Spec check

brad_C · 19 Feb 2013 at 21:55

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz

Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 Motherboard

Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL10 Vengeance Black

Corsair Builder Series CX 600w

Gigabyte ATI Radeon 7870 HD 1100MHz 2GB PCI-Express 3.0

Samsung 64GB 830 Series SSD

WD 1TB Green Desktop Drive

LG GH24NS95 DVD+/-RW SuperMulti 24x SATA

TP-LINK’s 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter

LG IPS234V-PN - 23" LED LCD HDMI IPS Monitor

Just want to double check to make sure there aren't any problems with my build. I think I'm happy with it, already got my case

Going to order tomorrow if everything is good.

zakblood · 19 Feb 2013 at 21:57

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=123&subid=1497&sortby=priceAsc

nice spec, just a different psu to look at

green are good drives, blacks are faster

RJC · 19 Feb 2013 at 21:59

Spec looks ok.

Will you need a cpu cooler?

brad_C · 19 Feb 2013 at 22:04

zakblood said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=123&subid=1497&sortby=priceAsc

nice spec, just a different psu to look at

green are good drives, blacks are faster

Okay will have a look

RJC said:
Spec looks ok.

Will you need a cpu cooler?

Well a cooler comes with the retail intel box right? I'm not planning on over clocking it at the moment so their cooler will be okay for now?

RJC · 19 Feb 2013 at 22:11

brad_C said:
Okay will have a look

Well a cooler comes with the retail intel box right? I'm not planning on over clocking it at the moment so their cooler will be okay for now?

That correct, you be fine with the retail version.

zakblood · 19 Feb 2013 at 22:25

but a better one will keep it cooler and some make it less noise as well, so also worth a look as well, even if you never OC it

lee32uk · 19 Feb 2013 at 22:36

If it was Me I would swap in these items for your's

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £191.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £59.99
Total : £491.90 (includes shipping : £10.00).

The 7870XT is better than a standard 7870. The power supply is fully modular. The Ram is cheaper. 120GB SSD instead of a 64GB one. Adding the above items works out about £5 more according to my expert maths skills