Two Questions

[Craigus]

Okay final two questions befgore I buy this lot.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £51.98
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £28.00
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £694.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Can I save money anywhere without overly compromising the performance?

and

Will I need any additional fans?

Thanks.

 

[bremen1874]

CPU cooler?

 

[RJC]

Spend a extra few pounds and go with the retail CPU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

 

[CinderzFTW]

dub down the psu to the cx600w

 

[stulid]

HDD - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-025-TS&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940

 

[Craigus]

CPU cooler?

Will I need one? Can I use one in the setup I am going for?

 

[RJC]

Will I need one? Can I use one in the setup I am going for?

You have chosen a OEM cpu which does not come with a cooler, the retail version I linked to does.

 

[Craigus]

Arr cool, I have switched to get that one now. Warranty is always good too.

Well I think I'm going to order now, how exciting!

 

[RJC]

Arr cool, I have switched to get that one now. Warranty is always good too.

Well I think I'm going to order now, how exciting!

Birthday and christmas come early