Would appreciate help/thoughts on this first time build

[Tezmo88]

Hey guys, im hoping to undertake my first pc build within the next few weeks and would appreciate any help that people can offer.

The computer is going to be used primarily for gaming, on such titles as WoW, Diablo 3, Starcraft II, then possibly BF3 / Shogun 2 (i know, completely either end of the spectrum in GPU required lol). Also intend to possibly attempt some video editing / streaming if possible. My budget for the computer is around £1,100 - £1,300 (including a monitor). I already have a mouse/keyboard etc, and can upgrade those in the future easily enough.

I have spent countless hours researching reviews and gathering prices, and have come up with the following:

Case: Corsair Obsidian 550d £110
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 Gen 3 £96
CPU: I5 2500k (Overclocked to 4.2/4.3 Ghz) £167
Cooler: Gelid Tranquillo Rev 2 £25
GPU: 1280MB EVGA GTX 560 Ti Classified £210
Ram: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600 Mhz £40
Optical Drive: Samsung Writemaster £15
SSD: 128GB Cruical M4 £125
HDD: 500GB WD Green,3.5" HDD,SATA III - 6Gb/s £63
PSU: be quiet! Straight Power E9 680W CM PSU £98
Software: Windows 7 Home Premium £72

Total £1,021

Monitor: Asus VG236HE (no glasses/controll unit) £225

Grand Total £1,246


With the above build, as mentioned i will be overclocking the CPU to 4.2 or 4.3 Ghz. I may even attempt to overclock the ram/GPU if i'm feeling brave. I have selected the Mobo / PSU to have extra headway incase i decide to go SLI as an upgrade in the future. Will the PSU supply enough power ok?

One question i would love an answer to... Will all necessary cables come with the components, or do i need to buy certain cables of my own? (On that front, what is a generic internet cable called, to go from my BT Infinity Hub/Rotuer to the pc? so many on scan that its confusing lol).

I would love to hear any suggestions for alterations that could be made for the build (cheaper, just as good components, or possibly ones that are better but not too much more expensive)?

Finally, thanks in advance for any help and apologies for the wall of text!

Cheers,

Terry

[old5od]

Id get...

EVGA 1280MB GeForce GTX 570 HD Superclocked NVIDIA Graphics Card
£215.48 Inc VAT

XFX P1-850S-UKB9 Pro Series Core Edition 850W Power Supply
£83.82 Inc VAT

Will have all needed cables in mobo box, network cable comes with router usually..

CAT 5e RJ45 UTP PVC INJ Moulded Patch Cable

[Tezmo88]

Thanks for the info! im checking out the card now, almost seems a no brainer really for more cores but only £5

Cheers for letting me know which cable is needed aswel

[Tezmo88]

Think i've finished finalising my build and i'm definitely going for the EVGA GTX 570 Overclocked. It appears the only difference between that and the 560 i was looking at is an increased number of cores in the 570. So for £5 i believe that will easily be worth it.

Thankyou again for the input