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G'day folks,

After opinions and compatibility check on the following? Will be able to build it for $1200 AUD. Usage is for general gaming. Cheers!

Processor - i5 4690 3.5ghz
Memory - 1 x 8GB 1600 DDR3
SSD - Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB
GPU - EVGA ACX SC 2GB GTX770
Chassis - Bitfenix Phenom Black Mini ITX
PSU - Bitfenix Fury 650w
M/board - Asus H97i Plus
 
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Thanks Novuake. What's the advantage of dual channel? I was thinking 1x8 would allow me to upgrade easier in the future if I wanted to.
 
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Dual channel allows RAM to write to both chips at the same time.

Theoretically this doubles the memory bandwidth.

In practice it can improve performance by a good 10% or more depending on what you are doing.

I doubt you will ever need more than 8GB of RAM any time soon.
 
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Revised list:

Processor - i5 4690 3.5ghz
Memory - 2 x 4GB 1600 DDR3 G Skill Ripjaws
SSD - Samsung 840 Evo 250GB
GPU - EVGA ACX SC 2GB GTX770
Chassis - Bitfenix Phenom Black Mini ITX
Power supply - Thermaltake Toughpower 650w
Motherboard - Asus H97i Plus
 
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Are there any other items I need to consider - thermal paste, heat sink/s, cables? This is my first build.

Also, just googling how to install OS from a USB since I won't have DVD drive.
 
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I might purchase an external DVD drive - will be easier to install the OS and any games I purchase on DVD.


 
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