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    Proposed build - any last comments

    Hello there.

    After some extra overtime I have finally got enough money together to start buying this proposed system.

    Budget - Absolute maximum £750 and this has to include ALL shipping charges etc
    Resolution 1920x1080
    Games/settings - WoW D3 SC2 Civ4 Total War Would like Ultra and keeping FPS up over 40
    Country - UK (no preference to supply)
    OS - Included in spec
    Periphals - Need monitor Currently considering BenQ GL2450 24 inch Widescreen LCD TFT (£120)
    Overclocking - None intended at this time

    Proposed system - (Pcpartpicker uk version used) (Can't post link so details below)
    CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
    Motherboard: Asus P8B75-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
    Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card
    Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
    Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply
    Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)
    Total: £601.45

    So at moment total is £730 (includes shipping charges from some suppliers shown on pcpartpicker)

    Any suggestions of changes, will hopefully be ordering in the next few days (once car has passed its MoT).

    Thanks for any help.

    Looking forward to building my first system!

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    I know, opinions are personal, but this case is goddamn ugly... Some suggestions in the same price range:
    Corsair 300R
    Lian Li PC-K58
    Fractal Core 3000
    Sharkoon T28 (also comes in different colors)
    Cooler Master HAF 912

    The power supply isn't bad, but i think there are better choices for you build. First you should know, that your system's max power draw is below 300W (70W cpu, 120W vga, ~50W for the rest), so a decent 400W unit is more than enough. And second, a psu is most efficient around 50-70% load. So if we put your average full load at 250W, that means a 400-500W psu would be best. Here are some suggestions:
    Seasonic S12 380W
    Be Quiet Pure Power L8 430W (semi-modular)
    Be Quiet Pure Power L8 530W (semi modular)

    The other parts are ok.
    - for the i5-3540 you don't need an after market heat sink.
    - theoretically you could go with 1600MHz ram, but the performance increase is negligible (barely measurable, much less noticeable). Just check the prices, 1600MHz is often not really more expensive than 1333MHz.
    - the 7850 offers very good performance for the money
    Why do something simple, when there is a complicated way?
    Ryzen 7 2700X | BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 | 16GB DDR4-3200 | MSI X470 Gaming Pro | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G | 500GB / 750GB Crucial SSD
    Fractal Define C | LG 32UK550 | Das Model S Professional Silent | CM Storm Xornet

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