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Old 12-01-2011, 12:40 PM   #1
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New Build - Opinions please

Hi,

I am looking into building a new pc. I built a pc once before but that was years ago so Im hoping someone can tell me what they think of all this.

CPU: AMD Phenom 2 X6 1100T Black Edition, 3.30 GHz, 9MB Cache, Socket AM3, 125W
Motherboard: Gigabyte SKT-AM3+ 990FXA-UD5
Power Supply: Coolmaster Silent Pro 700W
Memory: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 SDRAM
Cooling: CWCH60 Water Cooling
Hard drive: Western Digital Green 500GB
Graphics: Asus 1GB GeForce GTX 560TI DirectCUII PCI-E Graphics Card
Case: Coolmaster HAF X
DVD Drive: Sony AD-5260S-0B 24x Internal DVDRW SATA
Network Card: TP-Link TL-WN951N Advanced Wireless N PCI Adapter

While I do want to be able to play some decent games I am not specifically looking to built a gaming rig. More a high power, general purpose machine as I use my computer for everything, work, games, etc. I am hoping to build something that will be reliable for years and not need much updating. I was aiming for £600-$800 and so far the total price is just over £800 so its at the high end of what I was hoping to spend but provided it works well Im ok with that.

I hope someone can tell me if all this looks good. I would be grateful for any advice.

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Old 12-01-2011, 03:46 PM   #2
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Change the Power Supply to this
Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN
Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

The WD hard drive is better suited for an external drive. I have had good results with this drive in the last year

HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D
Newegg.com - HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 (0F13179) 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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Pounds or dollars? Where are you, and what vendor are you using?
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Old 12-02-2011, 01:58 AM   #4
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Sorry I meant pounds as Im from the UK.

Im shopping around trying to find the components at good prices. Mostly amazon and ebuyer.
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