PC build Recommendation

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.

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

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.

WHYUNOGET SSD

Originally Posted by .Amnesia

WHYUNOGET SSD

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

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Originally Posted by Santa

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....

Are you paying for postage or anything with that?

Originally Posted by Aznganxter

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.

Originally Posted by Ed

Are you paying for postage or anything with that?

Obviously, it's Australia.

Originally Posted by Sir Ragealot

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

HDD

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

PSU

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

Tower

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

Motherboard

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

CPU

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

Graphics Card

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

RAM

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

If you want an Optical Drive

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

Originally Posted by Ed

Yeah, I though you guys had a few shops

---------- Post added at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:29 PM ----------

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you want an Optical Drive
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.

Originally Posted by Sir Ragealot

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

sorted

It wasn't a space, there was a ?

Originally Posted by Ed

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..

Originally Posted by Sir Ragealot

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

Sorted it anyway

Did I pick any bad parts?

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

Originally Posted by Sir Ragealot

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.

Originally Posted by Pheles

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.

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