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First-time build, about to purchase and need some help! :D

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October 31, 2013 9:40:31 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($8.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-DREAMER4-GN ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $884.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-01 00:39 EDT-0400)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1VNRb
This is my first build (sorry for the multiple threads)

I finally got what I want and I am about to purchase
my questions are:
Will this build work?
Do I have everything I need? ( I already have mouse, keyboard, mousepad, monitor, and speakers )
Do I need a sound card?

Budget: 800-950

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October 31, 2013 9:50:46 PM

Why are you getting a thermal compound? The cooler comes with it. And you can go for Gtx 760 in that budget.
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October 31, 2013 9:54:12 PM

So I can replace the video card I had for the GTX 760? Done! About to order now!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Apevia X-DREAMER4-GN ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $862.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-01 00:56 EDT-0400)
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October 31, 2013 10:00:28 PM

Check out the HD 7970 too. It has similar performance to the GTX 770 , but it is cheaper and comes with 3 free games
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October 31, 2013 10:02:20 PM

Yeah I guess this should be fine. One more thing the PSU is more than enough for the current card but if you plan to upgrade to a new card in near future the PSU can be a problem. I'd say better to stay on the safe side and get a 600W PSU?

The current is fine. No problem honestly
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