Will my computer build work, is it compatible?

Twistys

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Hey all,

This is my first time designing my own computer and I am wondering if this is all compatible with each other:

AMD FX-9590 8-Core CPU (4.70GHz) - AM3+, 8MB L2, 8MB L3 Cache, 32nm, 220W
• Black Edition

ThermalTake Chaser MK-I Tower Case - NO PSU, Black
• 2xUSB3.0, 2xUSB2.0, 1xeSATA, 1xHD-Audio, 1x200mm Fan, Side-Window, ATX

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z Motherboard
• AM3+, 990FX/SB950, HT 5200, 4xDDR3-1333, 4xPCI-Ex16 v2.0, 8xSATA-III, 2xeSATA-III, RAID, 1xGigLAN, 8Chl-HD, USB3.0, ATX

LiteOn iHES312 Blu-Ray Combo - SATA, Retail
• 12xBD Combo, 16x DVD+RW, 48x CD+RW, Black

Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk, TLC, SATA-III (MZ-7TE120BW) 840 EVO Series
• Read 540MB/s, Write 410MB/s

Western Digital 4000GB (4TB) IntelliPower SATA-III 6Gbps HDD w. 64MB Cache (WD40EZRX) WD Green Series

Gigabyte GeForce GTX780Ti - 3GB GDDR5 - (1020MHz, 7000MHz)
• 384-bit, 2xDVI, 1xHDMI, 1xDisplayPort, PCI-Ex16 v3.0, Fansink

G.Skill 16GB (2 x 8GB) PC3-19200 2400MHz DDR3 RAM - 11-13-13-31-2N - RipjawsX Series

ThermalTake Water 3.0 Pro All-In-One Liquid Cooling - 120x120x25mm Fan, 1000~2000rpm, 99CFM, 20dBA
• Supports Intel LGA1150, 1155, 1156, 1366, 2011, AMD FM2, FM1, AM3+, AM3, AM2+, AM2

ThermalTake 850W EVO_BLUE 2.0 Series - ATX 12V v2.3, EPS 12V, 2x140mm Fan, 80 PLUS Gold Certified
• 9x SATA, 4x PCI-E 6+2-Pin


Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I am no expert on these matters. Budget is approx $3000 but as I live in Australia parts are a bit more expensive than in the US. Also is the PSU enough that in the future if I wanted to get a second GTX780Ti it would still be able to handle the load?

This is mainly for gaming and video editing.

Thanks for your help!!
 

A Wooden Fork

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I've checked everything out and this build looks great.

A few pieces of advice, though:

This build is very expensive and it looks like you just picked the most expensive components you could find in the hopes that it would make a super-beastly computer. In most cases, this doesn't work, but you've managed to do it. Take note, though, a lot of this is very excessive and you could be saving a lot of money. But, if money's not an object, this is a great build.

If you want to improve this build, I would revise your memory choice. Often times, people only look at RAM speeds and capacities. There's another spec. to look for though, latency. Latency determines how many clock cycles the memory module waits before checking back with the CPU. Latency and clock speed are directly related, but there's a fine balance between the two.
Here's my recommendation: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c9q16gtxd
And here's a link that explains CAS Latency really well: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Understanding-RAM-Timings/26/2

The fact that you're going with a full tower is actually pretty good in your case since you're attempting liquid cooling on your first build. That case is very roomy and will give you plenty of room to setup your cooling system.

Overall, yes, everything is compatible, and it will work if you install everything properly. Enjoy this beast of a machine.
 

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I would reccommend going for an i7-4770k based system:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($385.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($399.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($189.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($799.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 900W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($79.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2464.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-16 01:53 EST+1100)

especially if your planning on SLI 780 Ti's in the future
 

Twistys

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Thanks, It wasn't so much of a pick the most expensive parts as much as I looked at what parts were available within my budget and tried to pick the parts that would give me great performance. Ideally I would like this computer to last me in gaming for the next 5 years or so with only maybe needing to add a second GPU at some point.

The liquid cooling looked like something that I needed to do to keep the CPU under control, plus it seemed like a new fun thing to experiment with. This isn't my first time building a pc, just the first time where I have to pick out the parts myself, I am considered the nerdy one within my group of friends so I am always asked to help out when they buy computers to put it together.

I looked into the RAM and it makes sense to get a lower latency, the only question I have is it is worth going for a lower speed to get a lower latency?

