2500k build advice

[wash]

Hi

In about 2 weeks time I'm going to be ordering parts for a new build. It will be the first PC I've built for about 10 years so I really need some advice from the experts.

I've already got a case and a hard drive, and I'll keep my old monitor for now, as well as my mouse and keyboard but I need to get everything else.

As my monitor can only cope with 1680x1050 resolution I'm only going to go for a single GPU but I'm thinking of getting a SLi-ready board in case I upgrade my monitor in the future, though I'm a bit wary of microstutter/scaling etc. Maybe a single GPU solution is best.

Here is what I'm planning on getting:

Intel i5 2500k

Asus P8P67 Pro

Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB

Crucial C300 64GB SSD

Corsair H60 with Enermax Magma fans

Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti SOC

Corsair HX 650W

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Comes to £944

The reason I want the H60 is because: 1. it's an improvement on the H50, 2. enough room for the Vengeance Blue memory, 3. looks tidy, 4. no motherboard strain from heavy air coolers

What do you guys think? Will the 650W PSU cope with 2 x GTX 560s in this build if I decide to go SLi?

 

[Aurus_OC]

Looks like a good build if you ask me. The only thing I would change is the cooler, but if you are set on the H60 then there is no point in suggesting so.

I would imagine that the HX650 will handle 2 GTX560s, however I am not a 100% sure.

 

[wash]

Thanks.

TBH I'm half inclined to go for an i3 2100, keep the motherboard, go for 4GB XMS3 RAM, no SSD and get a 1080p monitor instead. That way I can start gaming at higher res and think about upgrading the bits and pieces as and when. I just don't know which to go for, high spec PC or mid spec PC and new monitor. Is gaming at 1080p really that much more impressive than at 1680x1050? especially considering that I've been gaming at 1280x960 for the past few years because that's all my PC can cope with atm.

 

[Junglerog]

Thanks.

TBH I'm half inclined to go for an i3 2100, keep the motherboard, go for 4GB XMS3 RAM, no SSD and get a 1080p monitor instead. That way I can start gaming at higher res and think about upgrading the bits and pieces as and when. I just don't know which to go for, high spec PC or mid spec PC and new monitor. Is gaming at 1080p really that much more impressive than at 1680x1050? especially considering that I've been gaming at 1280x960 for the past few years because that's all my PC can cope with atm.

Mate 1680x1050 or 1920x1080? Imo you wont feel the difference...and getting better quality bits in the first place will save you hustle with selling your mid spec parts after.

 

[wash]

It's good to know I'm not crazy, thanks.

I keep chasing the mice in my brain which are telling me that I can JUST about afford to get a new Dell U2410 for £400 inc vat & delivery ONLY if I get the cheapest components for my PC. I'll have to find a way to silence those mice.

 

[Junglerog]

It's good to know I'm not crazy, thanks.

I keep chasing the mice in my brain which are telling me that I can JUST about afford to get a new Dell U2410 for £400 inc vat & delivery ONLY if I get the cheapest components for my PC. I'll have to find a way to silence those mice.

Not only silence them, kill them. That's like wasting £400 imo.