Looking for advice on new build, specifically compatibility issues.

narziss

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May 25, 2015
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Hi all,

Looking for advice on a new build. Intended to take me through the next few years, and handle games, video editing, etc. In other words, a good general desktop to take whatever I'll throw at it. Specifically looking for views on whether all this will fit together: will the CPU, cooler, video card and RAM fit together with this motherboard and tower? Think they'll be OK, but better to check now rather than after purchase! Would appreciate any advice.

Cheers,
Narziss.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£262.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen MAX 97.2 CFM CPU Cooler (£40.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£165.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£63.80 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.29 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case (£119.13 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£55.99 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£25.73 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£117.43 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£26.28 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1439.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 20:48 BST+0100
 

ShakedG

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Dec 2, 2014
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Don't make the buy quite yet, in a couple of weeks AMD is rumored to release a new line of graphic cards, and NVidia should be following suit. This means completely different prices for all the cards on the market. So right now, wait with your build untill July-August when the prices stabilize, and we have a better picture of the new VGA scene.