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Hey guys how does this look for my final build?
**I really need i7 for i will be installing some engineering stuff on it**
-this is a haswell build

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($389.00 @ Scorptec)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($495.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($125.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($179.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1903.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-04 10:43 EST+1000)
 
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Looks like a great build to me. Just one thing though. Check that motherboard because although PCPartPicker says its a GD65 its a G45 when you go onto the Mwave website. Its not really a problem though, thats the motherboard I have and its great. Not a massive difference between that and that GD65.
 
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Looks great to me nothing really major to change.

these are some possible small changes, but they really arent needed:
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($188.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($100.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($419.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.53 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1564.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 22:19 EDT-0400)
 
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I'd say so. I don't know why so many people moan about the Haswell. It depends on the price though too I suppose. Though there doesn't seem to be much difference in price over here between IB and Haswell anyway so I just went with Haswell.
 
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is the Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory really greater than the corsair ram?
 
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Sorry i edited my post later. But between the patriot ram and the corsair ram, there is no performance difference that is noticeable in the real world. :)
 
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No not really, though you wont notice any difference between the two anyway. The Kingston RAM is low profile while the Corsair has a larger heatsink on it. With my 212 EVO there was little room between the Corsair Vengeance and the cooler. Luckily the MSI Z87 G45 uses slots 2 and 4 as primary so its not in the way that much but adding another 2 sticks will get in the way. When I installed my cooler I had to shimmy the fan down the cooler to get it to clip on because the RAM was in the way.
 
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Wow the pricing seems to be alot cheaper now, does this compromise the speed? or almost on par performance as the one i picked myself? Im thinking of getting 16gb ram, weve got no patriot here in australia so should i stick with kingston?
 
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Yes that would be great if you actually lived in Canada. *facepalm*

Unfortunately because we live in an awesome country and we are so easy going companies rip us off with stupid pricing.
 
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OMG, LOL I completely thought the OP lived in canada xD

Im so sorry OP.
 
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Edited for australia:
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($389.00 @ Scorptec)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor ($184.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1806.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-04 12:53 EST+1000)
 
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Thats alright mate! lol Im thinking of getting 16gb ram should i pick the same brand?
 
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Oh so true! ....what can we do mate lol
 
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When buying ram look for trusted brands such as GeIL, PNY, Corsair, G-Skills, kingston, there are more i just cant remember them right now.

next try and buy 2 modules eg for 8GB 2x4GB or for 16GB 2x8GB, this is so that the ram can run in dual channel.

thirdly this isn't hugely important, but if its 1600Mhz ram or better it should be great :)

ALSO, if its a haswell based system like yours look for 1.5V or 1.55V ram :)

Heres an example of some nice 2x8GB (16GB) ram modules:
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml16gx3m2a1600c9

same rig with 16GB ram:
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($389.00 @ Scorptec)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.95 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($449.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: LG 23EA53V-P 23.0" Monitor ($184.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1852.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-04 13:04 EST+1000)
 
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Thanks man! btw sorry noob question, for future reference regarding upgrades, i can do double video cards and also overclock the cpu with this setup right?
 
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Overclocking will be no problem. SLi 770s should be ok but I'd rather have an 850W PSU instead.

Edit: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2210/11/
 
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so is it advisable to get an 850W power supply now to save cost later on if i decided to upgrade?
 
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Thats what I would do. My PSU is only 750W and I have a GTX 770. There was a problem with it though. When it was on high loads it would make a buzzing sound. Only one week old but have shipped it back to Mwave and they said I can have a credit for it so I will pick an 850W or maybe a 1000W depending on the pricing. The PSU is an OCZ Fatal1ty 750W modular. It had good reviews but there's always one thats going to go wrong no matter what brand. I would love an XFX PSU but Mwave do not have them.
 
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How do you find this graphics card http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_876&products_id=23605 ? and ive changed the case to HAF X http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc942kkn1. I also couldnt find those vrams that ps3 hacker suggested so im settling with these http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23393 and the powersupply to this http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22419
 
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That graphics card is awesome! The RAM is awesome, I have that RAM with the larger heatsink though if I was to buy the whole thing again I'd buy the low profile stuff that you're looking at. TBH I've heard bad things about the CX series Corsair PSU's but they have good support I hear.

Try these. If I didn't have a credit to spend at Mwave I'd get one of these:

http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=610164

http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=611038
 
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Thanks for the fast reply man! What do you mean by low profile ones?So these Rams that i chose is a good to go already? Im planning to buy it direct(pickup) from the seller https://www.pccasegear.com/ they dont seem to have those brand of power supply you guys are suggesting :( Btw will everything fit on the case i chose?
 
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