trying to build a pc for the first time

jtcxrawford

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Couple of questions:
It will be used to play final fantasy xiv arr and maybe lol. Nothing more.
First: is everything compatable that I ahve selected thus far.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10/dp/B006EWUO22/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376945869&sr=1-2&keywords=corsair+ram

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-WD1002FAEX-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376945941&sr=1-1&keywords=western+digital+black
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Bronze-Certified-Supply/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376945969&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+cx750
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376946101&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+24xdvd-rw+serial+ata+internal+oem+drive+drw-24b1st+black
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Advanced-SuperSpeed-RC-932-KKN5-GP/dp/B001EPUQAE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376946134&sr=1-1&keywords=haf+932
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Radeon-Mini-Displayport-Graphics-GV-R797OC-3GD/dp/B00752QYLK/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376946155&sr=1-2&keywords=7970.
Next- What would be a good mother board for all of these product?
Final: I am looking for a good liquid cooling/fan, but am new to using one of those, would anyone recommend that use?
Edit:
Would anyone recommend the use of something else rather than what I have selected.
Edit 2: I am sorry, I was looking into an i7. I am looking to run a smooth game at great FPS. Probably the i7 4770k, or the i7 3820k (i believe the second one with 10mb cache would be better for only 10$ mor ein price)
 
I just recently purchased that case and it's pretty sweet, plenty of room to work with. I would get two 4gig sticks of RAM, there isn't any need for 16 for what you are doing. You need to choose a processor you want and then find a motherboard to go along with it. I recommend the intel i5 if it fits into your budget, either the 3570k or newer 4670k.

The HAF 932 has a 140mm exhaust fan on the back and room to place a 240mm radiator at the top if you remove the large fan that is already located there. I would recommend the Corsair H90 or Kraken X40 if you want to go with a 140mm radiator, or the corsair H100i if you want to go with a 240mm radiator up top.

It's possible to use a H110 in that case because that is what I currently have but it does not fit naturally so it requires a little tinkering, that's why I recommend the H100i for a first time builder that way you don't run into any trouble.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1161.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-19 18:55 EDT-0400)



this wud be great
an i7 over i5 will give a little perfrmance increase than investing in bettr gpu
 

jtcxrawford

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I plan on playing final fantasy xiv arr. Nvidia is not fully supported by SE yet. That is why i choose the radeon 7970 at first. I am also nto fully familiar with X2 graphics cards. I do run dual monitors, considering a third, will this effect it? Also I didnt see any fans/cooling units for the PC. Please help me out. Clearly I only have basic knowledge. I am looking to play a game on max settings, with no problems/concerns.
 
get this then

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1149.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-20 01:33 EDT-0400)
 


Dual graphics cards are not a bad thing, a lot of people enjoy using a multi-GPU setup. If you plan on using more than one card I suggest going with nvidia products(SLI) because they have better drivers. AMD recently released drivers which fixed a big issue when you happened to crossfire(AMD's multi gpu name) but the fix doesn't work if your using a multi-monitor setup or a high resolution setup.
 

sparkz89

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well does the game support XFIRE? if it does than that works too. Because 7950 are great cards for price and performance. You can always OC the 7950s to perform like the 7970s that being said. xfire has improved greatly after its last driver update. Less micro stutter than before. but the main purpose of XFIRE "is supposed to split the image that one card would render between 2 GPU's, each getting half an image to draw...it does help in gaming since it can overcome limitations one card has, thereby allowing you to run better FPS and/or higher resolution and/or higher quality, but you don't see twice the performance IIRC"

but that being said, I think you would be fine with a 780 GTX, you dont need sli or xfire or you can wait for the new 9000 Radeon Series
 

jtcxrawford

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Would either of you recommend the use of just one card, see the GPS rate of that, then possibly upgrade to dual? Next question, if running dual monitors, does one simply connect each monitor to each graphics card slot? Finally, the 7970 I've been reading good things about, though it's price is high; could I start with one of those, and maybe upgrade to a second later on? Or would you say the other ones to be better?
 




I always use newegg, great site with fast and generally free shipping. Plus no taxes.
 
a 850w is enough for 2x7970

a ssd is just for fast boot and faster game loading and u cant go with a ssd w/o hdd as ssd storage wud not be enough

i wud say hdd wud be enough fr ur needs

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