Sandy Bridge Spec

[Hunter]

Hi there, I am fairly new to computers and I would like to know if this spec would all work together okay.

Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D - £129.18 [Link]

CPU: i5 2500k - £163.40 [Link]

CPU Cooler: Gelid Tranquillo - £23.03 [Link]

HDD: Spinpoint F3 1TB - £40.92 [Link]

PSU: Antec HCG 629 - £49.99 [Link]

MB: MSI P67A - GD53 B3 - £108.88 [Link]

Memory: Corsair Memory XMS3 Classic 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz - £39.74 [Link]

GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 570 - £233.48 [Link]

Total: £788.62

I'm going to leave out the SSD for another time when I have more money, but rest assured I will get it!

Monitor: I plan on getting the LG W2361V – PF [Link] monitor when I have some more money also, can anyone recommend it?

Query: In a review of the Geforce it said you should have a PSU higher than 650W to run it, do people agree with that, if so I'll get a higher wattage PSU.

Many thanks,
Hunter

 

[mihir]

Everything looks fine.
I would go for a STA 6GB/S http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-...720012-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-32mb-cache-85ms-ncq
It would be faster.

And 620W is way more than enough for the GTX 570,you won't have any problems with the PSU it is a good PSU.

And also I have heard bad things about scan's aftersale support,a member here suffered a lot at the hands of scan.
You can try other sites like ebuyer etc don't know many UK computer online stores.
But somebody here will definitely help you out.

 

[Hunter]

Thank you very much mihir, the PSU was my main worry, and the SATA III is a added bonus, I totally forgot about the different versions of SATA when choosing the HDD, thanks again.

And I know loads of people that have brought from Scan and they have never had a problem, I'm very much doubtful I'll need any aftersale support, also Scan are probably by far the cheapest of all the stores I know.

You help is much appreciated,
best regards,
Hunter