Opinions on build please

glynf

Hi,

What do you think/suggest I change re the following build:

Corsair Carbide 500R - Mid tower - No PSU
ATX - USB/FireWire/Audio
€107.00

MSI P67A-GD55 (B3) - Socket 1155- ATX
Intel P67 - 4 x DDR3 - SATA600/USB 3.0
€139.00

Intel Core i5 2500 3.3GHz 6MB LGA1155
Quad Core - Cooler Included
€197.00

Corsair XMS3 - 8 GB - 1333MHz -PC3-10600
€47.95

Corsair - Enthusiast Modular TX650M - 650 Watt
ATX12V 2.31/ EPS12V 2.92
€97.95

MSI R7970-2PMD3GD5 - Graphics card - Radeon HD
7970 - 3 GB GDDR5 - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - DVI,
€569.0

OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA-600
€147.00

Samsung 1TB 3.5" SATA-300 7200rpm 32MB
Spinpoint F3
€119.00

Sony Optiarc DVD Brander - AD-7280S
SATA connection - DVD±RW
€24.95

Thanks in advance.

deconduo

Part selection is pretty good, but you're ordering from an expensive site. This will save you €100:

Item|Price
Total build cost: €1,317.06 + €30 shipping
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155|€195.88
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€121.37
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€33.65
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1000GB, SATA II (HD103SJ)|€99.90
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA|€16.79
Corsair Carbide Series 500R schwarz, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€104.03
Crucial M4 128GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€172.19
Powercolor HD7970 3072MB DDR5|€499.10
XFX PRO650W Core Edition Full Wired Power Supply|€74.15


I'd also add this in for some good overclocking:
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=52671&agid=669

jme2010

Agree with deconduo.

The m4 is mad popular at the moment and much more reliable than OCZ.

Think the ram may be ok. Try CL7 if the mobo supports it. Stick with crosair for a brand as ram either way.

if your looking for max fps pssible xfire 2x6970 perhaps ~same price

glynf

Thanks lads,

Will ammend the RAM & SSD. Sad thing is it will probably ever be used gaming rig.

deconduo

jme2010 wrote: »

Think the ram may be ok. Try CL7 if the mobo supports it. Stick with crosair for a brand as ram either way.

No point wasting money on RAM, the performance difference between the cheapest kit and an expensive kit is tiny. Also G-Skill are more reliable than Corsair, though only by a small bit.