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Hi guys,

I hope I'm posting in the right place, if not please let me know!

I'm attempting to build a reasonably priced PC for a friend of mine to save him getting charged ludicrously by the local computer shop.

Now while I consider myself to have entry level knowledge on PC building I know I dont know everything and may have missed a few things.

I have built this PC around the premise that my friend will be playing games at 1080p, using flight simulators and Solid Works.

Please let me know if there are any loop holes in the make-up of the PC in regards to PSU cabling for components, will the whole thing actually fit together etc.

And any potential upgrades or alternatives.

I think this is a very reasonably priced PC for the power to price ratio considering what it will be used for.

Any help is well appreciated.

Thanks guys!

EVGA 600B 600W 80+
ASRock B75 Pro3-M Micro ATX LGA1155
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core
ASUS GTX760 2GB
1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower
LiteOn 24x Internal SATA DVD


All the best,

Matt
 
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I would definitely use pcpartpicker - its worth the compatibility check as well, and it takes all of five minutes...and shows you the best prices for that component. Well worth it.

All "k" models are unlocked and designed to be OC'd - you can get the non k version of the 3570 and save $15 bucks or so. And you can also buy a cheaper MoBo (if you wanted to OC, you'd need a K chip and a MoBo that supported OCing).

Get the 3570 (provided you need the 3570 - that's a good amount of CPU...). OCing isn't that hard, and I would suggest to you if you're somewhat techy, that you try it out. You end spending an extra $100 bucks (between K chip, mobo and CPU cooler), but you keep the chip a lot longer since you can boost its performance by as...
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You're using good components, but I think you may have missed a few things...

1) Put everything into pcpartpicker.com and use its free basic compatibility tests, and wattage calculcator - make sure 600 is enough. It should be, but check...

2) You have a MoBo which doesn't support OCing, a K class chip, and no CPU cooler...are you overclocking or not? I would recommend you do, and you upgrade the MoBo and buy a Evo 212. Or if you MIGHT in the future, upgrade the MoBo, and leave the CPU cooler for down the road. Yes you could upgrade the MoBo down the road, but when you upgrade the MoBo, you invalidate an OEM OS license...

3) I really like SSD boot drives - would your friend spend another $90 to have a smallish 128 gig SSD boot drive to make the OS that much snappier? What OS are you gonna use by the way?
 
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Mattagav

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Hey thanks for the reply!

I will do that when I get time thanks. I dont really know much about the Voltage and whatnot.

But I did a preliminary search to see roughly how much each component uses under load and subtracted that from 600W I came up with over 200W left over. Is that a substantial check or should I definitely use the tool on part picker?

I was not planning on overclocking, I have very little knowledge on the matter. So I was not aware that that CPU model was designed to be overclocked.

So we dont plan on ever overclocking. Is there another CPU of the same grade that or can we use the same one but just not overclock?

I am considering this, but I just want to ensure the thing will run. I have asked him if he would like an SSD, but he nor I have ever seen one in full swing. Its actually the next thing I will upgrade in my own PC.

We will use Windows 7 or 8.1.
 
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I would definitely use pcpartpicker - its worth the compatibility check as well, and it takes all of five minutes...and shows you the best prices for that component. Well worth it.

All "k" models are unlocked and designed to be OC'd - you can get the non k version of the 3570 and save $15 bucks or so. And you can also buy a cheaper MoBo (if you wanted to OC, you'd need a K chip and a MoBo that supported OCing).

Get the 3570 (provided you need the 3570 - that's a good amount of CPU...). OCing isn't that hard, and I would suggest to you if you're somewhat techy, that you try it out. You end spending an extra $100 bucks (between K chip, mobo and CPU cooler), but you keep the chip a lot longer since you can boost its performance by as much as...30%? Maybe more.

Put it into PCpartpicker - they will tell you if it will run. They're good enough at compatibility checking now to let you know that the GPU you picked is too long for the case ;)
 
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