Computer Case Antec 600 Six Hundred CPU Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked (4 x 3.3GHz) 6MB CPU Heatsink Intel Heatsink & Fan - Low Noise Memory Corsair 8GB XMS3 PC3-10666 1333MHz (2x4GB) - Lifetime Warranty (DDR3) Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1 GB - (XFX) (PCI-E) Motherboard Gigabyte GA-PH67-UD3-B3 (Intel H67) B3 Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 (PCI) Networking Motherboard Integrated Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready) Power Supply Corsair 600W (CMPSU-600CX) PSU - Low Noise Hard Drive #1 80 GB SATA-II HDD 7200 8MB Optical Drive #1 LG (CH10LS20) 10x Blu-Ray Reader & 16x Dual Layer DVD +/- RW Writer - Black (SATA) Operating System #1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included) Just wanted to check with some more knowledgeable people that theres no glaring missakes with what I plan to go with. I plan to mainly use this for gaming on high settings and films and such. I'll be using my own HD in place of the one listed. I was planning to buy from computerplanet.co.uk but if anyone has a better, cheaper suggestion that would be great. Cheers.
First off, you could call and ask them if you can buy the PC without any HDD at all; that'd cut some of the costs. I'd recommend the Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 600W instead of the Corsair PSU. Also, the SB Audigy is unnecessary. The Cooler Master Centurion 5 II would be a cheaper and equally-comparable option to the Antec 600. If possible, upgrade the cooler to the Corsair H50; it'll get you a free game too and help with OCing the CPU. That brings me to the CPU: Unless you're planning to overclock, avoid it and get the i5 2300\2400 instead. Everything else looks ok.
Why not? Keeping your CPU cool is never a bad thing. In fact, if you're willing to try it out, buy the H50 from elsewhere and install it yourself, it'll probably be cheaper, upto half the price in fact.
