Hey everyone.
I am in the process of planning my first rig and would like some advice on what I've chosen so far. It will be primarily used for gaming and I want to get at least a few years out of it without upgrading. I don't need anything particularly amazing, but something that will serve me well and that I won't get frustrated with for not meeting a requirement any time soon. =]
CPU - Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, Socket 1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.3GHz, 6MB Cache, 95W, Retail
Motherboard - Asus P8P67 Pro Rev3, Intel P67, S1155, PCI-E 2.0 x16, DDR3 2200(OC), SATA 6Gb/s, SATA RAID (Edit: Asus P8P67 Rev3)
RAM - 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-27, 1.65V (Edit: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance)
GPU - 1GB Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti OC, 40nm, 4000MHz GDDR5, GPU 900MHz, Shader 1800MHz, 384 Cores, DVI/ mHDMI
HDD - 1TB Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache, 8 ms (Edit: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3)
Optical Drive - Sony AD-7261S-0B 24x DVD±R, 12xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6 ,12xRAM SATA, Black, Lightscribe, OEM (Edit: Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE)
PSU - 650W Corsair HX Series, Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze, 85% Eff', SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, 120mm Fan
Case - Coolermaster HAF X, Black, Full Gaming Tower Case inc Side Window/USB3, w/o PSU (Edit: Coolermaster HAF 922)
Including Windows 7, this comes to £998.55 on Scan. I haven't included a monitor yet because I want to focus on this for now, but I plan to buy a 24".
I haven't included a cooler because I'm unsure about how to go about choosing one. Could anyone recommend one considering the above? Also, the motherboard is currently listed on Scan as being in stock, but most of the other fixed motherboards are due for delivery on Thursday. Can anyone confirm that this motherboard is indeed not faulty? Finally, what is the general opinion on the chosen GPU? I was originally planning to get a HD6870 before I heard about the GTX 560 Ti. The 560 Ti is also currrently out of stock on Scan and awaiting an ETA. If possible, I would like to order soon, so any advice on the two GPUs would be greatly appreciated.
Please tell me if you see any glaring issues with the build. Like I said, this is my first time. =]
Thanks in advance for any help.