New Build PC - first time - good to go?!

gbro800

Item|Price
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower GERMANY Edition - black/red/gold, ohne Netzteil|€53.46
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€53.96
MSI Z77A-G43, Intel Z77, ATX, DDR3|€90.48
Intel Core i7-3770 Box, LGA1155|€271.92
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.69
Crucial M4 128GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€111.29
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€80.35
LG BH10LS38 Blu-ray bulk|€70.28
LogiLink USB 2.0 all-in-one Card Reader, für 3,5" Einbauchschacht|€6.32
Samsung SyncMaster T24B350EW|€243.66
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€1036.40

Here is a build, taken from suggestions from a post last week, just changed a few things to suit what I needed. I'll be putting W7 64bit on it and will be using it for Photoshop, video editing, watching movies and tv/Saorview in HD, and will use it as an every day computer too. I got a German edition case with red strips to suit to the red going through the monitor. The monitor has a DVB-T tv tuner. I won't be using it for gaming. I've no experience of overclocking and I reckon the cpu is plenty for me so didn't put in the k version. Any comments/suggestions/corrections on compatibilty issues or value for money will be much appreciated

Craig B

Looks good but go the extra tenner or so for the k as in the future you have the turbo boost where it speeds itself up. Just a suggestion.

Monotype

I'd spend the extra 2 euro on a WD drive for the sake of an extra year's warranty.

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/7200+RPM/39658/WD+Caviar+Blue+1TB+SATA+3+6Gb+s.article

gbro800

Thanks for the suggestion, was actually thinking about it even though I'm not into overclocking at the moment. The option would be there down the line if I ever changed my mind. The k version is just 40euro more on that website so not too much extra.

gbro800

Monotype wrote: »

I'd spend the extra 2 euro on a WD drive for the sake of an extra year's warranty.

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/7200+RPM/39658/WD+Caviar+Blue+1TB+SATA+3+6Gb+s.article

Good tip Mono, might go for that instead, similar specs too

Monotype

40 is a fair amount if you're not going to use it. However, overclocking is very easy with big gains and poses little risk as long as your careful. It also increases the resale value of the CPU as a few years down the road it would be the best CPU in the line.

Craig B

Monotype wrote: »

40 is a fair amount if you're not going to use it. However, overclocking is very easy with big gains and poses little risk as long as your careful. It also increases the resale value of the CPU as a few years down the road it would be the best CPU in the line.

Its a bit of a difference but makes it a MUCH better CPU imo.
And like you said the re-sale value is great.

gbro800

I suppose if your strictly against over clocking it and keeping the machine for a long time, it would be wasteful paying extra. I think I'll go for it just in case, have more options with it. Tho I'm now into overclocking now, this time last year I didn't see myself building my own machine and who knows, if the build goes well, I might get more sucked into this and want to do more with it

gbro800

*now = should be *not

Lu Tze

gbro800 wrote: »

I suppose if your strictly against over clocking it and keeping the machine for a long time, it would be wasteful paying extra. I think I'll go for it just in case, have more options with it. Tho I'm now into overclocking now, this time last year I didn't see myself building my own machine and who knows, if the build goes well, I might get more sucked into this and want to do more with it

Get yourself a decent cpu cooler in that case, you will need it if overclocking, adn if you dont it will likely be quieter than stock cooler, so its not a complete waste of money

Monotype

A better heatsink would be no harm alright. You could downgrade the PSU too as there's no real need for 550W without a graphics card.