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MrBirch

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I'm a moderate gamer retiring my old Dell Studio XPS 16 series with a nice little AMD card and looking build my own. This will be my first build and I'm cautious as to the parts I've selected. Can anyone help me decide if the parts are compatible and if I'd get better use from another selection. I prefer a lot of MMO's but also plan to do basic 3D programs. Please, NVIDIA only.

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower
CPU: Intel i5-4670K
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X LGA 1150
Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB DDR3 1866
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD
GPU: (2x) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB
PSU: NZXT 750W Power Supply

Thank you in advance for any help given.
 
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Couple of things. First, that is not a complete motherboard part number, so all I will say is to make sure the RAM you have selected to go with it is compatible. You can do this by either referencing the motherboard's QVL for compatible memory (available on the manufacturer's website) or using the memory finder/configurator program/app available on most memory manufacturers website. Just tell it your motherboard and it will give you a list of all compatible RAM that they make. Second, if you plan on overclocking you will need to get an aftermarket CPU cooler. Lastly, I would recommend getting a single GPU (GTX 770/780/780 ti) vs two GTX 760's. While I am a big fan of SLI, you will not encounter SLI issues by going with a single GPU.
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Couple of things. First, that is not a complete motherboard part number, so all I will say is to make sure the RAM you have selected to go with it is compatible. You can do this by either referencing the motherboard's QVL for compatible memory (available on the manufacturer's website) or using the memory finder/configurator program/app available on most memory manufacturers website. Just tell it your motherboard and it will give you a list of all compatible RAM that they make. Second, if you plan on overclocking you will need to get an aftermarket CPU cooler. Lastly, I would recommend getting a single GPU (GTX 770/780/780 ti) vs two GTX 760's. While I am a big fan of SLI, you will not encounter SLI issues by going with a single GPU.
 
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The QVL for the motherboard did not show your memory, although QVLs are never 100% accurate and when I tried using Kingston's memory finder for your motherboard, your selected memory did not appear. However, when I used pcpartpicker to select your motherboard and memory, it showed no compatibility issues, so you should be safe, although I cannot give a 100% guarantee on that.
 
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