Very reliable build

[FireShadow]

Hi
I am trying to build a very reliable machine for work (business and game software dev)
Not interested in overclocking - just want to avoid downtime and niggles at critical times.
Any comments on this build would be welcome:
(I already have 2 SSDs, 1 for OS and 1 for DATA)

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £371.99
(£309.99) £371.99
(£309.99)

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £181.99
(£151.66) £181.99
(£151.66)

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)

Corsair Professional Series AX650 High Performance 650W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CP-9020006-UK) £116.99
(£97.49) £116.99
(£97.49)

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)

Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced USB3.0 Dominator Case - Black £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)

Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)

Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)

Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)

Fractal Design 140mm Silent Cooling Fan £12.24
(£10.20) £24.48
(£20.40)

Akasa AK-ICR-08 InterConnect Drive Bay Data Panel £10.99
(£9.16) £10.99
(£9.16) Sub Total : £1,012.80 Shipping cost based on delivery to with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75 VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £205.31 Total : £1,231.86

 

[olivier renault]

tools in my sig. It will be a bit more readable.

I would pick up a caviar green. WD are usually top on reliability.

No idea about GPU as far as best for reliability. EVGA? I suppose this one will do.

Visual Studio / incredibuild / sn-dbs like threads. Can squeeze a 3770K? With a UD3H.

 

[olivier renault]

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £268.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX650 High Performance 650W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CP-9020006-UK) £116.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £109.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) £107.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £30.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Akasa AK-ICR-08 InterConnect Drive Bay Data Panel £10.99
Total : £1,263.59 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 

[FireShadow]

Thanks Olivier - that makes a lot of sense

 

[olivier renault]

I think a reference design card would work better. they exhaust hot air at the back instead of inside the case. Don't think there is much in it though.

And a silent case. 550D, P280, or a Fractal Design R3, if you want to claw back some money.