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CrazyArsedMonky

CrazyArsedMonky

CrazyArsedMonky

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Hello all,

I have a basket with this stuff in it and i am looking for some confirmation that i am doing the right thing!! I haven't built a comp for a few years and just want to make sure i haven't missed anything and that this build makes sense

Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics

Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

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

Corsair Graphite 600TM Midi Tower Mesh Windowed Case - Black

OCZ Agility 3 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive

Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply

Corsair Vengeance Gold 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1155/1156/1366/AMD AM2/AM3/AM3+)

Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S19LBK DVD Rewriter.

Please give me your thoughts and suggestions :)
 
That ram looks good, and ram normally runs nice and cool, also see the Samsung green, no heat spreader and overclocks like a monster :)

Crucial drives, better warranty, more reliable and read write figures quoted are tested using different types of files (compressed / uncompressed) and for general windows use the crucial is excellent (got one myself)
 
I don't think so, i already have a smaller OCZ SSD in my current machine that i am going to move across for my C: The new drive will be for extra programs and i have a LaCie 1.5Tb portable drive for media.
 
I am not planning to SLI, though i always like to plan for most eventualities :P If you reckon a 550W PSU would work I would love to step down a notch.

Ok i am sold on the RAM, the SSD remains contentious however. I can only assume there isn't a bad SSD on the market?
 
CrazyArsedMonky said:
I am not planning to SLI, though i always like to plan for most eventualities :P If you reckon a 550W PSU would work I would love to step down a notch.

Ok i am sold on the RAM, the SSD remains contentious however. I can only assume there isn't a bad SSD on the market?
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I would go at least 650w (decent brand like corsair)

And strangely enough the only SSD I would never buy is an OCZ! Lots of history with faulty drives!
 
lol, i am very glad i posted my build before i hit the checkout button. Ok, the crucial drive is in too.

I thought the PSU was worth future proofing, it should be good for future hardware, you reckon this is true or not?
 
Regards PSU, I would stick with 650w, as it gives you a good bit of headroom... maybe 550w was a bit enthusiastic :P As for future proofing, for most items, especially GPUs and CPUs, power consumption is coming down, especially on nVidia cards I think. I believe that a 670 has reduced power consumption than say a 560, but that'll need checking :)
 
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