Any last minute changes needed before buy?

[jocefd2161]

This is what i am about to buy, is there anything i should change?
thanks


Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA-3 6Gb/s 32Mb Hard Disk
$69.00

MSI nVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti OC GDDR5 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$289.00

Antec One Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$68.00

G.Skill 8GB DDR3 Kit (2 x 4Gb) 1600MHz CL9 RipjawsX DIMM Ram
$65.00

Intel Core i5-2500K Quad Core 3.3GHz 6Mb SNB LGA1155 CPU
$249.00

Corsair TX-650 V2 650W 80PLUS Bronze ATX Power Supply
$122.00

ASUS DRW-24B3LT 24x LightScribe SATA DVD/RW Burner Drive
$45.00

ASUS P8P67 PROV3 P67 B3 DDR3 EFI LGA1155 SLI ATX Motherboard
$189.00

 

[Why_Me]

Is this Australian dollars...where are you getting those prices at ? And what's your budget ?

 

[jocefd2161]

yes it is AUD$, i am getting it at http://www.digitalstar.com.au/ bit more expensive than other places but is near where i live so i save on shipping

 

[rvilkman]

I would consider Antec 300 as well seems to be about the same price.
Although they seem to be pretty close to one another. In any case grab some (1 or 2) 120mm fans for air intake.

Also Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB for HDD only $75 - faster and more reliable.

And get an aftermarket HSF for overclocking such as Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - $48.
Not sure if it comes with thermal paste, ask them, if not then you need some thermal paste as well. ( arctic mx-2 is $9.99 per tube )

 

[jocefd2161]

the antec 300 is $3 cheaper so ill swap that,
and the spinpoint f3 is $5 more so i could get that,
i was thinking of getting the hyper 212+ i thought i would just get it later, because i wasnt going to overclock right away

 

[diellur]

Do you think you'll ever go SLI? Might be worth getting a 750W PSU to give yourself the extra margin on power.

 

[jocefd2161]

i heard that i 650 watt should be ok to 2 sli 560ti as long as i dont oc my cpu to 5 ghz

 

[jocefd2161]

i could get a Antec True Power 750W 80PLUS Bronze for $149

 

[rvilkman]

What I saw about the 560Ti SLI is that the power usage is about 596W with 4.5GHz 2500k and OC'd GTX560Ti's.
So it will 'barely' cover it - i would really recommend a 750W if you want to SLI.

Good choices would be: Antec HCG-750 ( $142 ) and Corsair TX 750 V2 ( $155 )
I would go with the Corsair, but either one will do.

 

[diellur]

Check this out: http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-560-ti-sli-review/17

650W might not be quite enough...you run the risk of saving £20 or so now and having to pay an extra £80 later.

 

[Why_Me]

Megaware Computers

19 Queen Street
Beaconsfield NSW 2015
Sydney - Australia

Phone: +61 2 9698 1593
Fax: +61 2 9698 1585


http://www.digitalstar.com.au/antec-high-current-gamer-750w-continuous-atx-power-supply.html $142.00
Antec High Current Gamer 750W 80PLUS Bronze ATX Power Supply

http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=220_222&products_id=128784 $140.00
ASRock Z68 EXTREME3 GEN3 4xDDR3 2*PCIex16 GBL RAID DVI HDMI VGA USB3.0 SATA3

http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=195_196&products_id=120186 $223.00
Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, 1155, Sandy Bridge, QuadCore, 3.3GHz, GPU 850Mhz, 6MB Cache, 95W, Retail

http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16_205&products_id=113557 $64.00
Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3 7200rpm HDD - SATA-II 3.0Gbs , 32MB Cache , 3 Years Warranty

http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=254_256&products_id=120262 $261.00
MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II OC GeForce GTX560 Ti 1GB 256Bit GDDR5 2x DVI mini-HDMI

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3 <----- a better look at that board

http://www.asrock.com/microsite/PCIe3/ <----- PCI-E 3.0

 

[diellur]

That's a nice build...Z68 gives the option of an SSD as a cache drive too, should you choose to go down that route.