Final Check before Buying.

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So as the title says I'm almsot ready to start my first ever build. This is what I've come up with to buy atm but I am sure you guys with so much better computer building experience will be able to recomend me some things to try reduce the price a bit.


CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£175.27 CCL Computers)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0564 101.6 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.99 Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£101.98 Amazon UK)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.76 Scan)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.57 CCL Computers)

Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£82.79 Ebuyer)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card (£246.79 Scan)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case (£117.17 CCL Computers)

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£89.99 Overclockers)

Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer (£12.58 CCL Computers)

Total: £956.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

I'm currently not sure about the Optical Drive, PSU, SSD or RAM. I want to try reduce the price a bit and maybe i'm paying more for something that i could get for cheaper without reducing performance.

Could you guys help me to finalise my build, i dont want to be paying extra for things which are equal or near in performance.
Thanks a lot, hope you guys can help me

[demonskies]

you could get away with this Seasonic 520w 67 or Corsair 650tx 69.99 You also dont really need a full tower case unless you picked it basically on looks you could get away with a mid tower in the 50-75 range. Samsung 830 SSD 128 Gb I would go with a samsung 830 or crucial m4 as my top 2 choices for SSDs and the samsung is a few bucks cheaper. Dont know which ram you chose but make sure you get the low profile vengeance so it doesnt interfere with your cooling. Its a pretty solid build over all but these few changes will save you a little bit of money with no performance loss.

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Took the case based on looks if im honest. I will swap to the Samsung 830, regarding the PSU isn't a modular PSU better? I would like to save some money in the PSU, i know that 650W is overkill as the system will use max 400W even with overclocking but i think i want to stay with a modular PSU as i think it will make things easier for me when building it and will look nicer in the case ;p Thanks for your sugestions, but would like some more opinions on PSU's / any other general comments. System build now:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£175.27
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0564 101.6 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.99
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£101.98
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Low Profile. (£31.99
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.93
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£80.54
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card (£246.79
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case (£117.17
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£89.99
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer (£12.58
Total: £951.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)