]

I would suggest Going for the MSI GD65 board claiming back the VAT and then uprgading the GPU to a 6950 (flash to 6970) And youve got yourself far superior perfomance.