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These are the PC parts that I plan on buying. Please help me by telling me if I need anything else like SATA cables or some other stuff. Thanks.

I'm a beginner by the way. Never built a PC in my life, but I've reasearched enough to know what I need.

I'm going to use this for a lot of gaming


1) CPU: Intel i7 4770k 3.5GHZ 8 MB Cache. Socket: LGA 1150 (Plan on overclocking to 4.7 GHZ)

2) CPU aftermarket fan: Noctua NH-U14S (for the overclock)

3) Motherboard: ASUS Z87 PRO

4) RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB ( 2 x 4 ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240 pin

5) Power Supply: Corsair CX Series 750w ATX/EPS Modular 80 Plus Bronze

6) Case: APEVIA X-Trooper Mid Tower Case (Don't want to go too expensive on this. It's a weird brand but it has great reviews on amazon. Besides, need the cooling)

7) Optical drive: LG 24X SATA Super-Multi DVD Internal Rewriter (I also bought a SATA cable that goes to the motherboard from the drive)

8) SSD: Samsung 840 EVO-Series 250 GB 2.5 inch SATA III

9) HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 GB/s 64 MB Cache 3.5 inch. Bare Drive (I'm not sure about this one, let me know what you think about it or which you think is better)

10) Monitor: Benq VA LED 21.5 inch LED-Lit. 1920x1080p (It's just one monitor, not 4)

11) OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit (Don't go crazy)

12) Powerline: TP-LINK TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter. (It's like the AirPort from Apple, right? only 70 dollars cheaper)

14) Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 770 GDDR5 2GB OC Windforce 3x

15) Norton Antivirus 2014. 1 Year subscription (Irrelevant, but I'm a begginer so what do I know about life?)

16) Razer mouse, Razer keyboard, Razer headset and HDMI cable for the monitor.

Let me know what you think about these products and please help me check compatibility. It's what I'm most worried about.

Thanks a lot!
 
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1. i5-4670K is the latest generation Intel CPU aka Haswell, I think you're confused with i7. i3, i5, and i7 are just tier of processors regulated by Intel. It's the performance difference and not generation difference. If you're are comparing i5-3570K with i5-4670K then yes, that will be generation difference.
It's not better than i7-4770K in terms of performance, but it is better bang for the buck for gamer.

3. 550W will be enough even if you overclock your system.

8. Yes, it will.
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lower your expectations on OCing. it takes a good deal of luck to get a good chip that'll OC up to 4.7 stable in acceptable temps.

considering your budget, get a better PSU. downgrade to a i5-3570K, 120GB 840 EVO or dump the anti-virus if you have to. Corsair's CX is reported to have a short lifespan. any of the tier 2 (600-650W for a single 770, 750W for two will do nicely) from here will do nicely; http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx
 
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All of your parts work fine together, just make sure that you have a place to put your SSD. I only say this because it is thin, and your drive bays may not support it's size (probably do though). The PC itself looks pretty powerful, and all of your parts should work quite well together. The GPU might bottleneck the CPU slightly though unless you overclock it because the CPU speed is a bit low compared to the GPU.
 
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Everything will work very nicely, but there are places where you can save or improve.
1. Gamer won't benefit much beyond an i5-4670K
2. There are other cheaper motherboard that are also made with high quality and will still get the job done, such as MSI Z87-G45 Gaming
3. The Corsair CX is an overkill if you are not considering SLI/CF in the future, go with XFX Core Edition 550W
4. You can get a nicer case from the money that you just saved by going with my above suggestion, can get something like Corsair 300R or Fractal Design Define R4
5. Barracuda will do a great job for storage, another one that I wold consider is WD Blue, go with the cheaper one
6. Windows 8.1 is perfectly fine
7. Yea it's similar to AirPort
8. You should be able to get a GTX 780 after the savings from the above suggestions (not recommending a GTX 780 Ti cuz it's not worth the money for it's performance difference when comparing with GTX 780)
9. I do not recommend people buying Anti-Virus directly off of its website. If you plan to do that, don't and go with something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832355082 retailers usually offer rebate (which can take a while).

I can put up a list of parts on pcpartpicker.com if you prefer.
 
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Hi, great tips. Appreciate the help. But I have some questions.

1. Since the i5 4670k is a past generation CPU, won't future games or updates just not support that CPU? And how much would I be able to overclock it with the Noctua NH-U14S?

I`ve researched on it and seems to be in fact better than i7 4770k. And cheaper. So that's cool.

3. About the PSU. Since I plan on overclocking, will 550w be enough? I was never sure about this question. I don't know how to calculate how much wattage all the components take.

8. Will that monster GPU fit in the Corsair 300R?

That's all the questions I have about this.

About everything else, like the case, the HDD and the motherboard, I took your advice.
 
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1. i5-4670K is the latest generation Intel CPU aka Haswell, I think you're confused with i7. i3, i5, and i7 are just tier of processors regulated by Intel. It's the performance difference and not generation difference. If you're are comparing i5-3570K with i5-4670K then yes, that will be generation difference.
It's not better than i7-4770K in terms of performance, but it is better bang for the buck for gamer.

3. 550W will be enough even if you overclock your system.

8. Yes, it will.
 
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the 4670k and the 4770K are the same gen. like the 4770k how high you can OC depends on how good a chip you get. not all chips are created equal in this regard. the 4770K only benefits in a small handful of games, and even then performs slightly better than the 4670K.

a good quality 550W psu with enough amperage through the 12V railings can handle an OCed 4670K/4770K with a single 770, OCed or otherwise. if you're unsure, look over the link i gave earlier for a list of quality PSUs. tier 2 should be your minimum.

the 780 will fit in the 300r. depending which manufacturer you bought from and how long the cooler/PCB, you may need to remove the top HDD drive bay. it's a massive improvement over the Apevia you planned to get.
 
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Alright. Thank you so much man. Very helpful!
 
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