Can some help me with my first gaming pc build

[soulman247]

Hi

I looking to build a Gaming and Multimedia pc, my budget is £1000, this will be only pc after my laptop for 3-4 years so needs to be WICKED and look flash

Please look at my build and suggest any improvement

i5 2500K

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/int [...] 95w-retail

Gigabyte Z68 board

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gig [...] -board-atx

8GB Corsair RAM

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb [...] 24-xmp-15v

In Win case

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/in- [...] se-w-o-psu

OCZ 550W PSU

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550 [...] v-queit-fa

XFX 6950 2GB GPU

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb [...] -2x-mini-d

Seagate 1TB HDD

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb [...] e-85ms-ncq

Optical drive

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sam [...] -black-oem

Win 7 64-bit OEM

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/mic [...] single-oem

I want to add 3D to my pc and also add some lights, can you help make some suggestions to make it better or even if i can get it cheaper (maybe a deal)Then i will have more to spend on my parts LOL

Plus will it work if i hook up to TV 32 INCH

 

[Timbaloo]

Mate, all these links are broken

Edit: How quick do you need the system?

 

[circit]

just looking at the list if you dont need alot of space it would prob be better if you got an ssd. due to 1tb cost

 

[sheroo]

If I was going 3D, I think I'd be more tempted to down the nVidia route, depending on what you're going to hook the PC up to. Is your TV 3D?

 

[SieB]

All parts look good to me apart from the PSU, personally i'd go for a Corsair PSU OCZ stuff tends to break.

For your GPU, the AMD 7950 comes out on the 9th of Jan so it would probably be better for you to wait for that, I think Tom said the reviews for the 7000 series are on the 9th as well. Without a doubt though it will be better than the 6950 so it will definietly be worth the wait.

Like CiRCiT said above as well unless you need the space save some money and just get an SSD and wait for the prices of HDDs to come back down or get a cheaper smaller 250gb/150gb depending on what you need.

 

[KaraMurat]

If you're not in a hurry to build your pc, possibly wait for Ivy Bridge? Other than that:

1) Change your psu, look for something that's Corsair, BeQuiet, Seasonic, Enermax, Mushkin and also maybe a higher wattage.

2) Have you looked into Nvidia cards or are you set on the 6950 + newer 7 Series AMD cards are around the corner.

3) I would advise Samsung or Western Digital, Seagate is not what it used to be.

4) Have you thought about a SSD?