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    #2
    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    You can do better. The processor you've selected is pretty horrible in comparison to its Intel counterpart (as is the case with virtually every AMD processor right now), so have a look at an i3/i5 instead, meaning a Z68 chipset motherboard.

    The PSU is overkill, and not that good. Look at a 550-650W one, like the ZS 650 from OCZ.

    Tower seems a bit high price-wise for what you get, but I'll leave that to you.

    The hard drive is a green drive, so is probably going to be fairly slow. Maybe look into an SSD to pair it with if you have the money.

    RAM is a bit over-priced. Contrary to what every memory manufacturer will tell you, faster RAM doesn't make the slighest bit of difference, so just get whatever is cheap within the capacity you're looking for.

    With that sort of money going into cooling, I'd also consider looking at the D14 from Noctua. It's an air cooler, but it can sometimes perform better than the H80.

    Graphics card is fine, though you might want to look at a 7950 as well, or wait and see what the 7800 series is like (launching next week).


    Also, have a look at hardwareversand.de. They're a German site with very cheap parts. Almost everyone here uses them, and they've proven to be very reliable, though sometimes their site can be a little difficult to navigate if you're not used to it.


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    #3
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    Get this instead:

    Total build cost: €1,072.20 + €30 shipping
    LiteOn iHAS324-32 schwarz SATA Retail €21.13
    Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5") €83.90
    ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3, Sockel 1155, ATX €86.69
    8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9 €31.32
    Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W €55.65
    Cooler Master HAF 912 schwarz, ohne Netzteil €71.39
    Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155 €187.66
    Thermalright HR-02 Macho €33.76
    Samsung EcoGreen F3 1TB,SATA II HD105SI €99.00
    Sapphire HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI-Express €401.70

    By the way, the 2500k destroys the 6100.

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    #4
    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Two 64GB SSDs? Why not the one 128GB drive? It's €25 cheaper.


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    #5
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    Serephucus wrote: »
    Two 64GB SSDs? Why not the one 128GB drive? It's €25 cheaper.

    That was an accident, meant for just the one :o. With that you could bump up to a 7950.


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