New build

[killosberg]

Hi i think i have narrowed down my desktop build.

The things i am unsure on are the motherboard, graphics card, case,fan and a wireless card.
I don't need a OS as i already have a copy of windows 7 premium.
I have put a selection down on each one.I would really like your advice as to which one to choose.

Budget £850

THE BUILD

CPU: intel I5 2500K £159.98 (novatech)
MOBO:[strike]■Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 ATX £99.99 (dabs)[/strike]
■[strike] Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard £149.99 (aria)[/strike]
■[strike] MSI Z68A-GD65 Intel Z68 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard £154.79 (aria)[/strike]
■ Asus P8Z68-V PRO LGA1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 ATX (USB 3.0) £144.99 (dabs)
PSU: 750W XFX Core Edition 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply £71.92 (aria)
GPU:■ MSI GeForce GTX 560TI Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCIe £179.98 (dabs)
■ [strike] Asus ATI Radeon 6950 HD 810MHz 1GB PCI-E HDMI DirectCU II £174.99 (dabs)[/strike]
HDD: 1TB Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive £39.17 (aria)
RAM: Corsair Memory 8GB (2 x 4GB) Vengeance DDR3 1866MHz DIMM 240-pin CL9 Red £49.99 (novatech)
CASE: ■[strike]Antec 300[/strike] [strike]£44.98 (dabs)[/strike]
■Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced Dominator Chassis £75.64 (aria)
■[strike]Coolermaster HAF 922 Gaming Midi Tower Case £77.90 (aria)[/strike]
■[strike]Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Midi Chassis £61.12 (aria)[/strike]
FAN: ■Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler £23.99 (aria)
■Antec KUHLER H2O 620 CPU Liquid Cooler £38.30 (scan)
DISK: Sony Optical DVD Writer, AD-5260S-0B, SATA, Black, OEM £14.93 (aria)
NETWORK CARD: ?

TOTAL(if all expensive parts were chosen): £786.98

[strike]A few questions is, if I were to choose all of the expensive parts could it support 2 screens connected by 2 hdmi?
Would i be able to install another graphics card later?[/strike]

thanks for reading.


For price comparison the websites i used were:
www.scan.co.uk
www.aria.co.uk
www.cclonline.com
www.ebuyer.com
www.dabs.com
www.novatech.co.uk
www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[Why_Me]

Nice build. I would look at the CM 912+ for size. That Antec 300 is going to be way cramped for what your looking at. and for a vid card...it's a toss up between the 6950 and 560ti.

 

[killosberg]

Thanks for the info.
Do you know which would be the best motherboard to choose? I have tried looking for recent reviews but i couldn't find any.

 

[Why_Me]

Thanks for the info.
Do you know which would be the best motherboard to choose? I have tried looking for recent reviews but i couldn't find any.

If your going for a high o/c than the Asus Pro or Gigabyte UD4 you have up there, if not then the UD3 at dabs. I don't know much about that MSI board to say.

http://www.ebuyer.com/268480-asus-p8z68-v-socket-1155-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-p8z68-v <---- This is a solid 16+2 phase board that will give you a decent o/c. It's cheaper than the Pro and you might find it even cheaper at another site other than ebuyer.

 

[killosberg]

Right i have decided to go for the Asus Pro, with the 560 ti, and the Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced Dominator Chassis.


The only two things that i am unsure on are the cpu cooler, and the network card. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[michxymi]

I would buy a Gigabyte motherboard after reading this!

http://www.gigabyte.us/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1048

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498

 

[killosberg]

I'm sure Asus will follow gigabyte and claim to also do the same?

 

[michxymi]

Yes but that's the guaranteed one for now!