Will All My parts work together!?

ColtonT22

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Im building my very first PC Here soon and i just wanna make sure that all my components will go together. Here they are:

Processor - Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W

HDD - Seagate SV35 Series ST1000VX000 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5

Memory/RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

Motherboard - Intel BOXDQ77MK LGA 1155 Intel Q77 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (4×240pin DDR3)

Power Supply - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RS800-80GAD3-US 800W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI

Optical Drive - LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM

SSD - SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive

GPU - XFX AMD Radeon HD 6770 Graphics Card

I really hope they all go together.. i dont wanna spend all this money and find out it's wrong. Please help.

 
If this is for gaming, yes, everything will technically fit, but you're going to have some issues, and you could get way better performance.

1) The i7 is a complete waste of money. The only difference between it and an i5-3570k is that the 3770k has hyperthreading, which games don't use, and are very unlikely to in the future, because of how the technology works. (The handful of games that claim to get a benefit from it now are actually slowed down by it.) That means you can take $100 off of there to put into, say, a better graphics card.

2) I personally don't like seagate's current lineup of hard drives - they tend to run hot and noisy. I'd suggest a Western Digital Blue, which will be cheaper, cooler, quieter, and will come with a better warranty.

3) Good pick on the ram - that's exactly what you want.

4) You have a Q77 chipset motherboard here, which is an odd pick. On top of that, it's an Intel motherboard, which, contrary to what it may seem like, is also an odd pick - they tend to actually have lower quality motherboards for enthusiasts, since they're aimed at the enterprise market. What you want is a Z77 motherboard, which will let you overclock. I suggest an AsRock z77 Extreme 4; it's a very good board, and only slightly more expensive.

5) Poor pick on the power supply. First of all, it's not a reliable brand, and second of all, it's WAYYYY more than you need. Find a 550w or so PSU that's in the top three tiers of the Power Supply Tier List.

6) Not much to say about the optical drive, except that you might not need it - you can install windows from a USB stick perfectly legally, so if that's all you need it for, then you can ditch it.

7) Decent pick on the SSD, though I'd go down to a 128GB drive. It'll be enough for windows, all your programs, and any games that actually benefit from being on an SSD. (Most of them don't - it's mostly MMOs and single player games which like being on SSDs, since if you zone first into a map in a shooter, you still have to wait for everyone else.) I'd go with an OCZ Vector, which has better write speeds and equal performance and reliability otherwise, and which will be slightly cheaper.

8) You're spending all this money on everything else, and then you get a $120 graphics card? I'm confused. Either you're getting this from a friend, you don't plan on gaming much (in which case tell me, and I'll update my advice with that in mind), or... you're really confused.

The rule of thumb is to spend twice on the GPU what you do on the CPU. Bearing in mind that you'll purchase an i5 for $200, since there's no point in spending the extra $100 for an i7, I'd look at either a GTX 670 or a 7970 HD, either of which will max out games on a single 1080p monitor without breaking a sweat.
 
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Don't get an Intel motherboard and don't get a Q77 chipset with a K series processor. The whole point of a K series processor is overclocking and a Q77 motherboard will not allow you to overclock the CPU. You want a Z75 or Z77 chipset board from Asus, Gigabyte or AS Rock. Intel boards are rock slid but even with an overclocking capable chipset Intel board are poor overclocking boards.

I never recommended CoolerMaster power supplies although that model is decent. You only need 450 watts for a system with an HD 6770. You really want an HD 7770 since it's the 6770s replacement. Either way 450 watts is fine. You only need 800 watts for 2 x HD 7970s or 2 x GTX 680s.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling, XFX, Silverstone, Enermax, OCZ or Antec for a quality power supply. Avoid Coolermaster and Thermaltake.

Get a CPU cooler so you can overclock. The Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo at the ~$30 price point is one of the best coolers. The Noctua DH 14 for $~75 is the best air cooler on the market.
 

ColtonT22

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Ok! Well thanks to your great help i did a little research and came up with some better parts.
I have Upgraded to these parts:
Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W
HDD: Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
RAM: Same RAM (G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s (4×240pin DDR3 2800)
Power Supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80
Optical Drive (Upgraded for Blue Ray): ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA
SSD: I removed the SSD Considering Its not a mandatory part (Might add later on though)
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
Now, i have a question im almost positive that all theese parts will go together but what do you think?
Thanks for all the help!
 

ColtonT22

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Thanks a ton!
I have upgraded, well downgraded the power supply to a CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80. I have also upgraded the motherboard to a ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s
 
That's looking like a much more solid build, and yes, everything is compatible.

The only thing that I would say is that if you can stretch to afford the SSD, do so. It's about the single most massive non-gaming upgrade you can DO to a PC, and will make your computer feel three to four times faster and more 'responsive.' It's bloody amazing. That being said, if you can't afford it, then no worries - like you said, you can add it later; it just means reinstalling windows.
 

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+1, or drop the blu-ray drive (remember, you often need to pay extra for the software needed to read the disks), and use that money to get a 128Gb SSD. An SSD will be much more practical in a system like yours compared to a blu-ray drive.
 

ColtonT22

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Actually i think im going to do that replace the blu ray with a normal reader and buy a SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III