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Hello everyone, as my title says this is my 2nd gaming build. I just wanted to run it past you guys to see if everything will work correctly and if there is anywhere I can improve my system. I have done my research, I'm not sure if I have missed anything!!

CPU- Intel BX80646I74770K Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz 8MB LGA1150 Haswell Boxed CPU

CPU Cooler- Coolermaster Hyper-212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler

Motherboard- ASRock Z87-EXTREME4 Intel Z87 S1150/4xDDR3/3x PCIEx16/SATA3/USB3.0/HDMI/DP/Gigabit ATX MB

Storage- SanDisk SSD Ultra Plus SATA3 64G

Memory- G.Skill Ripjaws-X 8G Kit(4Gx2) DDR3 2133 F3

Video Card- Gigabyte GeForce GTX650 Ti OC, 2GB

Power Supply- Corsair VS650 650W Power Supply Units PSU

Optical Drive- MSI DH-20AS6 20x DVD Writer

Wireless Card- D-Link PCI DWA-525 150M Wireless-N Network Adapter

I already have a computer case, monitor & mouse. I am just going to stick with the 64gb SSD for now until I get another HDD. So what do you guys think, is there anywhere I can improve or something I missed.

Thank-you in advance!
 
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yeah i7 are only really usefull for complex multithreaded applications that need the hyperthreading and power that the i7 gives an i5 is fine for photoshop its not gunna be instant but its plenty fast enough they make us use core 2 duos at school and they work but can get a bit slow sometimes an i5 plus the better graphics card i mentioned would be better.
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All in all looks like an excellent build, you chose some quality parts. On sale you could probably score a 650 Ti BOOST for around the same price (within $15 probably), and get a bunch more performance. 64GB isn't much, as you noted, won't take you long to be out of space, so don't wait too long on a hdd :)
 
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Thankyou ACTechy, yeah just a bit short on cash at the moment & really want my new rig im sick of waiting! It wont be too long will I have that new HDD too :). I'll have a good look to see if I can score a graphics card on sale. :D
 
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i would drop the i7 if its just for gaming and get a amd 6300 or a i5 then buy a better graphics card like a 7870ghz edition or higher also there is no way in hell 64gb is gunna last atall i filled that up on my first day when i got my new rig i would skip the ssd or get a 32gb one just for os then get a cheap 1tb harddrive.
 
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention I do alot of photoshop & web design, should I still drop the i7? yeah bro itl only be a couple of weeks till I get a HDD. I have a external harddrive I use alot too so space isnt a problem atm.



 
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Ok sweet sounds good! i7's are mainly good if you do alot of video editing and that am I right?



 
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yeah i7 are only really usefull for complex multithreaded applications that need the hyperthreading and power that the i7 gives an i5 is fine for photoshop its not gunna be instant but its plenty fast enough they make us use core 2 duos at school and they work but can get a bit slow sometimes an i5 plus the better graphics card i mentioned would be better.
 
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Ok, Ill switch to an i5. what cards in particular would you recommend? any suggestions?



 
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Ok, sure no worries. I dont plan to overclock. Thanks alot for your help! :D



 
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