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Would these parts work in my computer build

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May 9, 2014 6:08:38 AM

Hello,

I have recently decided to build my own computer to save on costs of buying one from PC World.
The questions I have are regarding whether the parts will work with each other; and the PSU requirements, as a lot of the parts I have decided on I cannot easily find the actual power or wattage requirements.

Furthermore, if anything is missing could you let me know?

Here is a list detailing the parts I have chosen (for the build only, no peripherals), I think it works, its just my confusion over the GPU, power and motherboard compatibility.

1) AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor (4.0/4.2GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W, Retail Boxed)

2) Sapphire AMD R9 270X OC 4GB 256 Bit GDDR5 Lite Retail Pci-E Graphics Card

3) HyperX Genesis 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM Memory Kit (2 x 4 GB) - XMP Ready

4) Corsair CX750 Builder Series CX 750W ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze PSU

5) Asrock Socket AM3+ 970 Extreme4 5200MT/S Motherboard

6) Cooler Master Hyper T4 CPU Cooler

7) NZXT Technologies H2 Classic Silent Midtower Chassis CS-NT-H2-B (Black)

8) Asus Blu-ray Writer Drive (S-ATA, BD-R: 12x, DVDR: 16x, CD-R: 48x, Drag and Burn, QTS Technology)

9) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound 3.5g Tube

The GPU has written on the description OC does this mean it is over-clocked, or it can be over-clocked; would this impact power consumption?

All of these components are on Amazon.co.uk, and I literally just copied and pasted the product name off the website.

Thanks for reading my thread, if you have any answers please contact me.

Thanks.

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May 9, 2014 6:29:51 AM

Yes OC means its' factory overclocked.

They should all work fine together, and you should have plenty of power. You may seriously want to consider an after market cooler for the CPU though. The FX series can get warm.

Any of the coolers in this list for AMD (By Temp) will work great for you.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
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May 9, 2014 7:13:55 AM

It's best if u live in a cool area
Also add a HDD to it also search in new egg u can get a liquid cooler for just 65$
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May 11, 2014 5:08:29 AM

Thanks for your answers, I actually noticed after posting my question I forgot to include my SSD which is a Kingston branded one, I have been looking at Linux as an option over windows, I'm a gamer so I know windows is the better bet, but its expensive. Do many games support Linux, last time I checked it had a very small catalogue on steam.
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