New $1000 gaming computer

[liammoroney]

Approximate Purchase Date: This Week

Budget Range: $1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Editing Film, Surfing

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon

Country: England

Overclocking: Yes

Here is a list of the parts I have chosen:

Cooler Master RS550-ACAAE3-UK GX-Series 550W Power Supply Unit - Coolermaster
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-RS550-ACAAE3-UK-Power-Supply/dp/B0035Q4RPK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1328299729&sr=8-4

Cooler Master RC-430-KWN1 Elite 430 Midi Tower with Window - Black - Coolermaster
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-RC-430-KWN1-Elite-Window/dp/B003OEDJTI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1328297360&sr=8-6

Sony AD-7261S-0B 24x Internal DVDRWRAM SATA Black Lightscribe - Sony
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-AD-7261S-0B-Internal-DVDRWRAM-Lightscribe/dp/B003SM3HH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328298203&sr=8-1

EVGA Nvidia GTX550Ti 1GB 192-Bit 3D Ready Graphics Card - Geforce
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nvidia-GTX550Ti-192-Bit-Ready-Graphics/dp/B004S5CCP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328298186&sr=8-1

Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1 TB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Disk Drive - Western Digital
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-WD1002FAEX-Caviar-Internal/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1328293961&sr=8-4

Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit - Corsair
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-1600MHz-Vengeance-Memory/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328293839&sr=8-1

Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K Unlocked Core i5 Quad-Core Processor (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155) - Intel
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Sandybridge-i5-2500K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B004FA8NX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328293573&sr=8-1

Gigabyte XKT-1155 Z68AP-D3 Motherboard (Rev 1.0) - Gigabyte
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-XKT-1155-Z68AP-D3-Motherboard-Rev/dp/B0054X4I4M/ref=zg_bs_430512031_2

can someone tell me if these parts will work well with each other? thanks

 

[jmsellars1]

Looks OK to me, I would try to get a better graphics card at this budget though. The HD 6950 2GB would be ideal. Perhaps try to save a bit on the hard drive to get it.

 

[aqe040466]

I recommend changing the PSU. OCZ MODXSTREAM PRO 700 WATTS MODULAR 80+ CERTIFIED

 

[jmsellars1]

This build isn't even going to pull 400W, even 550W is a bit overkill. You don't need 700W unless you want dual cards or an HD 6990 or something.

 

[nerfmeplease]

I would recommend a non-stock cooler for your CPU if you're planning on over-clocking!
I think the stock Intel fan could probably handle some light over-clocking, but its always nice to know your CPU is nice and cool!

I would agree with jmsellars1 on his recommendation of a more powerful GPU as well.
Good luck with your build!