Hey everyone, I am ready to click buy, I just need someone to give the build a quick check to make sure everything is fine. Suggestions are welcome! CPU i5 3570k £170.89 Cooler Corsair H80i £73.18 Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LX £79.99 Memory Patriot (2x4GB) £36.23 HDD Seagate 500GB £40.98 SSD Crucial M4 64GB £55.97 GPU EVGA GTX 670 Cheesecake £299.48 Case Fractal R3 £65.90 PSU Corsair GS600 £59.98 Other WiFi Dynamode 11n £12.90 Total £895.50 Thanks
I would consider a bigger ssd, you will get really frustrated with 64gb as that is os and one or two games max. Also a 80+ gold and modular psu may go better with all that lovely hardware IMO .
Thanks for checking my build Also thanks for the suggestions. I have considered a bigger ssd but I am already on the limit of my budget and I currently have a 128GB Macbook with 70GB used so hopefully I can cope. Same with the PSU, I would love to get an 80+ gold but I don't want to spend any more money.
A 600W power supply is overkill for a single graphics card system, but barely enough for a dual card system. A 450-500W unit would be perfect for this. Check out the Seasonic G series, and if that's out of your budget, consider the Corsair CX series. The modular CX600M seems to be around £60 and the 500W version is a bit cheaper.
If you want to save, you might go for a Radeon 7950 boost instead of the GeForce 670 and spend the difference on the SSD. Or forego the H80i (as it's expensive) and go for a good aircooler. (that said, I'd prefer the 670 as it's got an edge in speed and is supposed to be cooler and quieter, if theyre were roughly the same price, but they're not.)
Personally I'd go for a bigger storage drive as 500GB will fill up rapidly. And when you consider that for another £17 you could have a 1TB it a no-brainer really.
All looks good. As hard as it may be i would wait and save up a little for a 128gb ssd and a couple of additional fans for the R4. (the fans could come at a later date though)
