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Please review my new build
Hello all!
As many of you know, I am not amazing at hardware, and this is my first build! I expect that I might need some help when things go wrong, but let's come to that later!
Please may you review my build, and see if everything looks alright? I would be immensely grateful. And since this is my first build, please don't skip over the obvious because I might well have forgotten to check it!
Anyway, prices given in GBP and and USD (which I did mentally, sorry for any mistakes!)
CASE: Antec Lanboy Air Blue Modular Case - £129 - $200
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 S1155 Motherboard - £128 - $200
CPU: Intel CPU Core i7 2600K Unlocked Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor (Retail) - £237 - $360
RAM: Crucial 8GB (2pc kit), 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800 memory module x2 - total: 16GB - £84 - $130
PSU: Corsair 850HX Modular PSU - £120 - $180
GRAPHICS CARD: Sapphire HD6850 Vapor-X AMD / ATI Graphics Card - 1GB - £138 - $220
SSD: OCZ 60GB Agility 3 SSD - Solid State Drive - £78 - $120
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive - £62 - $100
Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Grease - 3.5g - £2.50 - $4
Sony Optical DVD Writer, AD-5260S-0B, SATA, Black, OEM - £15
LG Blu-Ray Writer, BH10LS30.AUAR, SATA, Retail - £69 - $100
5.25" 6x Slot Card Reader with Audio/Mic, 4x USB 2.0, 1x eSATA, 2x USB 3.0 - £22 - $33
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit OEM Operating System - £73 - $120
Total: £1,175, $1800
Things that I am aware of:
- I do not have quite enough headers and ports to completely fill my media card reader on the front panel. I carefully considered, and this was the best I could find. I am happy :)
- I am unsure if that SSD really is the best in its price range. Maybe I ought to spend more on the SSD. But where should I cut back? I am already a bit over budget! However, I would probably be more than happy with it, and don't need to worry. Would you agree?
- I already have keyboard, mouse, monitors, and speakers. Anything missing (particularly inside the case)
My DVD drive is quite expensive. But it seems to be a very nice one. I am happy with this.Sold out. I shall choose another (DVD player or website)
In terms of my usage, I occasionally play a game or two, but I am not a hardcore gamer. My graphics card is not too important. However, I regularly have to do some extremely processor and memory intensive operations. Budget dictates processor, however, I can easily fill 8GB of RAM, and occasionally 12GB, hence I went for 16GB :)
And the processor is out of stock since I last looked. At least I *think* it was ever in stock...
Also, final question? If I had to shave off some money, where would it be?
Anyway, what do you guys think? I will be immensely grateful! Thanks so much in advance!
Richard