PC build Recommendation

[Aznganxter]

Im going to build a new PC sometime this week is there anyway i can improve my build?

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3Ghz 1155pin Boxed CPU
Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Video Card $339.99
Samsung SATA 22x Black DVD RW - 1 Year Warranty
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard $179.00
Antec Earth EA-750W PSU $121.00 (gonna SLI when i get more money)
Antec 300 Three-Hundard $59
G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL 8G Kit(4Gx2) DDR3 1333 $48
WD 3.5" Green 1TB WD10EARX SATA3 64M 5400RPM HDD $107.00

Total $1043 AUS

And will the graphics card fit the case? I heard the Antec 300 has pretty large space to fit graphics card but im not sure if it will fit.

[Alen]

Graphics should fit, what you should worry about more is the ram / hdd. Neither are decent, you should be aiming at some seriously better ram if you want to make good use of the unlocked CPU and the HDD is just horrible. WD Caviar Black or Samsung's Spintpoint F3 are the least you coud get, if not an SSD

[Stevenom]

At least 7,200rpm hard drive.
Might as well buy a SSD right now.
The price are about the same cause the flood in Thailand greatly increased HDD prices.

[.Amnesia]

WHYUNOGET SSD

[Aznganxter]

WHYUNOGET SSD

IMNORICH, ill get it later as i dont have money right now.

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Graphics should fit, what you should worry about more is the ram / hdd. Neither are decent, you should be aiming at some seriously better ram if you want to make good use of the unlocked CPU and the HDD is just horrible. WD Caviar Black or Samsung's Spintpoint F3 are the least you coud get, if not an SSD

Caviar Black are too expensive right now $220 in Australia, ill probally get a SSD later to make up for the bad HDD. I just going to overclock my CPU, to 3.7ghz and probally get a Cooler Master Tx 3 or something, the only thing im worried about is the GPU not fiting in the case, everywhere i read people say something different. One guy said that his AMD 6850 wont fit and another guy said a GTX 580 will fit -.- two contrictating statements....

[Ed]

Are you paying for postage or anything with that?

[Stevenom]

IMNORICH, ill get it later as i dont have money right now.

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Caviar Black are too expensive right now $220 in Australia, ill probally get a SSD later to make up for the bad HDD. I just going to overclock my CPU, to 3.7ghz and probally get a Cooler Master Tx 3 or something, the only thing im worried about is the GPU not fiting in the case, everywhere i read people say something different. One guy said that his AMD 6850 wont fit and another guy said a GTX 580 will fit -.- two contrictating statements....

Dude a SSD and HDD are about the same price right now.

Are you paying for postage or anything with that?

Obviously, it's Australia.

[Ed]

Dude a SSD and HDD are about the same price right now.


Obviously, it's Australia.

Yeah, I though you guys had a few shops

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Here's what I came up with for an extra $50 But Listen to What Alen/Santa has to say

 

Western Digital Green 1TB WD10EARX [WD10EARX] - $109.00 : PC Case Gear

 

Antec EarthWatts 750W Green [EA-750-GREEN] - $125.00 : PC Case Gear

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6754

 

Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard [GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3] - $175.00 : PC Case Gear

 

Intel Core i5 2500K [BX80623I52500K] - $235.00 : PC Case Gear

 

ASUS Radeon HD6950 DirectCU II 2GB [EAH6950-DCII-2GD5] - $319.00 : PC Case Gear

 

G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 [GS-F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL] - $49.00 : PC Case Gear

 

One of these should be fine
Lite-On IHAS124 24X DVDRW OEM [IHAS124-OEM(BLK)] - $26.00 : PC Case Gear
Samsung SH-222AB SATA DVDRW Drive [SH-222AB] - $22.00 : PC Case Gear

Comes out at around $1100 That website is In Australia.
Shipping to Parramatta is $46 2-5 days

[Stevenom]

Yeah, I though you guys had a few shops

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Here's what I came up with for an extra $100 But Listen to What Alen/Santa has to say

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16679

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18084

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6754

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17549

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16531

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_876&pro ducts_id=18618

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_912&pro ducts_id=13931

 

One of these should be fine
Lite-On IHAS124 24X DVDRW OEM [IHAS124-OEM(BLK)] - $26.00 : PC Case Gear
Samsung SH-222AB SATA DVDRW Drive [SH-222AB] - $22.00 : PC Case Gear

Comes out at around $1150 That website is In Australia So The postage shouldn't be too much.

Add URL tags please.
And RAM and graphics card has spaces in the URL.

[Ed]

Add URL tags please.
And RAM and graphics card has spaces in the URL.

sorted It wasn't a space, there was a ?

[Stevenom]

sorted It wasn't a space, there was a ?

It was 'pro duct' for both of them.
Pretty sure that is a space.
You should get an SSD as the HDD prices sky rocketed due to the flood in Thailand..

[Ed]

It was 'pro duct' for both of them.
Pretty sure that is a space.

Sorted it anyway
Did I pick any bad parts?

[Stevenom]

not particularly bad.
but id go with a 6950/6970 instead of 570.

[Pheles]

not particularly bad.
but id go with a 6950/6970 instead of 570.

I got an 6950. I'm still deciding whether I flash it to a 6970 or not.

and why u no tell me SDD and HDD prices are the same. I just ordered my Samsung Spinpoint a day ago. :[ Boogernuggets.

[Stevenom]

I got an 6950. I'm still deciding whether I flash it to a 6970 or not.

and why u no tell me SDD and HDD prices are the same. I just ordered my Samsung Spinpoint a day ago. :[ Boogernuggets.

Y u no check for yourself.