[hiranparmar]

Hi All

I posted months ago about building my 1st PC and have finally bit the bullet and bought some components.

I just need some advice and a hand in picking the rest of the components

What I have

Intel i5 2500k £156
Asus P8z68-v PRO/GEN £80
8GB (2x4GB) Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz CL9 XMP £37

Total £273

I'm gonna reuse me existing hard drive 320GB, dvd drive, graphics card(HD5450) and OS.

What i need to buy now is

Case (with USB 3 preferably)
Power Supply (above 550watt)
SSD drive (Size???)
Maybe a Chip cooler -- (gonna wait for overclocking)

I want to keep this whole build under £500

The use of the PC will be for games such as Diablo 3, FM, Torchlight
other uses will be movies and internet.

I would appreciate any help choosing these item and any advice

Thank you

[LJx]

5450 is pretty weak for gaming, not much better than the integrated on the 2500K, i would buy a bit better graphics card rather than spending it on an SSD and the PSU (above 550W) is only really neccesary with a powerful graphics card

[hiranparmar]

I have just got back from holiday and purchased my case and psu
I decided to go for:

BitFenix Merc Alpha Midi Tower Chassis - £32.90
Antec 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply £59.99

Thanks LJx -- i will probably now get a graphics card next month
what graphics card can you recommend for about £100?

Also do you know if i can convert the front panel usb2 to usb3 ?

Thank you

[kash124]

BitFenix Dual USB 3.0 Front Panel with SoftTouch Finish [BFA-U3-KS2525-RP]
It isn't really a conversion, but is an extension. It's got one usb3.0 header and 2 usb3.0 connectors
Does require: free 5.25-inch bay and a motherboard with a 20 pin USB internal header