Hey, this is the first time I'll be building a PC,, so just wanting to check that all the components I've decided on are compatable and good for that price bracket. I'm looking to play WoW/Skyrim maybe BF3 + other new games that will come out in the future. On that note I'm looking to "future proof" to an extent. Budget before Microsoft's blood money is around £1000, this is where I'm at so far:
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsa...window-w-o-psu
Intel CPU Core i5 Unlocked 2500K
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel...che-95w-retail
ASUS 1155 P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-...ub-dvi-d-hdmi-
Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coole...5-1156-1366-am
Corsair Memory Vengeance LP Blue 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%...9-9-24-xmp-15v
650W Corsair Enthusiast Series
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-...-eps-12v-quiet
120GB SSD Corsair Force Series 3 Series SATA III - 6Gb/s Solid State Drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120gb...-85000-iops-pc
MSI HD 6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC AMD Radeon Graphics Card - 2GB
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-m...mhz-1408-cores
LG GH24NS70 24x DVD Writer
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lg-gh...a-black-retail
Dual-Band PCI Adaptor 5Ghz/2.4Ghz
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/links...nd-pci-adapter
Windows 7 Home Premium
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/micro...-32-and-64-bit
So, that's what I'm planning to use.
A few notes before people dive in; yes, I know the case is a stupid price and I could get a better one for less money, but top of my list was ease of use as I've never done this before. I know I don't need 16GB of RAM, but it's cheap as hell these days so I thought why not, means I can mess around with RAM drives if I feel like it for fun. And yes, I play with wireless, my PC is in too awkward a position in regards to my phone line to be able to use wired, no choice here. Last thing is that I'm not willing to buy a Mechanical Harddrive currently due to ridiculous prices, will make do with 120GB SSD until they sort themselves out.
But yeah, go wild, what's good? What's not so good? Have I missed anything? Any better suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

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