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Kade McGarraghy

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Hello again,
I'm just going to post my FIRST EVER build for a custom PC here and if you guys have any opinions or suggestions, feel free to comment. Also, keep in mind I am Australian so that's why the prices are different from the US.

IMPORTANT: I am worried that my case won't support a DVI connection to my monitor so if someone could find that out for me, I would be very grateful!

My build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/237fI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/237fI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/237fI/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($379.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.00 @ Scorptec)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($145.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($167.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($409.00 @ CPL Online)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Z PCIe 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($125.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($28.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($215.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2088.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 22:13 EST+1100)

Thanks guys.
 
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You could save money in a few places like dropping down to an i5-4670K as in gaming it has pretty much equal performance to the i7-4770K.

Also DVI connections are nothing to do with the case. When you install the GPU it has the DVI socket on it.

Assuming its the ASUS DCII OC 280x you will have a VGA connector, a DVI connector and an HDMI connector on that GPU
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-r9-280x-third-party-round-up,review-32817-7.html
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You could save money in a few places like dropping down to an i5-4670K as in gaming it has pretty much equal performance to the i7-4770K.

Also DVI connections are nothing to do with the case. When you install the GPU it has the DVI socket on it.

Assuming its the ASUS DCII OC 280x you will have a VGA connector, a DVI connector and an HDMI connector on that GPU
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-r9-280x-third-party-round-up,review-32817-7.html
 
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Kade McGarraghy

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Thanks for that information on the DVI, I'll also drop the i7 to the i5 :)
 
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Kade McGarraghy

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Oh wow, that is really good news!

This means I can get a better GPU, so I've decided to go with the nvidia GTX 780 (ASUS DC2OC) instead. I personally prefer nvidia over AMD, but I chose the 280x for the price.
 
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290x pwns the 780. it is equal to the 780ti, which is about $100 more expensive
 
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Remember though, as of right now there is only reference 290x's and they sound like jet planes and are like heaters. i love AMD but their stock coolers need to be better. id wait for non reference 290x's and then decide on what to do
 
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what about the r9 290?
 
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UIt has the same cooler as the 290x, so it sounds like a plane under full load :/ @OP if you went with custom water cooling then get a 290x, but that may exceed your budget

 
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Thermal paste spreads the heat between the CPU and heatsink, and most of the time it comes with the CPU, unless the CPU is second hand. If you get high quality thermal paste, you can over clock the CPU more and if you don't, it will run cooler. high quality thermal paste not really needed unless your CPU is running a really high temperatures. you have to apply it when your building your pc IF you're using an after market cooler. In rare cases, you have to apply it on stock coolers.
 
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