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Any issues / improvements with this build? Am going to stick with my current gtx460 until stuff like GW2 comes out. Have normal hdd/windows license already.

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99

Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99

Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £95.99

OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99

Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case £69.98

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

LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98

Total : £580.90
 
I did wonder about the psu, its an original S12 from 2 builds ago, quite old now? Im off loading the old comp just so I assumed a newer psu would still be better than salvaging the old seasonic and buying a cheapo one to put in old comp.

What do think?
 
Introduction

The S12 Series conforms fully to Intel's ATX12V, Revision 2.0 PSU Design Guideline. The S12 supports the latest P4 Prescott and Athlon 64/64 FX processors, as well as PCI Express, Serial ATA and SLI as well as Crossfire. The S12 takes Seasonic's industry leadership to new heights of technological superiority.

All S12 Series power supplies share the common features detailed here. They differ mainly in rated power output capacity: 330, 380, 430, 500 and 600 watts. The same top-notch quality and superior design is found in each and every S12 model. S12 are recommend for its stability, high efficiency, powerful, and low noise.

All upgraded S12 series power supplies comply with European Union RoHS and WEEE requirements and perfectly balance performance, silence and intelligence.

Thats the description, I think you should get a new PSU
also the case is a matter of opinion. I like the bitfenix shinobi white with stealth optical drive

Do you need a new monitor???

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £81.95
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Blue £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £44.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Optical Drive Bay Stealth Cover - White £3.98
Total : £534.74 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
Is the Sandisk better than the Crucial?

I've seen a few posts with issues surrounding the MSI mobo.. generally get on quite well with gigabytes.

Are the bitfenix cases good? Or just cheap, generally go for quieter ones if I can.
 
The bitfenix are great quality. (as I have heard) they also look great
I'm not sure about quietness
 
adren said:
Is the Sandisk better than the Crucial?

I've seen a few posts with issues surrounding the MSI mobo.. generally get on quite well with gigabytes.

Are the bitfenix cases good? Or just cheap, generally go for quieter ones if I can.
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Crucial M4 128GB £95.99

- Sequential Read (up to): 550MB/sec (SATA 6Gb/s)
- Sequential Write (up to): 220MB/sec (SATA 6Gb/s)
- Random 4k Read: 40,000 IOPS
- Random 4k Write: 35,000 IOPS

Sandisk 120GB £81.95

Maximum Read: 550MB/sec
- Maximum Write: 510MB/sec
- Sustained Write: 500MB/sec
- Max I/O Per Second (IOPS): 83,000 IOPS (4KB File)
 
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