Was thinking of making the recently posted 'Dolphin' build

[Compensating]

Hi all

Here is the build Chaud posted on front page a week or two ago, just wondering if anybody has any suggestions or changes. Basically my computer can barely handle D3 so I've finally decided it's time to upgrade.

Let me know, any input would be great. Thanks!

Component Dolphin
Case NZXT GAMMA Classic - $36
Power Supply OCZ ZS Series 550W - $70 (650W $70 AR)
CPU Intel i3-2100 - $115
Heatsink Corsair Air Series A70 - $35
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H - $120
Memory 8GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $56
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 560 - $141 / $155
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $120
DVD Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $18
Total $718

[ati87]

Depending on your budget I would go for a at least i5-2300 CPU, it is more expensive but since personally I have CPU problems (old computer) I would rather go with a above average CPU.

Also your hard drive seems expensive, looking at a dutch website and the Samsung ST1000DM005 starts at €80 which is about 100 dollar still 20 dollars cheaper.

My input but my guess is their are others that are far more knowledge about building their own computers.

[hapylol]

This is what I would get with ~720

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: OCZ 600W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $715.81
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-05-16 16:17 EDT-0400)

[chaud]

That OCZ 600W PSU isn't very good.

[Xuvial]

Why would you say so? Sure it's a dual-rail, but for the price and semi-modular features and overall quality I would say ModXStream is a very good buy.

[chaud]

Power is noisy and it failed 80 Plus efficiency testing in at least a few reviews.

[Xuvial]

Alright then, could just go for a CX400 or CX500. Plenty for 2500K + 560 Ti.