About to build. A few questions first.

aevancho · Dec 17, 2015

First off, these are the parts currently being shipped to my home now:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zYHsdC

Some background:
I plan on updating parts in the future (SLI, bigger SSD, more fans, etc.)
I do plan to overclock
I'm interested in a variety of games: anything from Fallout 4 to Heroes of the Storm to Battlefield

Some questions:
I don't have a windows 7 key. I was planning on spending $10-20 on r/microsoftsoftwareswap for a Windows 7 key, grabbing an ISO from microsoft with it, and updating it to Windows 10 once it's all installed. Is this a working method?

Are any of my parts NOT compatible — or does anyone have any special tips regarding my parts and installation?

And what is cheaper — using something like Steam or Origin to digitally buy and download games. Or buying and installing an optical drive and buying discs (which at a glance seem to be more reasonably priced than digital downloads?)

Quarkzquarkz · Dec 17, 2015

Seems okay to me. But if you're a hardcore gamer inching along to overclock and run more upgrades in the future, that power supply might need to be swapped out. Some people say 650w is plenty, but for me at LEAST 750w is necessary especially with a modified gtx 980.

Regarding your windows 7 key, you can install that but it MUST be geniune because once you update to windows 10 and something happens with the authenticity. You're completely screwed because you can't even revert back to windows 7.

Lastly, screw origin. Steam is where it's at these days and you will always save money because everyday there are deals for countless number of games.

Good luck~

Xuebao61 · Dec 17, 2015

Buying an optical drive would cost you more, since most physical game discs can be freely resold, and depending on when sales are going on, physical games can be cheaper that way, so it's all incidental. But, you can get steam keys and such from places like G2A and other third party sites. G2A is usually pretty reputable, and they have an option where you can protect your purchase for a few more dollars in case the dealer doesn't come through. The people on there are able to sell games for cheaper due to their location. Places like the Russian Federation, their games are usually discounted by at least 10% when they buy them. So, they sell to westerners unless the game is region locked. Steam usually has decent sales around holidays though. I don't know how much will be taken off of newer games like Fallout 4 though during the Christmas sale. You'll just have to wait and see. For a Win7 key, I can see if I have one unused and just give it to you. You should be able to upgrade directly to Windows 10 once the update for the system checker to see if you're fine to upgrade is installed. I can look up which specific update it is so you can just install that one and not sit for any more time than you need to. I didn't see any incompatibilities with your system when I looked over it quickly. You may just want to get an HDD ((1-2TB)) for mass storage along side your SSD. They're fairly cheap.

aevancho · Dec 17, 2015

Quarkzquarkz :

You think so? I mean, nvidia's site only recommends 500w (http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/specifications) — but of course that isn't considering all the other parts. Although I can't imagine the rest requiring another 150w (let alone 250w) to run safely, but I suppose I'm the novice here haha.

aevancho · Dec 17, 2015

Xuebao61 :

Buying an optical drive would cost you more, since most physical game discs can be freely resold, and depending on when sales are going on, physical games can be cheaper that way, so it's all incidental. But, you can get steam keys and such from places like G2A and other third party sites. G2A is usually pretty reputable, and they have an option where you can protect your purchase for a few more dollars in case the dealer doesn't come through. The people on there are able to sell games for cheaper due to their location. Places like the Russian Federation, their games are usually discounted by at least 10% when they buy them. So, they sell to westerners unless the game is region locked. Steam usually has decent sales around holidays though. I don't know how much will be taken off of newer games like Fallout 4 though during the Christmas sale. You'll just have to wait and see. For a Win7 key, I can see if I have one unused and just give it to you. You should be able to upgrade directly to Windows 10 once the update for the system checker to see if you're fine to upgrade is installed. I can look up which specific update it is so you can just install that one and not sit for any more time than you need to. I didn't see any incompatibilities with your system when I looked over it quickly. You may just want to get an HDD ((1-2TB)) for mass storage along side your SSD. They're fairly cheap.

Thx for the advice. Yeah — I mean, I'm trying to get away from discs and optical drives entirely. So I'll likely just use Steam. And if you've got a key laying around, I won't say no

. But if it's too old or not active anymore, no worries. Like I said, 10-20 bucks on reddit is no big deal either

Xuebao61 · Dec 17, 2015

Another thing with the physical disks is that a good bit of them are starting to require steam either way to complete the download. MGSV didn't have anything on it but a steam installer and a CD key to get the game on steam. But yeah, I'll look around and check any key that I find once I get home. I should have at least one that I haven't used. I will PM you it if I do, since I probably shouldn't post it out for the public to see. As for the power supply, it's better safe than sorry when OCing. I have a 970 and 4690k that are both overclocked. My PSU is only 500W, it's the last part that is still around from the original creation of the build, and I get pretty darn close to that cap at times. Since the 980 has a higher power draw, and the 6600k has either a similar or slightly higher power draw, you will definitely want a larger PSU for OCing those.

Xuebao61 · Dec 17, 2015

I'm sorry, I can't seem to find a key for you. I thought I had one, I guess I was wrong.

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