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Wolf Franco

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Hey, I'd like some help from you guys because I'm building my first computer. I have all my parts set and ready to buy but I'd like to ask first just in case you would like to suggest to change some things or even tell me if some of the items I'm going to buy won't work with others. Note that this is primarily a build for a gaming PC, and I will list all the parts I'm going to order here in the description.

Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack

Arctic Silver 5 Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Paste 3.5g

Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

OCZ Fatal1ty 750W Modular Gaming 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

ASUS HD7870-DC2-2GD5 Radeon 2GB DDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort GPU Tweak Utilities PCI-Express 3.0 Graphics Card HD7870-DC2-2GD5

Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA1155 AMD CrossFireX W/HDMI,DVI Dual UEFI BIOS ATX Motherboard GA-Z77-D3H

ASUS VX238H 23-Inch Screen LED-lit Monitor

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm Blue LED Computer Case Fan (R4-L2R-20AC-GP)

XSPC RX240 Dual 120mm 2x 120mm High Performance Copper Radiator 5060175580788

Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case with All-Black Interior (RC-430-KWN1)

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K

Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX

ASUS XONAR DG Headphone Amp & PCI 5.1 Audio Card

Corsair XMS3 8 GB (2 x 4GB) 1333 MHz PC3-10666 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit CMX8GX3M2A1333C9
 
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^do that. in the mean time;

drop the sound card. onboard sound will do you justice if you're not into sound editing of any form or are not an audiophile with a killer sound system. REALLY re-affirm that you are an audiophile before you say it. seen plenty that said they are but ended up happy with a cheap earphone with no bass.

save yourself some dosh and go for Home Premium OEM. little to no benefit for a solely gaming PC

what are you doing with an air-cooled heatsink & a radiator for a custom water loop? choose either one, though i'd recommend you to stick with the 212 EVO if you're not going to OC a lot.

use the dosh you just saved up to improve your build elsewhere. i'm voting for the GPU. you should be able to grab a 7970/7950/670. maybe a slightly better case.
 
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Wolf Franco

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Hey thanks, I went ahead and dropped the radiator and went for a azza solano 1000r tower case and a gigabyte gtx 660
 
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the 660 is actually kind of a minor step back from the 7870;

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unless you're aiming for looks over performance, i'd really re-allocate that spending wisely. a $60-80 case like Corsairs 200R/300R, NZXT's Tempest 410 or CM's HAF912 would be perfect, cable management system and all, for an air cooled system, then spend the rest of the budget on a better card like the 7950 or a 660ti.

we'd also be able to help you a lot more if you fill in the form in realchaos' links; gives us a better idea at what to build that'll appropriately fit your budget and needs.
 
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