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First time building a PC , help please !

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August 19, 2014 7:55:26 AM

Hello everyone , I am building a PC for the first time and it is going to be basically a work stations and occasional gaming .

These are the parts I have bought , please suggest me on the other parts I should buy so it works well. Also if something is wrong in my build already let me know please .

Thanks

Link to parts :

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzYqrH

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a b 4 Gaming
August 19, 2014 8:51:10 AM

What's your budget?
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a b 4 Gaming
August 19, 2014 8:56:49 AM

This motherboard, processor and RAM would complement your build nicely

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($101.24 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Rosewill Micro RK-9000 BL Wired Mini Keyboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $947.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 11:54 EDT-0400

That powersupply is far, far more than you need in a build like this. You'd be fine with this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12i...

I got rid of the cooler, you don't really need it if you're not overclocking
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a b 4 Gaming
August 19, 2014 8:59:58 AM

If you do want to overclock, this would be a good route. The motherboard will allow you to add an extra R9 270X later if you want crossfire at 8x/8x

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.00 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Rosewill Micro RK-9000 BL Wired Mini Keyboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($101.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1007.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 11:59 EDT-0400
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August 19, 2014 9:14:33 AM

Thanks and I didn't want to overclock. I will cancel the power supply and get a low tier one , also does it matter what brand of RAM I get?
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a b 4 Gaming
August 19, 2014 9:18:21 AM

Just get a quality brand 600-650w. XFX, Seasonic, EVGA, Antec and Rosewill (capstone) are the ones to go for.

Just get the cheapest 1.5v 1600mhz CAS 9 ram you can find. Corsair, Kingston, G Skill and crucial are good to name a few :) 
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August 19, 2014 9:24:29 AM

Ok , would this power supply be good ?

Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 650W ATX 12V 2.3 SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

And this ram

CORSAIR XMS 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M1A1333C9



Thanks
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a b 4 Gaming
August 19, 2014 10:36:04 AM

Soyger said:
Ok , would this power supply be good ?

Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 650W ATX 12V 2.3 SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

And this ram

CORSAIR XMS 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M1A1333C9



Thanks


That RAM is slow for your build. You want 1600Mhz. Do you have a preferred website so I can send you a link to some?

The Power Supply doesn't have any full reviews that I can see but I have seen some customer reviews that suggest they may be unreliable.

Any of these would be a better choice

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

I highly recommend the Capstone
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August 19, 2014 10:47:33 AM

I prefer newegg , thanks
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August 19, 2014 11:04:51 AM

No I wanted 8gb but I meant 2 of those lol
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a b 4 Gaming
August 19, 2014 11:06:36 AM

Soyger said:
No I wanted 8gb but I meant 2 of those lol


You should always buy a kit like the ones I linked to. They get checked for compatibility and matched in the factory so you know there won't be any issues :) 

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August 19, 2014 11:11:20 AM

Thanks I will buy that ram and the capstone cooler. Going to buy the i5 4590 CPU but could u suggest some other mobos please
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