new pc, these parts all compatible?

[grasshopperbe]

i'm ordering a new pc for my father, i'd like to build something pretty decent, as he will keep on using it for years (his current one is about 7-8 years)
he uses it for work (ie office, web based apps etc) and photoshop, pretty much all 2D.

i picked out these components on my local webshop, and i'd like to be sure everything is compatible

this is what i got on my list now, i will re-use his current case (antec sonata 2 )
for the hard drive i will have to see whats available in the shop atm.


Intel Core I5 2400 - 3.1Ghz Quad Core - S1155 - 6MB - BOXED € 167
ASUS P8P67 - S1155 - PCI-E - USB3 € 149
Asus Geforce GT430 - 1GB - PCI-E - DVI - VGA - HDMI € 65
Corsair XMS3-1600 - 8192MB (2 x 4096MB) - DDR3-1600 - CL9 € 69
Corsair HX620W - 620W ATX PSU - Modular - 20/24 pins - Black € 125
Samsung DVD+/-RW - 22x - SATA - Double Layer - ZWART (Bulk) € 23

He also asked to make a mirror raid, the motherboard in my list does support this right?

[David M]

Much more reliable as a backup than a mirror RAID is an external drive backup. RAID arrays can and do fail. They also do not protect against malware since what gets written to one drive simultaneously gets written to the other drive. With external drives there is a time delay which you gives you time to prevent the malware from duplicating itself onto the external drive.

As a third backup you can also do a cloud based backup like Carbonite for example.

[jdeb]

I would go for a Asus z68 chipset like the P8Z68-V LX. You can then buy a small 40 GB SSD like the Intel 310 to utilize the SRT (hard drive caching) to increase the speed of your mechanical spin drive and overall system performance. Drop the raid thing as David suggested and get an external enclosure with a Western Digital Green drive to back up your OS and data. Drop the samsung drive and go with a dependable drive.

Asus P8Z68-V LX | 90-MIBH80-G0EAY0KZ | Informatique

Intel Core i5-2500K | BX80623I52500K | Informatique

Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB DDR3 1600MHz | CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B | Informatique

Intel 320 Series 40GB Retail | SSDSA2CT040G3K5 | Informatique

Seasonic S12II 430 Watt | S12II-430 | Informatique

Asus DRW-24B3ST DVDRW, Zwart, SATA | 90-D40HOB-UA0710- | Informatique

Lian Li CR-25B Zwart | CR-25B | Informatique

I would try the intergrated Intel 3000 graphics before buying a video card. That is the reason I changed your CPU. If you are inclined to have a discrete card then at least get something that is better than the Intel 3000.

Asus Radeon HD 6670, 1GB, GDDR5 | 90-C1CQR5-L0UAY0YZ | Informatique

Backup
Icy Box IB-318StU3-B | IB-318STU3-B | Informatique

WD Caviar Green 1TB 64MB | WD10EARS | Informatique

[grasshopperbe]

thank you for the tips,

the raid mirror is certainly not meant as sole backup, just an "extra measure". He uses an external WD drive for full backups, and a usb drive
for quick backups of his documents etc. no worries there.
His current pc has a raid mirror too, he wants it again.

I'd prefer to stick to a normal HD, since
longevity and stability is more the goal than speed.

for the motherboard,i'd rather go for one with a separate graphics card, always had bad experiences with integrated graphics.

i will swap out the ram for the one you suggested, much better price and its better than what i picked.
also going to order the GPU and dvdrw you suggested,
seems like a better choice indeed. card reader is not
necessary.

is that seasonic PSU really better than the corsair in my list? i thought corsair is the top brand in PSU's atm?

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by grasshopperbe thank you for the tips, the raid mirror is certainly not meant as sole backup, just an "extra measure". He uses an external WD drive for full backups, and a usb drive for quick backups of his documents etc. no worries there. His current pc has a raid mirror too, he wants it again. I'd prefer to stick to a normal HD, since longevity and stability is more the goal than speed. for the motherboard,i'd rather go for one with a separate graphics card, always had bad experiences with integrated graphics. i will swap out the ram for the one you suggested, much better price and its better than what i picked. also going to order the GPU and dvdrw you suggested, seems like a better choice indeed. card reader is not necessary. is that seasonic PSU really better than the corsair in my list? i thought corsair is the top brand in PSU's atm?

The original board you chose is fine if SRT is not in your plans. It is a solid board and slightly faster than the Z68 and will serve you well.

The inter-graded graphics are now built into the CPU and are not on the board. That is fine if you want to go with a discrete card, I just wanted to let you know and give you an option.

That Corsair is a great power supply but way more than you need which is why I changed that. I think Seasonic makes the best power supplies overall and if I am not mistaken, they make that Corsair model you selected. What ever you are comfortable with as both are excellent quality.