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rockyalife

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Hi!
I've never built a pc from scratch, I just swapped parts liked the graphics card, disks, memories etc. And I was thinking about buying the parts online and assemble the pc my self for the first time.
Will it be very difficult?
My main question is whether to apply thermal paste to the cpu or not of if it comes with it, there are websites that say yes and others say no and do not want to end up with a burned pc

And beyond that I wanted to know if any ATX case suits with these components or not

CPU: Intel I5 4590 (3.3Ghz)
Graphics Card: MSI GTX 770 Twin frozr 2gb
Motherboard: Asrock Fatal1ty H97 Performance
Memory: G.Skill Kit 8Gb 1600MHz Ripjaws
Power Supply: XFX Pro Core Edition 550w

Thank you!
 
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No, it is not very difficult but you should do plenty of research beforehand to make sure you know what to do. These days there are lots of YouTube clips showing you how to do it. Watch some that have been made by reputable experts.

There are plenty of magazines that explain the process (e.g. Custom PC) too.

The hardest part, I think, is choosing the components. For example, make sure you check the motherboard manual and/or website to select compatible memory... You can post your proposed rig on the forums and people will make helpful comments :)

The thermal compound issue is always a hot topic (if you excuse the pun). There are websites showing what happens if you try different techniques. I personally prefer the cross method...
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ArnoBaes

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Get a cooler because sometimes standard coolers aren't good enough. Als a mid-tower is fine for case. And for what will you use it. For gaming? Maybe get a 4590k because that's overclockable. And also include SSDs if you have the money for it
 
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Andy MacLeod

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No, it is not very difficult but you should do plenty of research beforehand to make sure you know what to do. These days there are lots of YouTube clips showing you how to do it. Watch some that have been made by reputable experts.

There are plenty of magazines that explain the process (e.g. Custom PC) too.

The hardest part, I think, is choosing the components. For example, make sure you check the motherboard manual and/or website to select compatible memory... You can post your proposed rig on the forums and people will make helpful comments :)

The thermal compound issue is always a hot topic (if you excuse the pun). There are websites showing what happens if you try different techniques. I personally prefer the cross method...

The pre-applied thermal compound should be perfectly good. However, most builders do not use the stock cooler, and therefore apply their own thermal compound.

Have fun!

Andy
 
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