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amecily

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Hi,

I would just like to verify that all of these components will work well together and also wanted to ask for an opinion between two SSDs. The build is:

MSI Intel Z87-G45 Socket LGA1150 ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7 4770K 3.5GHz
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600
Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB or Corsair Force GT 120GB (which of the 2 is better?)
Sapphire Radeon 6870 (I know this is not the most amazing GPU, but I'm not upgrading everything at the moment)
Corsair GS600

Thank you! :)
Amy
 
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Everything seems alright, though, if you don't need the extra threads, an i5 4670k or equivalent will do fine.
As for the SSDs, always go with Samsung if you have the option to, they are the best SSDs money can...
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Everything seems alright, though, if you don't need the extra threads, an i5 4670k or equivalent will do fine.
As for the SSDs, always go with Samsung if you have the option to, they are the best SSDs money can buy.
 
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amecily

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Hi, thanks for your help.
It would be for photo editing, music recording, gaming and some office stuff. I have been looking to upgrade because my I still have a 775 motherboard and my CPU has been overheating, but now I'm thinking that I should just buy a new chassis, an SSD and CPU cooler for now.

Please tell me - would I be able to use the 840 Evo/Pro on a SATA II and would it still be a lot faster than a normal HDD?
 
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Yes, and it will be like night and day - windows will load in seconds with an SSD, rather then minutes with a regular HDD.
an i5, like I have said, should be plenty enough of an upgrade and it will be cheaper too.
 
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Awesome, thanks so much!
One last thing - is the Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced a good case? I really don't know anything about cases and just found one that has good reviews. And will any motherboard fit into it?
 
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Your build is great, it will work fine!
Of course out of the 2 SDDs you go with the samsung one, as it is one of the best at 128GB. I would stick with the i5 thought cause you said video editing and office stuff (I suppose not extra hardcore stuff :) ) . The SSD is a lot faster than HDD and if you still use the SATA II on it it will still be. For example if you put your OS in there you will get like 10 sec boot times . For cooler if you still go with LGA 1550 I suggest you the CM 212 EVO , very good results and cheap.
 
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