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First time building a Computer, unsure of compatibility and parts, please help!

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October 9, 2014 7:01:42 PM

My Computer Components-
This is my first time building a computer and I don't know if my parts are compatible and some I have not decided yet. Please help me determine if the below parts are good and compatible and if I am missing anything. Thanks!

Case:
Nzxt H440-http://
I chose this because I felt that it had lots of room (size isn't a problem), organization, design, and cooling.

Processor:
Intel i7-4790k-http://
I chose this because it was only 30 dollars more than the 4790 and better

Motherboard
ASUS Maximus VII Hero ATX-http://
I chose this because it seemed most compatible with the i7-4790k and had great features

Solid State Drive
Samsung 840 Pro Series 128gb-http://
I chose this because I wanted a good SSD with good storage, fast, and cheap(ish)

RAM
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 2x8GB-http://
I chose this because it seemed compatible with the motherboard and processer but I am not sure if there are better ones out there for cheaper, I did not look much into the RAM

Graphics Card
Undecided- I prefer Nvdia, but I don't know which one is good bang for my buck or what Graphics card is simply good. I don't want to spend over $200

Hard Drive
Undecided- I just want a lot of memory for my money, preferably 1TB but I don't know if that will be too much or too little.

Display
Undecided- I don't really want anything over 23" just good resolution and I would love to get one in the $100-250 dollar zone maybe 300 in necessary

Power Supply
Undecided- I have no idea how much voltage my computer will potentially need, but I prefer to have at least 20% extra voltage to be able to upgrade if needed. A reliable brand is good, as I prefer my computer parts not to be fried ;)  If someone could somehow calculate the total voltage the computer may need that would be awesome :) 

Thank You for helping me and I would love for my questions to be answered, as I said this is my first time building a desktop and any advice is good advice. Thank You!

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October 9, 2014 7:08:01 PM

Your components are are good and will play nice together.

That's an expensive CPU/Board/Memory to have with a $200 gfx card. If you are a gamer, the gfx card will be your most important component. The R9-280 is about the best you can do for $200 right now.

Your PSU size will be determined by the gfx card you finally end up with. But Seasonic, Corsair, XFX, Antec are the brands you should be looking at... to name a few. 600W in any of the brands will be fine.
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October 9, 2014 7:08:11 PM

If you want to overclock the CPU at any time, you should get a custom cooler eg Noctua DH15 or Corsair H100i

But it'll turbo boost itself to 4.4GHz anyway and max overclock is only 4.7. So its not really necessary.

Power Supply will depend on your GPU. Get a good quality one - from tiers 1, 2a or 2b of http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-su...

Best bang for your buck now is a MSI GTX 970 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

For that you'd need a 500W PSU eg Seasonic M12II 520 ($67 at Newegg), XFX 550 or Antec HCG 520M
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October 9, 2014 7:08:37 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($189.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $673.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-09 22:11 EDT-0400
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October 9, 2014 7:18:14 PM

Thanks for the replies guys. I am getting a more high-end CPU/Motherboard/Memory because I want to be able to easily upgrade the Graphics card in the future, what is the main differences between the graphics cards at 200$ vs 300$ price zones? And are they worth the upgrade?
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October 9, 2014 7:33:42 PM

i7Baby said:
If you want to overclock the CPU at any time, you should get a custom cooler eg Noctua DH15 or Corsair H100i

But it'll turbo boost itself to 4.4GHz anyway and max overclock is only 4.7. So its not really necessary.

Power Supply will depend on your GPU. Get a good quality one - from tiers 1, 2a or 2b of http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-su...

Best bang for your buck now is a MSI GTX 970 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

For that you'd need a 500W PSU eg Seasonic M12II 520 ($67 at Newegg), XFX 550 or Antec HCG 520M



Thank you for the links, they were really helpful!
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