Building my first PC, have a few questions. (Using Newegg)

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TL;DR - Questions at bottom of post.

Hello everyone, long time lurker, first time poster.
I've been wanting to build a PC for a long time now and finally have the money too.
This PC is mainly going to be for Hardcore gaming (6-8hrs/day) and Possibly streaming.
I want to be able to play DayZ, CS:GO, WoW, Warframe, Titanfall comfortably

Specs:
Case - Thermaltake Chaser Series A31

Motherboard - ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel

GPU - EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2762-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB

Power Supply - SeaSonic S12G S12G-650 650W ATX12V / EPS12V

CPU - Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo)

Hard Drive - Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"

DVD ROM - ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818AAT (DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE)

Fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 32-bit - OEM

(Misc stuff i'm also getting)
Thermal Compound - Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound
Keyboard - Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard
Monitor - LG 24M45H Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor
Mouse - Razer Naga 2014 MMO Gaming Mouse

Total - $1321

My Questions:
1) Is my build "Okay", i'm not going to have any mismatch parts am I? I've done as much research as I can to make sure i'm not but i'd like some Pro's to answer! :)

2) I have to build this bad boy on my own, is there a step by step video that I can follow on building a PC from the Case up?

3) Can my power supply be connected to a Power strip? (my wall only has 2 Prongs and the power supply is 3)

4) My ethernet cable says LAN on it, but will I still be able to connect to the internet?

Thanks so much, sorry if this is alot to chew but I plan on ordering my parts in a few weeks!
 
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bryonhowley

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1) You really should get Windows 7 in the x64 version instead. Really you should get Windows 8/8.1 but if you must use 7 get the x64. For one thing with x32 you will be limited to a maximum of 4gig ram

Which leads me to the next question you did not list your ram. Did you forget to post it or what?

2) Yes just google it and you should come up with quite a few good tutorials.

3) Yes and it is recommended to get a good Surge Protector anyway.

4) Yes no problem.

 
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Jacob McIntosh

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I would recommend that you go with the LGA 1150 Haswell CPUs for better performance and upgradeability. The i5 4670K is a great CPU, and any Z87 ASUS or Gigabyte motherboard, and some ASRock boards will be great. Also get a 1TB hard drive ith a 128gb SSD for your OS and applications. You don;t need to buy thermal compound, CM gives you come in the EVO's box. I would also go with Windows 8.1 for better performance and boot times.

2) On YouTube, look up "Newegg How to build a PC". Watch all 3 videos.

3) Yes, but the PSU won't be grounded. So be careful.

4) Yep, just make sure you install the LAN drivers for your motherboard.
 
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Jacob McIntosh

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Here is a much better build for $1,400.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.02 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer Razer Naga 2014 Wired Laser Mouse ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard ($49.99)
Total: $1400.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 12:47 EDT-0400)
 
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You're the man!! But quick questions:

It says the SSD is for Notebook?

I've also used pcpicker before, but since its being ordered from all different sites wont there be different shipping costs and different arrival times?

P.S. I just added everything to my cart via newegg other than the SSD and Hardrive which I have to go through Amazon with and it came out to around $1510

And it says on PC Picker ill have to remove the drive bays to fit the GPU?
 
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