My build, Just need green light

[Tam93]

So yeah I have made posts, Done research and talked with friends so my questions are:

1. Are all these parts compatible
2. Is this Great for the money
3. Any cheaper BUT better alternatives
4. Does this MOBO support Overclocking

CASE - Cooler Master Sliencio 550

COOLER - Cooler Master Hyper 212

GPU - EVGA gtx 660 Ti /w borderlands 2

RAM - Kingston 8Gb

MOBO - Gigabyte z77

PSU - OCZ 650w PSU

CPU - I5 3570k

HDD - WD 500Gb

Thanks for reading

 

[azeem40]

Budget?

 

[Tam93]

Well £700 But I stretched it a bit because I want the GPU and case so £720 max

 

[TheBigTroll]

1:id get a different 660ti. the evga is probably the one that has the least effective cooling.
nah screw it, the 7870 is much cheaper while performing about the same as the 660ti

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-296-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=

2: this is a much better PSU
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

3: 1.65v ram is bad for intel systems
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v

seems ok after these changes

 

[Tam93]

I want a 660ti and the 7870 is not that close in performance

also the PSU is more expensive which is out of budget

 

[TheBigTroll]

the 7870 is very close in performance
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=647

 

[Tam93]

It is quite close I suppose yes, however my gaming time is currently at about 75% world of warcraft and the 7800 series does not do as well for that game.

Does look close for most other things though

 

[TheBigTroll]

WoW isnt very demanding in any way so i dont see the point of paying 50 more dollars for a small unnoticeable difference.

show me a benchmark about your claim of WoW being a fair bit better on a 660ti

 

[Tam93]

Well for a start it is a very demanding game, People don't seem to get that on max it is a completely different game.

also the 660 ti is £240 from overclockers, when you take into consideration the fact that the normal price for the 7870 is £210 and the fact that a must have game for me, Borderlands 2 is £30-£35 add them together and it is more expensive

 

[kcsmacker]

I would rather go over budget for a trusted PSU then get a low grade PSU to keep a price point. OCZ is my worst enemy lol. 660ti is good. plus borderlands 2 is like -60 bucks if you planned on buy it anyway.

 

[TheBigTroll]

sure its very demanding
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148-16.html

http://videocardz.com/34265/geforce-gtx-660-ti-unboxing-video-gallery-and-bf3-benchmark

if you would like the free game, go ahead. just saying, the 7870 prices are going to drop some more