Just about to buy! First gaming build

I'm from the UK by the way,

Case: Corsair Carbide 400r - £73.68
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-carbide-series-400r-black-mid-tower-gaming-case-w-o-psu
Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM 23 inch IPS LED Monitor - £170.46
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005MHMFJA/ref=asc_df_B005MHMFJA8725716?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B005MHMFJA
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570k - £167.94
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-3570k1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-ratio-7
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Ivybridge Ready Motherboard - £77.72
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z77-d3h-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx
GPU: Gigabyte Gtx 670 windforce - £329.6
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-gtx-670-windforce-3x-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-boost-1058mhz-cores-13
Ram:Corsair Memory 8GB Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Dual Channel Desktop - £41.76
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
Hard Drive - 1tb Western Digital Caviar Blue 7200RPM - £48.61
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Caviar-SATAIII-Internal/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=cm
SSD - Crucial M4 256GB - £149.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004W2JL2A/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
Power Supply: Corsair 650W - £78.78
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-corsair-cmpsu-650hxuk-modular-85eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v22-psu

Cooler: Gelid Solutions Tranquillo Rev.2 £21.50

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gelid-Solutions-Tranquillo-Rev-2-Cooler/dp/B002UV4OWM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder Gaming Keyboard - £29.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-140-MS
Optical Drive: PIONEER DVR-S19LBK DVD Writer, SATA, Labelflash, Retail - £16.88
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pioneer-dvr-s19lbk-24x-dvdr-12x-dvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rw-x6-ram-x12-sata-black-retail-labelflash
Network Card: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter - £9.32

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN781ND-150Mbps-Wireless-Express/dp/B0036AFAEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342088219&sr=8-1

Total: £1216.26

I'm not intending to overclock and it's mainly used for gaming/movies/internet. Just hoping it's not too difficult to build

What do you guys think/any recommendations :)?

Oh and the monitor does not have a HDMI port - how would I go about connecting my Xbox 360 to this? Would it lose quality in doing so?

Thanks!

I'm from the UK by the way,

Case: Corsair Carbide 400r - £73.68
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-carbide-series-400r-black-mid-tower-gaming-case-w-o-psu
Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM 23 inch IPS LED Monitor - £170.46
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005MHMFJA/ref=asc_df_B005MHMFJA8725716?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B005MHMFJA
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570k - £167.94
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-3570k1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-ratio-7
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Ivybridge Ready Motherboard - £77.72
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z77-d3h-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx
GPU: Gigabyte Gtx 670 windforce - £329.6
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-gtx-670-windforce-3x-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-boost-1058mhz-cores-13
Ram:Corsair Memory 8GB Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Dual Channel Desktop - £41.76
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
Hard Drive - 1tb Western Digital Caviar Blue 7200RPM - £48.61
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Caviar-SATAIII-Internal/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=cm
SSD - Crucial M4 256GB - £149.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004W2JL2A/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
Power Supply: Corsair 650W - £78.78
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-corsair-cmpsu-650hxuk-modular-85eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v22-psu

Cooler: Gelid Solutions Tranquillo Rev.2 £21.50

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gelid-Solutions-Tranquillo-Rev-2-Cooler/dp/B002UV4OWM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder Gaming Keyboard - £29.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-140-MS
Optical Drive: PIONEER DVR-S19LBK DVD Writer, SATA, Labelflash, Retail - £16.88
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pioneer-dvr-s19lbk-24x-dvdr-12x-dvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rw-x6-ram-x12-sata-black-retail-labelflash
Network Card: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter - £9.32

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN781ND-150Mbps-Wireless-Express/dp/B0036AFAEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342088219&sr=8-1

Total: £1216.26

I'm not intending to overclock and it's mainly used for gaming/movies/internet. Just hoping it's not too difficult to build

What do you guys think/any recommendations :)?

Oh and the monitor does not have a HDMI port - how would I go about connecting my Xbox 360 to this? Would it lose quality in doing so?

Thanks!

blueflame8

Never seen the performance of Gelid's cooling solutions. Maybe go with a Hyper 212 Evo? Also, if you don't want to overclock, get the non-K version. Although, you should get a K-series CPU to overclock down the line.

Just change mobo to Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 or Extreme 6, cheaper while doing the same job.

[QUOTE="blueflame8"]

I'm from the UK by the way,

Case: Corsair Carbide 400r - £73.68
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-carbide-series-400r-black-mid-tower-gaming-case-w-o-psu
Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM 23 inch IPS LED Monitor - £170.46
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005MHMFJA/ref=asc_df_B005MHMFJA8725716?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B005MHMFJA
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570k - £167.94
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-3570k1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-ratio-7
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Ivybridge Ready Motherboard - £77.72
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z77-d3h-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx
GPU: Gigabyte Gtx 670 windforce - £329.6
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-gtx-670-windforce-3x-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-boost-1058mhz-cores-13
Ram:Corsair Memory 8GB Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Dual Channel Desktop - £41.76
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
Hard Drive - 1tb Western Digital Caviar Blue 7200RPM - £48.61
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Caviar-SATAIII-Internal/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=cm
SSD - Crucial M4 256GB - £149.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004W2JL2A/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
Power Supply: Corsair 650W - £78.78
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-corsair-cmpsu-650hxuk-modular-85eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v22-psu

Cooler: Gelid Solutions Tranquillo Rev.2 £21.50

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gelid-Solutions-Tranquillo-Rev-2-Cooler/dp/B002UV4OWM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder Gaming Keyboard - £29.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-140-MS
Optical Drive: PIONEER DVR-S19LBK DVD Writer, SATA, Labelflash, Retail - £16.88
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pioneer-dvr-s19lbk-24x-dvdr-12x-dvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rw-x6-ram-x12-sata-black-retail-labelflash
Network Card: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter - £9.32

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN781ND-150Mbps-Wireless-Express/dp/B0036AFAEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342088219&sr=8-1

Total: £1216.26

I'm not intending to overclock and it's mainly used for gaming/movies/internet. Just hoping it's not too difficult to build

What do you guys think/any recommendations :)?

Oh and the monitor does not have a HDMI port - how would I go about connecting my Xbox 360 to this? Would it lose quality in doing so?

Thanks!

Daanyal

Never seen the performance of Gelid's cooling solutions. Maybe go with a Hyper 212 Evo? Also, if you don't want to overclock, get the non-K version. Although, you should get a K-series CPU to overclock down the line.

Just change mobo to Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 or Extreme 6, cheaper while doing the same job.

GTR12

You can get cables with HDMI on one side and DVI on the other. Difference between the two is that HDMI carries sound, DVI does not. horgen123

There is a OCZ Agility 3 on overclockers.co.uk for sale now at £135, faster and cheaper then the SSD you picked. In fact most of it is cheaper there, I would just buy it all from overclockers instead.V4LENT1NE

Get 5.1 speakers if your gonna be gaming and watching movies, It's worth it, I don't know how much they cost in the UK, but i got my 5.1 set for $75 including tax

sound card.