Review my build so far, advice needed.

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Okay so I am on the urge of ordering all my bits and pieces for my new build and this is what I have come up with. I am not ordering ram as I have 16gb 1333mhz and that should do just fine. I am not ordering a hdd as I have one too.
So here's the specs(all will be bought from amazon):

3570k £170
212 evo £27
M4 128gb £86
P8z77-v £125
Haf x £120
Cx750 £63
7870 dual-x £178

So what do you think, is there anything worth changing or substituting something for something else or is it perfect?
 

g-unit1111

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Oh I missed that part. :lol:

This would be a better PSU IMO: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/520w-seasonic-bronze-s12ii-520-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-eps-12v-120mm-silent-fan-atx-v23-psu

And get the Radeon 7870 XT if you can: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-312-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

And then I'd also suggest this for your SSD: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-118-OC&groupid=701&catid=2104

Otherwise everything else looks good.
 

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Thanks for the advice, but I will be needing a stronger psu than the one you suggested just to be safe in case I want to crossfire my 7870. But as for the ssd I don't really see any difference between the ocz and the crucial m4.
 

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Word of advice, it almost NEVER makes sense to buy a GPU and then put it into an SLI/Crossfire configuration at some unspecified date later. Maybe if you plan on doing it in a month. Instead, it makes much more sense to just buy a newer model GPU. The performance increase is from using two cards is FAR less than double, despite the fact you are essentially paying for two cards. Plus the more expensive motherboard. Plus the more expensive PSU. Plus you probably want a more expensive case. Then, frankly, the monitor is likely the visual bottleneck if you are using a standard 1920x1080 resolution. Finally, these modes cause instability in some games not designed to take advantage of two cards.

So, yeah. A single card is fine unless you are using a much higher resolution TV or monitor. Or multiple monitors.
 

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Pretty huge difference in read - write times actually: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/425?vs=744

The Vector is based on a brand new controller called Bigfoot and it beats the Samsung 840 Pro in most read - write tests.