New build Need peoples opinions

[gunzidiot]

ok some people may remember my Original AMD plan but now i have the money this is the new plan i am thinking of, intel of course!

my main concern is the graphics card, will it be bottlenecked by the processor ?
thanks
gunzidiot


Intel gaming pc
Budget £650 UK or $1,058 USD ( I'm English so please try to put things in £ thanks )

Case £36= Coolermaster Elite 430 All Black Interior Mid Tower.. | Ebuyer.com

CPU INTEL I5 2500k £160= Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache.. | Ebuyer.com

Psu £44= http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124927

Mobo = £70 Asus P8H61/USB3 H61 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX.. | Ebuyer.com

Ram 8gb £65 Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz i5 Memory Kit.. | Ebuyer.com

Hard drive £40= http://www.ebuyer.com/product/252858

Graphics card £97 KFA2 GTS 450 EX OC Edition 1GB GDDR5 VGA DVI HDMI Out.. | Ebuyer.com

DVD rw drive £14= http://www.ebuyer.com/product/220988

Case fan ( buy 4) £18.34 (or £4.59 each) Xilence Black 120mm Case Fan - 4pin with 3pin adaptor | Ebuyer.com

fan splitter - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138706

Windows 7 64bit £77 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media.. | Ebuyer.com

Wifi adaptor £26 ( must have ) - Play.com - Buy Sitecom WL-321 300N Wireless USB Gaming Network Adapter online at Play.com and read reviews. Free delivery to UK and Europe!

£644 including mat

Other items =
static mat - Anti Static Matting 61cm (24inch) Wide x 104cm (41.. | Ebuyer.com - must have

 

[Domestic]

The graphics card certainly will not be bottlenecked by the CPU.
Which games were you planning on playing with this, you may want to invest in a 460 if you can squeeze the extra cash.

 

[gunzidiot]

Thanks Domestic, The games I plan on playing are mainly Valve games such as Portal 2, half life 2, left for dead but occasionally ill play call of duty black ops. I'm looking to spend max £100 - £110 on a card so if you can find a 1gb 460 please let me know, but I think for the games i play this system will be more than enough.

 

[Domestic]

You're right, the 450 is fine for those games. Can easily buy a new card later on down the road too.