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New to PC Gaming, wondering if this is a good build.

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May 12, 2014 5:36:28 PM

Hi, I'm wanting to build a PC over the summer. I've done a lot of research about building and I think that my build will work, but I would like some professional input on it. I'd appreciate it if anyone could point out any parts that may potentially be incompatible so I can edit my list some. Thanks!

Here's my list:

CHASE:
Thermaltake Chaser Series A31 VP300A1W2N Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

PSU:
CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply New …

RAM:
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP8GX3M2A1600C9

MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-Z87-DS3H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

GPU:
ASUS GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CPU:
Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K

HDD:

Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Retail kit

DISC DRIVE:
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM

OS:
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit - OEM

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May 12, 2014 5:44:22 PM

not a fan of the PSU, in account of reports of likely failure within the year. the CPU's a bit too much for gaming alone, you're better off getting a 4670K and allocate that fund to a better quality PSU. tier 2 should be your minimum; http://eggxpert.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081...

consider checking ram prices at PCpartpicker. there's a deal every day, with DDR3-1600 2x4GB CL9 usually costing anywhere south of $65.
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May 12, 2014 5:47:23 PM

I'd wait for the Nvidia 880...

Also, a 120/256 SSD would go a long way to improving the general usage of the computer
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May 12, 2014 5:51:13 PM

If the most taxing program will be games, you only need an i5. Any 4XXX series i5. So you can chop the motherboard down to an H87, and buy an XFX 550 watt pro psu. This will be a better value setup for 4 years. You will only need an Arctic Alpine GT r2 to keep noise down as well.These cost £9.
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May 12, 2014 7:21:08 PM

Summer is a bit of a ways out .... be much new stuff by then.

CPU - If this is a gaming rig, I'd drop to the 4670k and put the $100 towards an upgrade to a MSI 780

Case - At $80 this is a far better case than the Thermaltake....the black one is same price with the special coupon code.

PSU - Im not a fan of the CX series PSUs. No good deals on the 10.0 performance rated HX850 or Seasonic X-850 so I'd recommend the $99 XFX Core Edition 850.... and yes the 850 not the 650 as it's just a few bucks more and it will allow a future 2nd GFX card in SLI.

MoBo - This G45 has won over 4o awards and is a superb gaming board .... it's $45 more but ya get $31 of it back in this combo....and yes also supports 2nd card in SLI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

RAM - the RAM in the above combo is faster than what's in ya list. It's also $17 cheaper meaning ya get a huge MoBo upgrade, a RAM upgrade and ya saved $3 overall.

HD - I see ya budget didn't allow for a SSD so the enxt best thing is a SSHD....for $20 more, ya can have a HD with a little SSD built in.... boots windows almost a second slower than a tier 1 SSD .... have two here in the office, no one can tell the difference between the machines with SSD + HD and one with SSHD without taking out a stopwatch or running a benchmark.

GFX....I favor the Asus 780 Ti w/ a water block myself but the MSI is $50 cheaper and clocked at 954 MHz compared tot eh Asus' 889 MHz.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I'd want a CPU cooler.... if there's $75 available in the budget, the Phanteks PH-TC14-PE is the consensus favorite. If $30 is all that can be spared, the Hyper 212 but be careful not to overtighten as you can warp / crack ya MoBo.
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