Please review my build

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iffy

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As per title please review and recommend on my possible build. The system is being built for a small office network that will house back office software, act as a print server and store data for access from client systems.

Asus Motherboard P7P55 LX LGA1156 DDR3 ATX
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/48408/Asus-Motherboard-P7P55-LX--LGA1156-DDR3-ATX

Intel CPU Core i3 530 2.93GHz Clarkdale Core LGA1156
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/44001/Intel-CPU-Core-i3-530-2-93GHz-Clarkdale-Core

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 Fan Intel Socket 1366 1156 775 AMD Socket AM3 AM2+ AM2 and 939 Fluid Dynamic Bearing
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/45202/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-7-Pro-Rev-2-Fan-Intel

Corsair memory DDR3 1600MHz 4GB kit of 2x240 pin DIMM Unbuffered 8-8-8-24 XMS3 with Classic Heat Spreader - Core i7 i5 and Core 2
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/44689/Corsair-memory-DDR3-1600MHz-4GB-kit-of-2x240-pin

Seagate 500GB hard disk drive Barracuda SATA II 300 7200rpm 16MB cache oem
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/40490/Seagate-500GB-hard-disk-drive-Barracuda-SATA-II

Coolermaster PSU GX-550W
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/46685/Coolermaster-PSU-GX-550W

Still searching for a case and also I want to get serious with the cooling. Can you please advise on that aswell. Thanks.
 
I did not see a video card in your list of components, so I am assuming you are intending to use the graphics processor on the Intel i3-530 processor. If this is correct then the motherboard you selected will be a problem as the P55 chipset motherboards do not support the CPU integrated graphics. An H55 chipset motherboard like the one linked below does support the graphics on processor chips. I believe H57 and Q57 chipset motherboards would also work with the graphics on the i3-530 CPU.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/46659/Asus-Motherboard-P7H55-M-Intel-LGA1156-DDR3

Andrew
 
Microdirect is looks expensive.
Check airapc

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...+LGA1156)+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=39241
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...xpress+Micro-ATX+Motherboard+?productId=40151
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...annel+Kit+(CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)+?productId=37570
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...II+Hard+Drive+-+3yr+Warranty+?productId=36047
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...aster+GX550+80Plus+Certified+?productId=41770

If you build it for office work, you probably won't need aftermarket heatsink.
Also, if you are not going to add video card, you can get the cheap consair CX430 instead
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...ies+430W+ATX2.2+Power+Supply+?productId=34003

Optical drive
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...+DVD±R/RW+SATA+Drive+-+Black+?productId=40154

case - what budget are you after? may be cheap £30??
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...idi+Tower+Gaming+Case+-+Black?productId=40129
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...370+Mid+Tower+Black+(No+PSU)+?productId=41585

If you want better cooling, probably these
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...aming+Midi+Tower+Case+-+Black?productId=31087
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...+HAF+912+Plus+Midi+Tower+Case?productId=42044
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...Black+Gaming+Midi+Tower+Case+?productId=39586
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...aming+Midi+Tower+Case+-+Black?productId=25541
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...+Tower+All+Black+Gaming+Case+?productId=41337
 
thanks for that daisymtc. Your right, that is a saving going with aria. I chose the motherboard in my original post because raid is important. Although I could I suppose make incremental backups and make an image once a week of the hdd. Please advise on this aswell please. I was also thinking double fan plus heatsink. Simply because the server will need to be on 24hrs at times. And to add to this, a ram cooler plus hdd cooler is what im thinking.
 
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