Hi, I have been lurking about this site for a good few years looking for advice on software issues and it is obvious the user-base knows exactly what they are talking about.
I would like opinions on my current plan, mostly if it is practical and all the hardware is compatible with each other.
Any advice on making it more cost effective without sacrificing to much performance will also be welcome.
This will be my first proper build.
Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower Case (includes some fans)
Extra fans:
140mm
200mm
Power Supply: OCZ OCZ600MXSP-UK ModXStream Pro 600W ATX Power Supply
Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula 990FX
Processor + Heatsink + Thermal Compound:
Intel Core i7 3820 Quad Core CPU (3.60GHz)
CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Thermal paste
RAM: 8gb x4
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 7950
1TB HDD
Blu-ray Drive: Lite-On iHBS212
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX PCIE Sound Card
(I am not to bothered about sound and a cheap card will bring costs down, my current pc has a card from the 90s and it doesn't bother me.)
OS: Win 7 64bit OEM
I would like opinions on my current plan, mostly if it is practical and all the hardware is compatible with each other.
Any advice on making it more cost effective without sacrificing to much performance will also be welcome.
This will be my first proper build.
Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower Case (includes some fans)
Extra fans:
140mm
200mm
Power Supply: OCZ OCZ600MXSP-UK ModXStream Pro 600W ATX Power Supply
Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula 990FX
Processor + Heatsink + Thermal Compound:
Intel Core i7 3820 Quad Core CPU (3.60GHz)
CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Thermal paste
RAM: 8gb x4
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 7950
1TB HDD
Blu-ray Drive: Lite-On iHBS212
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX PCIE Sound Card
(I am not to bothered about sound and a cheap card will bring costs down, my current pc has a card from the 90s and it doesn't bother me.)
OS: Win 7 64bit OEM