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TheHoneyBadger252

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Hi everyone, this is my first ever build. So far I have settled on the Intel i7 4770k for the processor and a Nivida Geforce 770 for graphics, and then or the motherboard a Asus Sabertooth Z8. The parts I need help with from here is the Computer Case(Mid or Full Tower), the type of power supply I need, and an after market CPU fan. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated, and I have a fairly high budget.
 
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These are all just personal opinions, but;

Your CPU and GPU are a bit mis-matched.
I would suggest lowering your CPU to a i5 4670K or raising your GPU to a GTX 780, or even a 780 ti.

The Sabertooth is a nice board.

I like a slightly smaller, subdued, case. Something like the mid-tower Fractal Design Define R4.
To power that you are really going to need at least 600w. I like the Corsair AX760 or the Seasonic KM3 equivalent. Should you ever want to put in a second card, get at least 1000w PSU.
I tend to shy away from liquid cooling, so would recommend the Noctua NH-U12P SE2 for that case.


Make sure you do your homework. Research the parts, read the reviews, and form your own reasons why you want or do not want a particular component.
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2x4b

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These are all just personal opinions, but;

Your CPU and GPU are a bit mis-matched.
I would suggest lowering your CPU to a i5 4670K or raising your GPU to a GTX 780, or even a 780 ti.

The Sabertooth is a nice board.

I like a slightly smaller, subdued, case. Something like the mid-tower Fractal Design Define R4.
To power that you are really going to need at least 600w. I like the Corsair AX760 or the Seasonic KM3 equivalent. Should you ever want to put in a second card, get at least 1000w PSU.
I tend to shy away from liquid cooling, so would recommend the Noctua NH-U12P SE2 for that case.


Make sure you do your homework. Research the parts, read the reviews, and form your own reasons why you want or do not want a particular component.
 
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TheHoneyBadger252

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I've been looking around and I settled on the i7 4770k with the Asus Maximus VI Hero, with a Corsair H100i in the Corsair 600T white edtion. And for the GPU I picked out the EVGA GTX 780 ACX. and then a 850 watt modular PSU, and then a 1TB Segate Barracuda for the hard drive, LP Cosiar Vengance 16 GB for ram, and a Samsung 120 SSD.
 
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2x4b

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Excellent choices all. I wish my wife let me spend that much on my machine - lol.

A question about your drive priorities.. Do you want your machine to boot up fast (OS on the SSD), or your applications to launch quickly (apps installed on the SSD)? Of course you need to keep general data and large media files on the larger, slower, HDD. (ok, what I'm really asking here is if you have thought ahead as to how you plan to organize your OS, Applications, and data across your two drives) There are no right or wrong answers, just make sure it fits your particular priorities.
But make sure your virtual memory file is on the SSD! (that can be configured at any time)
 
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