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January 2, 2014 8:07:14 PM

I have been planning a gaming pc build that I will use to over clock and upgrade in the future. I have changed some of the parts in it and would like a second opinion on whether all the pieces are compatible. I wanted to keep my build under $1100 and at the moment I wrote this it costed about $930 by ordering the pieces from Newegg and Amazon.

The Specs

CPU - intel core i5-4670k

Mobo - Asus Z87-A ATX

RAM - Corsair Vengeance

Storage - WD Caviar Blue 1TB

Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2 GB

Power - Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze

Case - Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX

CD Drive - Asus DRW -24B1ST

Fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Are all these parts compatible?

Other than using the CD drive to install the OS, I am probably nearly ever going to use it. Would installing and running the OS with a low quality driver effect it at all?

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a b 4 Gaming
January 2, 2014 8:56:48 PM

Ok, first you need a CPU cooler. The evo 212 is good, a better one is the Noctua NH-D14, it also won a award here on Tom's. You will want to buy Corsair Vengeance Low Profile Ram because the cooler may cover a ram slot or 2. The power supply you selected is unreliable. Buy a Corsair or seasonic much better performance and reliability.
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January 3, 2014 8:40:17 PM

scoobydenon said:
Ok, first you need a CPU cooler. The evo 212 is good, a better one is the Noctua NH-D14, it also won a award here on Tom's. You will want to buy Corsair Vengeance Low Profile Ram because the cooler may cover a ram slot or 2. The power supply you selected is unreliable. Buy a Corsair or seasonic much better performance and reliability.


How about if i change the power to Corsair RM 650 650 Watt 80+ Gold? And keeping the 212 EVO could still be a good cooler to keep, right?
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a b 4 Gaming
January 3, 2014 9:20:37 PM

Yes sir very good. The 212 will still be good.
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