Don't have a clue

Rofio

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I have no idea what I'm doing but I want to have a go at building a tower for gaming purposes here's what I have so far...
CPU: intel core i5-3570k
MoBo: asrock z77 extreme4
Ram: corsair vengeance lp 8gb DDR3 sdram DDR 1600
GPU: GeForce gtx780
HDD & SSD: samsung f3 1tb & intel ssd dc s3500.
any suggestions on what else or changes? I'm totally in the dark with this lol
 
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Do yourself a favor and get a WD Caviar Black. The longer warranty (5 years) is worth the money.

I know people love it, but I really dislike the FD Define R4 and would lean more towards the Corsair Carbide 500R.

gbryan101

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The Intel SSDs are generally pretty good, but are priced higher than similar offerings from other manufacturers. If you are considering a SSD, might I suggest using Intel's Smart Response Technology? It allows you to cache your larger HDD to a smaller SSD, giving you access to your most used files (OS, programs, documents, ect.) at SSD speeds, but it maintains a single easy to manage volume in Windows. The cache limit is 64GB, but you can use a a partition of a larger SSD if you want.

As with above, I recommend the GTX 770 over the 780. It just isn't worth the money to buy a gimped Titan. Granted, the 770 is just an overclocked 680, but the price is right.
 

gbryan101

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Do yourself a favor and get a WD Caviar Black. The longer warranty (5 years) is worth the money.

I know people love it, but I really dislike the FD Define R4 and would lean more towards the Corsair Carbide 500R.
 
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