Is my Build okay? Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 + Core i5-760

[Germac]

Hey Guys,

I already own a MacBook Pro (Late 2008) and OSX‘d a Dell Mini.
Now I want to have more performance (watching HDs, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, bit gaming) and ended up here. I read multiple posts and tried to configure the best performance for a low price. While considering http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=4032 I chose the components as follows:

Already Owned:
2 x S-ATA for SL and Win7, Original 10.6.0 DVD

Want to buy:

Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3

CPU: Intel Core Processor i5-760

CPU-Cooler: Needed?

GPU: EVGA nVidia GeForce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCIe

RAM: OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Gold Low Voltage Dual Channel OCZ3G1600LV4GK

Optical Drive: Sony S-ATA Drive AD-7260S-0B

Case: Cooler Master Elite 333 (RC-333) or Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case External

Power: OCZ OCZ550FTY Fatal1ty Series 550W Power Supply

Now I wanted to ask wheater the components are well chosen and will run OOB . Are there better choices for my price range?
Do you have recommendations for WLAN and BT?

Sorry for school-english - not native

Big Thanks!

 

[flatfoot]

CPU-cooler: Go for a Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B. Better cooling and quieter than stock (check whether it fits you computer case!)

RAM: G.Skill Eco CL7 – same price as the OCZ, low-voltage too, but a bit faster

WLAN: Have a look at this.

Bluetooth: I'm using a BToes 2.1+EDR. Works, is cheap and super-tiny. You won't have Bluetooth in BIOS though, so make sure you get a wired keyboard.

 

[Germac]

Thanks for the help.
I just ordered my components as follows:

500 Watt Xilencepower 120mm Rev. 3, ATX 2.3
Miditower CoolerMaster Elite RC-333
Intel Core i5 760 Box (4x2,80GHz) S1156 Lynnfield
NV GF GTS250 1024MB Gainward Deep Green DVI HDMI
MB Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4 mATX Sound GLan FW Sata Raid DDR3
G.Skill 4GB DDR3-1600 2x2048MB CL9
Sony Opiarc 7260S-DVD
Samsung S-ATA 500GB 7.200RPM

I hope it will work out perfect.
I'll give an update if I have problems or a running system.

 

[tonymacx86]

Welcome to the forum!

Your system specs look great- should be no problem.

 

[Lnx2Mac]

Thanks for the help.
I just ordered my components as follows:

500 Watt Xilencepower 120mm Rev. 3, ATX 2.3
Miditower CoolerMaster Elite RC-333
Intel Core i5 760 Box (4x2,80GHz) S1156 Lynnfield
NV GF GTS250 1024MB Gainward Deep Green DVI HDMI
MB Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4 mATX Sound GLan FW Sata Raid DDR3
G.Skill 4GB DDR3-1600 2x2048MB CL9
Sony Opiarc 7260S-DVD
Samsung S-ATA 500GB 7.200RPM

I hope it will work out perfect.
I'll give an update if I have problems or a running system.

You shouldn't have any issues with it...
Check out my blog for detailed build and installation instructions...
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/

Good Luck !
Lnx2Mac