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May 16, 2012 3:44:12 AM

Hello, I am a YouTube video creator and I am looking to build a new computer used for recording games, like Minecraft, Skyrim, CoD, and Battlefield 3, I also need to be able to render videos at moderate speeds. I need to know if all of the parts I have chosen are compatible with one another. Oh, and by the way I am a new member, so if this post is not in the right forum, I apologize.

Anyways, here is the list of specifications I have so far and from where I plan to buy them, I am still currently looking for a good motherboard, so if you have any suggestions, i'd like to here them.

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80 Liquid Cooling

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Case: Cooler Master haf 932 Advanced

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU: Corsair Gaming Series GS800 800w

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Graphics Card: EVGA Geforce GTX 570 2560MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Hard Drive 1: Corsair Force Series 3 60GB SSD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Hard Drive 2: Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 7200rpm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Hard Drive 3: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200rpm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Thermal Compound/Paste: Arctic Silver 5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Optical Drive: Asus 24x DVD Burner

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If you find that a component is not compatible with the others please tell me, and again sorry if this is in the wrong forum and if I sound like a total noob.

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May 16, 2012 8:47:25 AM

You didn't mention what motherboard you'll be using.
Other than that I think it's good enough. Maybe get a little more RAM just in case since it's kind of cheap
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May 16, 2012 10:23:37 AM


Is there a specific reason for choosing i7 2600K?

I would suggest i7 3700K..it costs $40 more than your i7 2600K. But it is worth the little extra.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

You need a z77 motherboard either ASRock Extreme 6 or MSI Z77A-GD65,

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z77-extreme6-z77a-gd65-z7...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If you can afford, please consider Corsair H100 ($115) or Noctua NH-D14 ($95) or even Cooler Master H612 ($50)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

As far as the Thermal Paste is concerned, it is either Arctic Silver 5 or Noctua NT-H1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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May 16, 2012 10:38:11 AM

Want a few more opinions?

You might want to jump on over to the Systems > New Build section of the THG forums where they handle about a couple dozen of these requests per day.
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May 17, 2012 12:15:14 AM

Thanks for the tip,
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May 17, 2012 12:16:21 AM

SSri said:
Is there a specific reason for choosing i7 2600K?

I would suggest i7 3700K..it costs $40 more than your i7 2600K. But it is worth the little extra.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

You need a z77 motherboard either ASRock Extreme 6 or MSI Z77A-GD65,

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z77-extreme6-z77a-gd65-z7...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If you can afford, please consider Corsair H100 ($115) or Noctua NH-D14 ($95) or even Cooler Master H612 ($50)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

As far as the Thermal Paste is concerned, it is either Arctic Silver 5 or Noctua NT-H1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


Alright thanks for the suggestions, one for thing, what does the 3700k have that the 2600k doesn't?
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May 28, 2012 3:25:51 AM

Best answer selected by Mr15ization.
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