First time building a PC.

[Traces]

Hey guys,

I wonder if you could all help me out, I'm building a PC and I'm wondering if this set-up is looking decent.

I understand that the i7 won't be fully used to its potential with just gaming but I'm studying a MSc in .NET technology and Web Systems, so I run a lot of virtual servers and stuff.

I know it sounds really silly to be asking for help with this considering my level of education but being honest I hardly deal with hardware at all.

Any help at all will be appreciated, also feel free to drop your suggestions to change parts to XXX.

NZXT Phantom Full tower - £100
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/265224


BenQ G2420HDBL - £260 x 2
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/345395


OCZ 120GB Agility 3 SSD - SATA-III - £161
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/271800


Corsair CMPSU-750HX - £118
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002FJ47I...SIN=B002FJ47IA


Intel i7-2600K - £218
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/374870


Noctua NH-D14 - £84
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk...ocessor-cooler


ASUS P8Z68-V Pro - £142
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/311098


XFX Radeon HD 6970 - £244
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/311406


WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX - hard drive - 1 TB - £62
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/346937


LiteOn IHAS624-32 24x DVD-RW £24
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk...-ram-drive-ide


Corsair Vengeance 12 GB - £100
http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/276157


Total £1253 (minus monitors and delivery)

[Skelly]

12GB RAM is bad. You don't want triple channel, you want dual channel, so go with either 8 or 16.
Everything else is pretty decent. The Agility 3 isn't the greatest SSD in the world, but it'll do its job

[Deleted]

Yep, the Vengeance set is made for a tripple channel platform, which the 2600K isn't. If you still want 12GB, get 2x4GB & 2x2GB

[Sellest]

I would buy 3 screens instead 2 for AMD Eyefinity

[OhpUldum]

As of late I have been seeing a high failure rate from OCZ SSD's. Might be worth checking into prior to purchase.

[Traces]

Would this suffice for the RAM?

http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/268945

Also 3 monitors sounds insane and I doubt I would use them all but you never know

Thanks

---------- Post added 2011-07-26 at 11:54 PM ----------

Also this for the SSD?

Intel SSD 80gb - £95
http://www.weareelectricals.com/prod...SDSA2CW080G310

[Skelly]

The RAM looks good. I believe the 320 Intel series has also had a few problems.. I know the 510 series from Intel has been super solid, but its a little for expensive. Otherwise I'm ignorant as to which direction to point you.