Yea I found the case and fell in love with it, plus i was thinking would the intake fan for the water cooling kit fit behind the PSU in the optional 120x120 fan slot or would the PSU take up too much room, can't actually work out the size parameters of the thing.

Thanks again for your help!
 

Twistys

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Hey,

I don't know a lot about CPU's but for future proofing isn't it better to get an 8-core than a quad-core?

Cheers,
 

theawolwarrior

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Hi, I recently bought my PC for 1300$ and it includes a gtx 770, i5 4670K, and 8 gb of ram and im still trying to find a game that I cant play on it, as for making it really future proof you really do not need 8 cores because what mostly matter is how the single core in your cpu is doing and thats why you always see a 4 core intel cpu beating an 8 core amd, as for a build this is what I came up for and by the time you need to upgrade this you will also be needing another set of teeth :D!!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($151.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($211.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($509.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($509.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($336.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2727.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-15 22:06 EST-0500)
 

Twistys

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Hey,

Don't wanna be a party pooper here or anything but this is on the US site, when this build is put through the Australian version it costs 3500-4000, bit over my budget :(

So with the CPU Intel makes the cores work harder but Amd just give it more cores?
 

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Oh Im sorry I didn't know you were from Australia, this comp that I build you is very overkill so you could even take out one of the video cards and half the ram and it would still be a beast, and with the cpu stuff intel always makes it so that the single core is the best it can be so they have a little less then AMD which what AMD does is make more cores but their single cores cannot out preform Intel!

With the build I suggest taking your time with it, as I said I built my comp about a week ago and took about 2 weeks getting for it and now I feel like I should of taken like double the time for looking up the parts and building it, even though my computer works perfectly it still has left a weird feeling, feel free to ask anything!
 

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No problem; happy to help! I wish I had that budget... oh well.

If you're going to be seriously overclocking, then yes, liquid cooling is advisable. Otherwise, stick with the stock fan. Some stock fans aren't that great, so I would do some research on the fan that comes with your CPU. Learning the process of liquid cooling can also just be a fun experience. But should you decide that you're in over your head with liquid cooling, the Noctua NH-D14 is the best CPU fan I know of. It's actually two fans and it's big, bulky, and not that aesthetically appealing, but it can outperform many liquid cooling systems. Just an option for you.

With regards to your memory, I picked an option that is the same clock speed, but lower latency. This means that without a doubt, it will be faster than what you selected. I personally run G. Skill and have really enjoyed it. Also, on most motherboards, the RAM will automatically be set to 1600Mhz even if it is a 2400Mhz kit, so you'll likely need to look up a guide to change the RAM clock speed in the bios (Sounds scary, but it's really quite simple). If the memory I selected is too expensive, then yes, it is worth it to drop in speed for better latency, but as I said, there is a balance. I would only go one tier down if you're going to switch. That would be 2133Mhz, which at the same latency of the new memory I previously suggested, would be ever so slightly faster than the 2400Mhz modules that you selected.

Others are suggesting an Intel CPU. Intel vs AMD is up to you. They both make great products, but with different architectures. These intricate architectures, which even I can't explain to you, are key in determining the quality of the processor. This is another case of clock speed isn't everything. For example, in most cases, a newer generation processor with a lower clock speed will outperform an older processor with a faster clock speed. The 9590 is a great processor, but so is the Haswell i7. I would read a ton of reviews on both of them, and benchmarks aren't everything, but they can help.

Finally, the question about your cooling system and the intake fan. A full tower is huge, and you will have room for everything you need to put in there. Some cases have built-in areas for radiators for liquid cooling, others don't. As I've never used the case, I'm not sure if what you're asking will work. Look online and find the manuals for the cooling system as well as the case. Read what they say about installation and setup. Manuals exist for a reason; They should be able to help.

Unless there's a huge overhaul in the tech world, this computer should definitely last you five years.

One last thing: you didn't list an operating system. I run Windows 8 and actually really enjoy it. I use it for gaming mostly, but also do some photo editing with Lightroom and some schoolwork. Window's 8 has gotten a lot of bad press, and initially I didn't like it, but I fell in love with it after just a few hours. Once you learn all the shortcuts, I think you'll really enjoy it. Plus, it's just plain fast. I boot in about 25 seconds. I can recommend some nice guides if you decide to go for 8.