My ABSOLUTE final build

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FBJ

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Thanks guys. I was going to get an overclocked Gigabyte 460 GPU but it was £20 more than this one and I'd have to buy a £5 cable. Considering I'm £250 over budget already I can't afford to spend any more for that bit more performance. The rig comes in at about £720.

And thanks for the suggestion on PSU but I feel that Antec are a well trusted and well built brand which have been recommened by many people to me. I'm not knocking that PSU though. ;D
 
FBJ said:
Thanks guys. I was going to get an overclocked Gigabyte 460 GPU but it was £20 more than this one and I'd have to buy a £5 cable. Considering I'm £250 over budget already I can't afford to spend any more for that bit more performance. The rig comes in at about £720.

And thanks for the suggestion on PSU but I feel that Antec are a well trusted and well built brand which have been recommened by many people to me. I'm not knocking that PSU though. ;D
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That Antec is a cheaper delta build, Antec has always been really a middle of the road PSU manufacturer, better than most, but always something better. Also, recommending a unit based solely on manufacturer is not really an ideal thing to do, unless they only make one line of power supplies(antec has some pretty rubbish FSP built units, such as their BP lineup).

Take a look at jonny's review of the 750W unit, same platform as the 650W unit, super tight regulation, super low ripple, and very effecient:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=184

And then a 650W antec, not quite as spectacular, sorta budget delta build unit, average ripple suppression,indy reg unit but on the cheap side:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=110

jonnyguru.com is by far the most thorough and in depth PSU review website out there. M12D is a tried and trusted platform, and IMO the best currently available 650-850W platform with regards to rail stability, transient overshoot, ripple, and effeciency all considered. In fact, i feel its superior to seasonics other high end X series platform for sheer price/performance.
 
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Oh yeah, and the XFX has a 5 year warranty vs Three year on the Antec;)


FBJ said:
Ok I'll give it a look.

Also will the CPU come with thermal paste?
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Thermal interface material will be preapplied to the included stock heatsink/fan with the processor.
 
FBJ said:
So the XFX 650W is much better?
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Quite a bit. The antec is quite a venerable unit, but when the XFX is only 2 quid more for what is essentially a server grade unit, its almost insane not to go with it. Plus, its modular which helps with cable management;) Plus with the effeciency over the earthwatts, you might end up making that 2 quid back over the course of a year on your electric bill:P
 
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