Hey all this is my first PC build and I wanna know if ive got the right stuff.
Here is a list of my specs so far:

GRAPHICS CARD: Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Link : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-161-GW

MOTHERBOARD: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX Motherboard 100 Series Socket AM3 AMD 990FX/SB950 ATX RAID Gigabit LAN

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-460-AS

RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws-X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 1600MHX DDR3

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-060-GS

CPU: AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+)

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-311-AM&groupid=701&catid=1967&subcat=

CASE: Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - White

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-AE&groupid=2362&catid=2226&subcat=

PSU: Antec High Current Pro 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-153-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-255-SE

SSD: OCZ Agility 3 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-077-OC

DISK DRIVE: Pioneer BDR-207EBK 12x BluRay RW / 16x DVD±RW 128GB

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-080-PO

OS: Windows 7 Professional

I Think that's covered all of it :/

Tell me what you think and give me any advice! (I'm grateful for any advice)
:D

Sorry for having to copy and paste the links :/

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Here is a pro tip: When it gets hot, poor water on it.

Jk. Dont do it.

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Case: Coolermaster HAF-X with extra 20cm fan <- trust me on this one, you will never need another case nor water cooling

12 years ago
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Hmm looks ok but this case I have should do the trick :D

12 years ago
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Seems you got alot of money saved for this :)

I like your choice about graphics card

12 years ago
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SSD: get the Vertex instead of Agility even if you need to downsize the SDD HDD to 128GB because of price

EDIT: Vertex 3 that is

12 years ago
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Ok thanks

12 years ago
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How much is it totally? I can probably see if I can make a better build.

EDIT: Made a better build, link. Its also cheaper.

12 years ago
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Get a newest card : Like Nvidia : 670 or 680 ------ Ati 7950 - 7970 !
Dont get Amd Cpu !
Get an i5 3570k if u want overclock it or just a i5 3570 .
Get a Z77 motherboard if u want Overclock , if u dont want get a H77 motherboard.
For the sdd get a Samsung 830 series or Crucial realssd .
They got a gooder controller.
If u dont do Sli-crossfire.
a 650 psu is fine , Get a hx 650 or ax650, or choose other model but MODULAR AND 80 PLUS BRONZE or higher ,
if u want do sli-crossfire get a 750.
Sorry for bad english!

If you want overclock get an aftermarket dissipator , like cooler master hyper 412 s :) or if u want do extreme oc get an notcua NH-D14

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listen to this guy!

but choose the 670 over the 680, I'd go for intel too, I have it, but I am not a fanboy so I stfu before, the z77 IS the mobo, I own a corsair HX-1000 and again I can say it is awesome

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Pretty much everything I was going to say.

12 years ago
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This is somewhat correct, but its kind of not exactly all good information.

Its a 3550 if he doesn't want to overclock.

For SSD, The Sammy 830 and the Crucial M4 is good of course, but you have to also consider the Intel 520, Vertex 4, and the Plextor M3. These are all good controllers to use.

For nonSLI, theres no reason at all to get 650w. Thats enough for 2x 670s. A quality 450w/550w is more than enough for just one card. Relying on corsair for PSU brand is alright but its not the best economic idea. Seasonics, XFX, Antecs, NZXT, Enermax, Silverstone, etc are all good brands utilizing good OEM units.

For CPU cooler, you can do the Cooler Master Hyper 212 or the Noctua but also take into account Phanteks, which are even bigger but cooler better.

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The 580 is a dead card. Go with a 7950/7970/670

Ram is fine though the heatspreaders are entirely pointless

Bulldozer performs worse than a 2500k and 3570k in just about everything

PSU is massive overkill. If you get any 7000 series or 600 series graphic card you could easily work off of 550w PSU (Bronze or higher rated is best obviously)

Case has the word "Gaming" in it so it is probably instantly terrible. There is no such thing as a gaming case.

Agility 3 SSDs are known for high failure rates

Are you even going to use a Blu-Ray player/reader/burner?

Windows 7 http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/24901-Windows-Loader-Current-release-information

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580 a dead card? Sure... That´s why there is actually no game pushing this card to it´s limits. And if there is, just get a second one (which will be in a year or so maybe and then the card will be at a low price anyway).

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It's a dead card because the alternatives use less power, less heat, and cost less or the same. The only 580s anyone should be buying are used and in working order.

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ditch SSD and go for a 600 series card

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Intel!

Rest is fine.

Sure, you could buy a gtx 600 but the question is: what do you play? For the games in your Steam games list you don´t even need a 580. Even a 560 would do. So yeah, the 580 should last for a while and you can always get a second one in like a year or so for almost nothing then.

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Actually, he needs a 670/680/7970 to max out metro 2033 and witcher 2 on max.

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Im playing Metro on max at around 30-40 fps with a 6850

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Max AA at 1080? I don't think so.

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My screen resolution is low though 1024 * 768

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Yes, but if hes spending that much, hes bound to have a 1080p monitor at the least.

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Just a Tip, dont use AMD as CPU, ive worked with fixing computers, and in those time where the cpu was broken it was only amd's, and ive noticed intel usually have better cooling system

12 years ago
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Hey all thanks for the advice about AMD and Intel and my Monitor if anyone wants to know is a Acer S240HLbid 24 inch Full HD widescreen LCD monitor with LED Backlight (16:9, 100,000,000:1, 1920 x 1080, 5ms, HDMI/DVI) - Black
Long name i know
And thanks to all who sent me links and whatnot im probs gonna buy an OS and not risk fucking up my sytem with some cracked illegal copy. Thanks though

I think the total so far is £1324
And once again thanks for giving me advice :)

Thanks

Kyle :D

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CPU: AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+)

Please don't make this mistake, thats a pretty bad CPU when compared to an i5...Hell even an i3 would do you better in games.

Here

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