Will this build work?

Arawyn · 27 Aug 2012 at 13:46

Hello, I've made a list of what I think will be pieced together to make my new gaming rig. Just after some quick thoughts on it before i press the buy now button;

Have I picked a good case that will fit everything in?
Are these parts compatible?
Have I selected a good enough PSU for my build?
If you would change anything what would it be?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x OCZ Agility 4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT4-25SAT3-256G) - With FREE Mass Effect 3 PC (Retail) £144.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,228.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

RJC · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:38

Only main thought is change the SSD to the Samsung below, you also get £20 cash back.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-150-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Gav_881 · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:42

+1

All looks ok but i would spend an extra few quid and get a 2/3Tb drive rather than a one as you will only need to add another later.

Arawyn · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:46

RJC said:
Only main thought is change the SSD to the Samsung below, you also get £20 cash back.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-150-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Why is that mate? Is there any differences between both SSD drives?

Arawyn · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:47

Gav_881 said:
+1

All looks ok but i would spend an extra few quid and get a 2/3Tb drive rather than a one as you will only need to add another later.

Okay thanks for the advise mate

Will be a first time build and I think that's why I'm hesitating and asking lots of questions lol

RJC · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:49

Arawyn said:
Why is that mate? Is there any differences between both SSD drives?

Slightly quicker and more reliable.

Arawyn · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:50

RJC said:
Slightly quicker and more reliable.

Thanks allot mate I will change my SSD to the one you recommended

Edit : Why does it say notebook/mac series?

scrlk · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:57

Arawyn said:
Thanks allot mate I will change my SSD to the one you recommended

Edit : Why does it say notebook/mac series?

Doesn't matter as it is only lacking the 3.5" to 2.5" adapter I think.

Arawyn · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:59

scrlk said:
Doesn't matter as it is only lacking the 3.5" to 2.5" adapter I think.

Okay thanks as long as its compatible with my build

olivier renault · 27 Aug 2012 at 15:10

Arawyn said:
Edit : Why does it say notebook/mac series?

The drive is thinner to fit in ultra slim laptops, and I think you don't get the software.

Gav_881 · 27 Aug 2012 at 21:05

Arawyn said:
Okay thanks for the advise mate Will be a first time build and I think that's why I'm hesitating and asking lots of questions lol

From someone who should have asked more questions before my build, there's no stupid questions just stupid mistakes that you regret and winge about for years.