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    Any immediate flaws or improvements that could be made to my build?

    Hello ^^

    Hope this is okay, I did try to read the forum rules first and took a template from one of the stickies.

    I'm going to be assembling a new pc this week, but I am a little lacking in knowledge as to what is currently good hardware.
    So I thought I would run it past the guys with the technical know-how first.
    As the title says, are there any immediate flaws in my proposed build, or any improvements you would suggest and if so why?

    Additional info:
    I am open to ordering parts from different suppliers, but would like them to remain in the UK as I live in England.
    The motherboard CPU and ram are part of an overclocked package that SCAN do, as such I'm a little reluctant to change those as I do not want to do the overclocking myself.

    I would also like to incorporate a 120GB SSD into this build, provided my motherboard supports it?

    Many thanks, Jay.

    Case-
    Manufacturer:Coolermaster
    Model #:HAF 932
    Name: Coolermaster HAF 932 Advance Black Full Tower Case with USB 3.0 w/o PSU
    Link if possible: .scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-haf-932-advance-black-full-tower-case-with-usb-30-w-o-psu

    Ram-
    Manufacturer: Corsair
    Model #:
    Speed: 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 1.5V
    Size: 8GB (2x4GB)
    Link if possible: .scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v

    CPU-
    Manufacturer: Intel
    Model #: i5 Unlocked 2500K Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor
    Speed: 3.3GHZ GPU 850MHz 6MB Cache 95W - Overclocked to 4.5GHz
    Link if possible: .scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-2500k-unlocked-s1155-sandy-bridge-quad-core-33ghz-gpu-850mhz-6mb-cache-95w-retail

    PSU-
    Manufacturer: Coolermaster
    Model #: GX550
    Wattage:550W
    Link if possible:.scan.co.uk/products/550w-psu-coolermaster-gx-rs550-acaae3-uk-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v

    GPU-
    Manufacturer: MSI / Nvidia
    Model #: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti TWIN FROZR II 1GB
    DxDiag: DX 11 < I think?
    Link if possible: .scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-gtx-560-ti-twin-frozr-ii-oc-40nm-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-880mhz-shader-1760mhz-384-cores-plusfree-

    Mobo-
    Manufacturer: Gigabyte
    Model #: GA-Z68AP-D3 Z68
    Link if possible: .scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-intel-z68-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-(x16)-vga-on-board-atx

    Sound Card-
    Happy with on-board

    Network Card-
    No need provided mobo has onboard

    ================
    Now what is it you want....

    Upgrade or New Computer: New computer

    Willing to Self Build or a Pre-Built:Willing to self build, not self-overclock

    How much you want to spend: £800ish

    How much you can spend: Not more than £900, unless a drastic improvement for a just a few £.

    What all you plan to use it for: Heavy gaming, and photoshop etc.

    What Operating system you want to use & Bit: Windows 7 64, Have CD+unused serial.

    What Resolution you hope to be in: Dual screen + 1680x1024 til I purchase a better monitor

    What Settings do you Want & how much FPS: 60+, smooth on ULTRA

    What Country are you from: England

    What can you re-use: I have a 250GB HDD I will be incorporating into with an SSD

    Network will be wired or wireless: Wired.
    Last edited by jaay; 2011-09-27 at 03:05 PM.

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    Seems all good to me, though I'd go with a better brand for the psu, like corsair/antec/seasonic.
    SSD's just use the standard sata connections so all mobos should support them. Just make sure the SSD comes with a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter, or get one yourself, so you can mount it in an hdd slot on your case.
    If you don't end up getting an ssd, then definitely get a new hdd... you don't want to use an old one as your boot drive (using it as secondary storage is fine).
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    Ok thanks ^^. Would you have any suggestions as to a good SSD? I'm kinda clueless as to what makes a decent one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaay View Post
    Ok thanks ^^. Would you have any suggestions as to a good SSD? I'm kinda clueless as to what makes a decent one.
    Corsair Force and Crucial M4 are both good/reliable from what I've heard.
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    Right now I'd praise the Crucial M4 128GB. It's gone down in price to about $185 and has excellent reviews. The Corsair Force GT is another good one, but with the Crucial price drop the Corsair is more expensive.
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    The Crucial M4 and the intel SSDs are top of the class right now.

    Solid build!

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