What kind of screws and such will I need for my system?

Tyler_Smith

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Hey there. I've been saving up money for a while, and I'm close to having what I need. Should be another month or so at my rate. Anyways, I put all the parts I'm gonna get together on pcpartpicker.com, and it says they're all compatible, which I believe to be true. However, this is my first time buying separate parts, as, my first computer was pre-purchased and not really used for gaming, but since I've been getting into it, I plan to build it from scratch and sell or re-use any parts. I already have the graphics card listed, and I already have a decent PSU (but will soon evaluate if I should get a new one. So, let me know, will the screws come with the case and/or motherboard? Or will I need to stop by my local hardware store and get everything? (Side note, the RAM may change as I haven't had time to open up my current one and see if what I have is alright. And the LED one isn't what I'm getting, I'm getting the normal one. And, I've been told the liquid cooling is not necessary for the CPU, but when I save for a while some more, I plan on upgrading to a much better graphics card.)
EDIT: I'm also worried about case sizes. I've looked into it, and I'm confident everything will fit, but worried that there's no set "measurement" of cases. (Aside from small, mid, large, box, etc.) Just worried about slots and such for everything

Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NkFsNN
 
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Yes they will all come with the case. The water cooler screws and mounts will be included with the cooler, and any parts like SATA leads etc will come in the motherboard box, power cables with the PSU etc etc, although there is no PSU on the list, which one will you be using ?

Seanie280672

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All the screws required will be included with the case you buy, you'll have hard drive mounting screws in there, the screws for the back PCI slots to hold your graphics cards, probably some fan screws, zip ties, motherboard stand offs and screws.

If you post a link to your PC part picker list, we can let you know if everything is compatible, and if the board will fit inside the case etc,

Motheboard sizes are classed as eATX (extended ATX), then theres ATX which is a standard size, mATX (Micro ATX) and ITX, some sizes differ very slightly, but they all fall into one of these groups.

an eATX case also known as a full tower will fit: eATX, ATX, mATX and ITX boards, although these last 2 boards will look completely lost in a case of that size.
an ATX case also known as a mid tower will fit: ATX, mATX and ITX boards
an mATX case will fit: mATX and ITX boards.only
and finally an ITX case will only fit ITX boards
 

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Yes they will all come with the case. The water cooler screws and mounts will be included with the cooler, and any parts like SATA leads etc will come in the motherboard box, power cables with the PSU etc etc, although there is no PSU on the list, which one will you be using ?
 
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Tyler_Smith

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I will have to look into it, but I believe I purchased it at Best Buy and it was a 520w PSU. Not quite brand name, but I've been using it for a while and it works fine, no issues. I assumed it would be fine for my new build. Here's a pic of the box that looks exactly what I got. Pretty sure it's it:
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Seanie280672

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It does look a bit generic, it might be worth spend a few more $$$ on such a high end system, also, does it come with any PCI-E cables as the graphics card you are purchasing will need its own power connectors, normally 6 pin PCI-E power connectors and/or 8 pin PCI-E power connectors.

EDIT: You can see here in this picture that it does indeed require a 6 pin PCI-E power connectors direct from the PSU (marked in red):

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Tyler_Smith

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Yes, I do see that. And mine does come with those, as, I have been using the GPU for a while now. However, I will consider buying a higher end PSU for such a system, which also opens up for improvements in the future, if needed. I believe that's all I need. Thank you :)
 

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You're welcome