My Very First Build.....Thoughts?

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Hey, so I thought I would share my build with everyone to get some feedback, and for people to voice their concerns or recommend any changes. First off, I tried to stay under my budget which was $1000, but this build came to $1151.73 on PCPartPicker. I'm a casual gamer but when I do play I like to be able to play the latest and newest games. I'm not really into overclocking even though this build does reflect it, I figure maybe someday down the road I'll venture into that. Anyways let me know what you guys think, it's greatly appreciated.

CPU = Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core
CPU Cooler = Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
Motherboard = MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150
Memory = Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage = Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card = MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB
Case = Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply = SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V
Optical Drive = LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer
Operating System = Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
 
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Looks great. Like mc962 I would suggest that you buy a motherboard and power supply designed to accept two GTX 760's in SLI NOW so that down the road when the price drops, you will have the option to double your graphics power for very little money. Things like that will keep your system from going obselete as fast.

Also, a small, cheap SSD like a 120 GB Samsung 840 (non-pro) would be nice to install your OS on and make your computer much, much faster for very little money.
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i am using a very similar build, and it is blazing fast. just go and have fun with it :) if you have the budget you may want to check gtx770 its quite awesome ^_^
 
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Looks great. Like mc962 I would suggest that you buy a motherboard and power supply designed to accept two GTX 760's in SLI NOW so that down the road when the price drops, you will have the option to double your graphics power for very little money. Things like that will keep your system from going obselete as fast.

Also, a small, cheap SSD like a 120 GB Samsung 840 (non-pro) would be nice to install your OS on and make your computer much, much faster for very little money.
 
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How can I tell if a Mobo is designed to accept two GPU's? And what sort of wattage PSU would I require to accommodate this?
 
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Thanks, I like what you and "md1032" said regarding the SSD, I think I will pick one of those up for sure....If your just installing the OS and updates on the device, how big would you need it?

 
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I believe like was said, 64 GB is generally the recommended minimum size. 128 is recommended more often because it allows you to put other stuff on the ssd with room to spare to keep the drive healthy.

On the specs and/or listed features it should say something like sli and/or crossfire ready. SLI is only for nvidia cards and crossfire is only for Radeon. It miight also be good to make sure there is actual physical space for 2 gpu on your board if that is your plan, as you might have trouble fitting 2 fat graphics cards easily if the pci slots needed are really close together.
 
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