Dear all,
Please find below my final spec and some questions relating to the build:
- CPU: Intel i5 750 Lynnfield Quad Core
- Power Supply: 650WHX Corsair
Question: Will this PSU suffice? Or do I need to upgrade to a 750? PSU will do just fine. - DVD: Sony Ad-7240s-0B
- HD: 1TB Samsung HD1038J Spinpoint F3
- Sound card: Asus Xoner DS 7.1 PCI
Question: Will I need a sound card or will the one on board the mother boards suffice? Depends. For me, onboard is always good enough, especially on gigabyte boards, but its up to you, how sensitive are your ears?
- Case/Tower: Antec 300
Question:I hear this is one of best and cheapest available towers; however, will this case adequately house the MB and CPU cooler? It will house it just fine, but there are a couple of good alternatives, the silverstone PS02 and the coolermaster elite 335. I prefer the looks of those.
- CPU Cooler: Corsair H50-1
Question: This is the first time I am going to use water cooling. is this cooler robust and is it very hard to install? Or shall I go for a air cooler? This is a great cooler, easy to install and better than air.
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-p55-UD5 Intel p55(socket 1156) DDR3
Question: I am absolutely clueless as to what MB to get so I opted for this one - Is this the best MB available or can you guys recommend another? There are better ones but who cares? This one is good enough.
- Memory:G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Dual channel kit
Question: Again, I was rather clueless as to which memory modules to get, so I opted for this one. Is this the best available? Can we have a link? The Black edition is CAS7, while the others are CAS 8 or CAS 9. Lower is on the whole better.
- GPU - Err, I left this blank as I am completely clueless as to what to get for a £100 budget any helpful recco's from you guys/gals will be greatly appreciated.
For £100 get the GTX 260 if you can spend the extra tenner, or maybe a 5770 for an extra 20 just as its cooler, smaller and draws less power.
Well, I intend to order by the end of the week so any recco's and comments will be greatly appreciated.
I would also like to thank all of you guys for you valuable input,
R.