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phillessphil · Apr 1, 2014

Bought the parts for a gaming pc yesterday with help online and I think there should be no issues but I'm not an expert. How well will these parts fit/work together?

Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel i5 4670k
GPU: MSI Gaming N770 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
PSU: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI
Case: XION Gaming Series XON-985-BK Black with BLUE LED Light Steel/ Plastic, Meshed Front Panel design. ATX Mid

2tb harddrive

bignastyid · Apr 1, 2014

Well the first major issue is the motherboard and CPU are not compatible. The Z77 is socket 1155 and the 4670k is socket 1150. The 2nd problem is the PSU is total garbage and just by using it you risk damaging other system components. The PSU is a very bad place to skimp, a low quality unit can take out other parts when it inevitably fails.

sunder25 · Apr 1, 2014

You need a z87 mobo.
Also consider getting a 600-650w psu from xfx

phillessphil · Apr 1, 2014

bignastyid :

Thanks for the save! I'll definitely be replacing them then. Any recommendations on a replacement mobo/psu?

bignastyid · Apr 1, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.81 @ Amazon)
Total: $195.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-01 18:01 EDT-0400)
If you want to SLI later then get a bigger PSU like this
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750snlb9

sunder25 · Apr 1, 2014

bignastyid :

MSi recommends a 600w psu for that card.

phillessphil · Apr 1, 2014

sunder25 :

Just out of curiosity why is the PSU so bad? It had good reviews from what I saw on newegg.

sunder25 · Apr 1, 2014

Rosewill psu's tend to be less reliable and off poorer quality than XFX's for example.

bignastyid · Apr 1, 2014

sunder25 :

Most GPU manufactures overestimate the PSU size to account for low quality units. The total power usage on that system would be 350-400w even with a overclock. The system in my sig with just 1 770 installed never exceeded 400w under full synthetic load and the 3820 will use more power than the 4670k.

sunder25 · Apr 1, 2014

That may be so, but you have a 1200w psu.
By your logic you'd get yourself a 750w one.
I always suggest a more powerful psu, just to be on the safe side.
I have experience with burned out psu's on account of using them too near to their advertised ability.

bignastyid · Apr 1, 2014

Raidmax power supplies use very low quality components and overall they can't deliver anything close to their rated wattage, have very poor voltage regulation and ripple on the rails and have been known to fail in spectacular system killing ways(aka sparks, smoke and occasionally flames). Raidmax is one of the worst PSU manufactures around the only reason they are still in business is because of people who don't know better and they are cheap.
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

bignastyid · Apr 1, 2014

sunder25 :

The size of the PSU has nothing to do with system power usage. The power usage would be the same if I had a 550w unit.

sunder25 · Apr 1, 2014

bignastyid :

Wow is that what i said?
What i meant was, why get yourself a 1200w psu if your system barely uses half of it.
Not that i see it as wrong, but you're telling another guy to get one with less power than the card manufacturer recommends.

bignastyid · Apr 1, 2014

sunder25 :

bignastyid :

Wow is that what i said?
What i meant was, why get yourself a 1200w psu if your system barely uses half of it.
Not that i see it as wrong, but you're telling another guy to get one with less power than the card manufacturer recommends.

Because I was running triple GTX 580's before I installed the 770's. With the 580's power usage was around 950w and I was considering a 4th.

phillessphil · Apr 1, 2014

Makes sense! I changed the mobo to the one you listed and bought a 650w psu from xfx
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-207-014

bignastyid · Apr 1, 2014

The suggested PSU is 600w with atleast 42a(the amps on the 12v rail is whats important), that 550w XFX has 44a on the 12v rail. Here's a review of the MSI 770 with a 3770k(http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_gtx_770/14.htm) even overclocked the system power usage is 326w which leaves 200w of headroom.

sunder25 · Apr 1, 2014

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Because I was running triple GTX 580's before I installed the 770's. With the 580's power usage was around 950w and I was considering a 4th.
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I see.
As a sidenote, did you encounter any driver and performance issues with games in tri-sli?

bignastyid · Apr 1, 2014

sunder25 :

Because I was running triple GTX 580's before I installed the 770's. With the 580's power usage was around 950w and I was considering a 4th.
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I see.
As a sidenote, did you encounter any driver and performance issues with games in tri-sli?
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I didn't have any driver issues, and with 3 there was no microstutter like there was with 2(an issue the 770's don't suffer from). It did produce alot of heat though I had to slap a aio cooler on the middle card to keep it cool.

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