£550 Gaming rig - Parts list

GoodNewsEveryone

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Hi all! :hello:

I've been back and forth a bit on my new build, taking advice from you forum geniuses, and changing a few bits myself.
I think i've finally settled on this build, but what do you guys think?
have a made any bad choices?
Thanks :D

CPU:
i3-2120 3.3Ghz (£90)

Mobo:
P8Z77-V LX (£85)

RAM:
4GB Corsair Vengence @ 1600mhz (£20)

GPU:
ASUS 7850 DirectCU II (£190)

Power Supply:
Corsair CX600 (£52)

Hard drive:
Western Digital 500gb (£50)

Case:
Antec three hundred (£40)

 

Spicy_benie

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drop the mobo to something cheaper like asrock z77 pro3, up the ram to 8 gb. down the psu to 500/520 watts either cx500 or seasonic 520. after all said and done if you can fit a i5 3570k in their it would be sweet
 

GoodNewsEveryone

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(Sorry for double posting)
For the power supplies, I've had a look around, and the CX500w seems to have a reputation for breaking? also, the seasonic 520w, seems to be more expensive than the CX600w? have I gotten something hopelessly wrong? xD

Other than that, the AsRock seems like a solid mobo, thanks for that :D
 

Spicy_benie

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Im not sure about the cx500 personally i have it and i have seen people requesting it around the forums are you seeing this in the reviews? if so usually reviews especially in the computer market are extremely bi-est or however you spell it...