Will this hardware work?

rqstadman

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Hi,

I've never built a PC before and don't know this combination of hardware will work, can this work?

Intel® Core™ i7-4770K
Samsung MZ-7PD256BW
Kingston HyperX 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 w/ ACX Cooler (02G-P4-2773-KR)
be quiet! Pure PowerL7 530W
Corsair Carbide Series 500R - Midtowermodel
 
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The page file is what your computer uses when it runs out of RAM. You want it on the hard drive so the SSD doesn't get written to so often.

That setup is slightly better, but I've never heard of sharkoon - do you know who it's made by?
EDIT: Whoops, replaced with an Antec? I'd say that you're good to go - though bear two things in mind:
1) You don't need a 750w power supply unless you plan to add a second 770 in the future - 550w - 650w is plenty.
2) The i5 is a much better buy for gaming, and unless your rendering for professional reasons, I wouldn't consider spending $100 more to be worth it for a ~40% benefit.

What exactly is this going to be used for?

Because, I'll be honest, it's something of a hot mess. The power supply is too small, you don't need an SSD that big, but should have a hard drive, you don't gain anything by gaming on an i7 vs and i5, and conversely, if you're doing a lot of video editing, you probably don't need a 770... and should be using the freaking incredible stock cooler anyways. (Oh, and you should seriously consider Haswell vs Ivy Bridge - if you're overclocking, which it looks like you are, and you intend to push the chip at all, ivy bridge ends up being faster.)
 

rqstadman

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ok thanks, but which power supply do you recommend when I want to upgrade my PC in the future too? I'm going to use it for gaming and rendering. I'm only buying a SSD because I can always buy an Hard Drive when I need.

 
Okay, here - fill out this form.

You should buy a hard drive now, because there's a lot of things (like the page file) that should be moved to it to help keep the SSD running perfectly...

I mean, you can spend $250 to buy the fastest 256GB ssd, or you can spend $120 to buy a 120GB SSD and $70 to buy a terabyte of storage to go along with it. (Because remember, most things get absolutely zero discernible benefit from being on an ssd. 120GB is more than enough for your operating system, applications, and any games that do benefit - then you can put other games and your data on the hard drive, gaining more storage, less cost, and better SSD life.)
 

rqstadman

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Ok, so will this work better?

Intel® Core™ i7-4770K
Kingston SV300S37A/120G
Western Digital WD7500BPVT
Kingston HyperX 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 w/ ACX Cooler (02G-P4-2773-KR)
Antec High Current Pro HCP-750
Corsair Carbide Series 500R - Midtowermodel

btw, what do you mean with the 'page file'?
 
The page file is what your computer uses when it runs out of RAM. You want it on the hard drive so the SSD doesn't get written to so often.

That setup is slightly better, but I've never heard of sharkoon - do you know who it's made by?
EDIT: Whoops, replaced with an Antec? I'd say that you're good to go - though bear two things in mind:
1) You don't need a 750w power supply unless you plan to add a second 770 in the future - 550w - 650w is plenty.
2) The i5 is a much better buy for gaming, and unless your rendering for professional reasons, I wouldn't consider spending $100 more to be worth it for a ~40% benefit.

 
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rqstadman

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[strike]I don't know much about it too but I edited it to the Antec High Current Pro HCP-750. The sharkoon produces 18.8 - 34 dB sounds and I tought that was too noisy, so I edited[/strike]

Oh, I see you saw it was edited now. is the Antec EA-650 Green a good choice? And what do they mean with ATX as sound level? And the RAM and the GPU will fit in my Motherboard?
 


I honestly have no idea what that means, but I can assure you that it's a quiet PSU.

The RAM and GPU will fit in your motherboard just fine - it's whether or not your case has enough clearance for a long-ish graphics card like that which you should be worried about. (But it does, so you're fine.)