Hello one and all
I've been aquiring the parts for a pc build. Finally reaching a point where im about ready to select the last component the PSU. I have a case, hdd(~), sdd, cpu(~), gpu, ram(~). I was wondering whether you guys/gals have any advice to give me. Ive noticed in my research that the Powerlines are more of a core feature than the general power rating (~750W).
The current components I have ( not yet ordered or baught~):
Please dont slate anything without a ~ beside it, it will only make me feel bad.
I5 Haswell 4670K (~)
Z87-GD65 Gaming
Gigabyte's ATI Radeon R9 290X 4GB
Kingston HyperX Beast 8gb 2 Sticks (KHX24C11T3K2/8X)(~)
1 x 254GB SSD
1 or 2 x 500GB HDD (~) coming from two netgear digital entertainers my dad no longer wants. (I might get a SATAIII drive once the OS is loaded onto the SSD and the system seems stable.)
H60 Corsair Pre-fab Water cooler (~)
RAVEN Silverlight RV03
So I guess my quest is first of does this look like a pritty decent rig? I'm still umming and ahhing over the proccessor and the ram. As its been pointed out that my gaming (btw the way its a gaming rig) shouldnt really suffer with the lesser cpu I decided to settle with the i5. The RAM selection I'm pritty much a lost puppy, I know that the 2400Hz sticks should work with my motherboard, and processor (it being a haswell) and it was used to test one in a review I read. As for the HDDs my dad want to bin what the're from so he offered me them for free (i dont know the specs but the're from a netgear digital entertainer (1 new & 1 old model). The case is a SILVERSTONE Raven RV03. It states the following:
Quote:
A: Depth limitation
TheRV03 supports power supply with depth of up to 180mm. We use a specific extension cord for connecting to power supply’s AC plug,
so it does not support large, specialized plug found in extremely high wattage power supplies (e.g. SilverStone ST1500). If high wattage
power supply is required, we recommend the Strider Gold ST1200-G, which conforms to RV03’s dimension and extension power cord
requirements.
B: Cable length recommendations
Below is a table of recommend cable length based off of common retail power supplies. Please make sure that the power supply you want
to use has long enough cables to fit the below recommendations or you can also choose to purchase additional power cable extensions.
The table refferenced is in this
http:// page 21 as printed.
At the moment my monthly spend can top out at £500. With the cpu, cooler ram, still to order, I'd appriciate a cash saving but i dont want to skip on the quality as i would like the rig to last me until the end of my university studies before I have to perform any major surgery on it again (3 Years).
Thank you in advance.
Alge4