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JRAtk94

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Don't forget an optical drive!

Looks good to me though. Personally, I'd get a more powerful PSU, such as a Corsair TX650M.
I'd also go for an EVGA card rather than Gigabyte, and a 1tb HDD instead of 500gb - personal preference here though :p

Not bad for a first build at all!
 
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Hey thx for the reply. I already have a optical drive :D at my home.
Why you think i would need a 650 watt psu when my ''estimate supply'' would be around 316w. And with this build there is no overclock to be done here. Im gonna check for the EVGA card . Thx again!
 
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It's always good to buy a PSU that's more powerful than recommended (within reason - 1200W PSU here would be silly :lol:), as it allows for better future-proofing, and accounts for degradation of the PSU over time.

For example, you may want to add another card in SLI in the future, or upgrade to something like a GTX 770, which would both require more than 500W.

It's up to you though - if you know that you're unlikely to upgrade for a long time, there's less reason to get a PSU of 650W in this case. :)
 
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Sakkura

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You can't go SLI on that motherboard, so that shouldn't be a factor. A 500W PSU is plenty for a GTX 770.
 
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Ah, very well.

And despite the 770's recommended 600W? Interesting.

Maybe I'm too cautious :lol:

 
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I tought i read somewhere that if you dont plan on overcloking getting a H77 motherboard was the way to go.
The one you recomend me would work good with a non-K i5-3570?
 
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Sakkura

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The GTX 770 has a 230W TDP, and in Tom's review it drew 225W during bitmining - which is a lot more intensive than actual gaming. The Core i5-3570 has a TDP of 77W. So if both are at 100% load, they're drawing no more than ~300W. The rest of the system doesn't add enough to overload a 500W PSU.


H77 is Z77 minus overclocking (and PCIe-splitting), making it a bit cheaper. But B75 boards tend to be cheaper still, while Z75 boards tend to cost about the same as H77. So you can get a better Z75 board for the same price, or a cheaper B75 board that drops a few features (most importantly, B75 only has one SATA3 port vs. 2 on the other chipsets; there are still plenty of SATA2 ports though).

The Asrock Z75 Pro3 works well with non-K CPUs. It's not built for major overclocking, so it isn't actually a good fit for the Core i5-3570K. But it fits the non-K models well.
 
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Thx for all the info. And in general do you think this computer gonna run great as a whole with your mobo for gaming experience.I know that with this build i wont have THE GAMING PC but i hope to have a solid one.

Oh and with a non-k CPU do i still need a cooler for it or the stock one gonna be just fine?
 
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Sakkura

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Yeah it looks like a pretty good system. You can always add an SSD later on if you want to make it feel more snappy.

You can use the stock cooler just fine. Or you can replace it at some point if you find it too noisy.
 
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