Building My Own Gaming Desktop Please Give Advice

Danny Moody

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I've done some research into building a gaming rig, and I'm looking for a build that will be around $1500 or lower. Here are my current specs (Excluding Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard/Speakers)

Combo:
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 5
Processor: Intel i5-4670k
Power Supply: Rosewill Stallion 600 W
Ram: Hyper X Fury Black 8 GB Ram
$489.99

GPU: ASUS GTX 780ti $665.99

HHD: WD Black Series 1 TB 7200 RPM $79.99

SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 256 GB $144.99

Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 $139.99

Other Components: Coolermaster Evo 212 CPU Fan $34.99
DVD Drive: $19.99
Okay so here are my questions.

1. Is everything compatible with eachother? (I've done research on this, just making sure.)
2. Am I spending too little/too much on one particular component?
3. Should I spend any extra money on cooling components other than the fans included in the case?
Lastly,
4. Are there any components that I am overlooking that I will need for the computer?

Also, if there are any other comments/suggestions, please let me know.
By the way, the build is about 1575 right now. I would like it to cost 1500, and if there is any suggestion as to lower the price but not lose performance, let me know.

Thanks
 
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That looks an awesome build :D
1. The are all compatible don't worry ;)
2. I cant find anything that looks too cheap/ too expensive apart from the CM Hyper EVO which I can find for $24.
3. The case has very good airflow and fans already installed so unless you need super-ultra quiet fans to replace the ones in the case then no need :D
4. No more components needed :D
5. Personally, I would go with only a 128GB SSD for just a couple of games, software and Windows 8 (No war plz xD) and maybe see if you can find any sales on Amazon/Newegg soon :D
6. (Not a question) I think you will need more PSU Watts that 600. I would recommend at least 750W for the 780Ti.

You look prepared for ultra-4k gaming :D (obviously with low framerate though xD)...

SachMcFunny

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That looks an awesome build :D
1. The are all compatible don't worry ;)
2. I cant find anything that looks too cheap/ too expensive apart from the CM Hyper EVO which I can find for $24.
3. The case has very good airflow and fans already installed so unless you need super-ultra quiet fans to replace the ones in the case then no need :D
4. No more components needed :D
5. Personally, I would go with only a 128GB SSD for just a couple of games, software and Windows 8 (No war plz xD) and maybe see if you can find any sales on Amazon/Newegg soon :D
6. (Not a question) I think you will need more PSU Watts that 600. I would recommend at least 750W for the 780Ti.

You look prepared for ultra-4k gaming :D (obviously with low framerate though xD)

Hope I helped :D
 
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Jovan93

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try picking some other MOBO MSi is not that bad but GIGABYTE and ASUS are better i dont know about that power supply check out Seasonic brand's or corsair if you are going to use SSD for OS only if you go with 120Gb you are going to be left with the 65-70gb+ when you install the os so there is no need for SSD That big Seagate barracuda 1tb 7200rpm is good to and invest that left over money in some fans