Picking the Parts for My First Build - Your Advice?

mike-uh

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For years I have stalked the forums of Tom's Hardware and have found your guy's knowledge extremely helpful, now I am officially posting my first thread :)

So I'm building my first computer and would REALLY love your guidance and feedback on the parts I've chosen.
-Are the parts compatible/will work well with each other?
-Is the case big enough to fit everything?
-Did I pick a powerful enough power supply?

Sure these are newb questions just want to make sure I do it all right :p And if there's anything else that catches your eye I want to hear it! I have yet to order the parts so will make any changes if I need to!

Below is everything I've chosen.

For reference: I will be using this machine mainly for Adobe Premiere, After Effects, future programs like Nuke, 3DS Max etc. and also some gaming (Battlefield 4, Splinter Cell Blacklist)

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D12OBEU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Processor: Intel i5 4670k
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit
Graphics Card: PNY GTX 770 2gb
SSD: SanDisk Ultra Plus 256gb
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series HX 850Watt
Case: Cool Master N400 Mid Tower
OS: Windows 7 64bit Hom Premium
Monitor: Acer 21.5 1080p
Drive: LG Internal Bluray Optical Drive
And then some cheap mouse and keyboard :D









 
Solution
Everything looks good if you have the money, but there are ways you could lower the cost without sacrificing too much performance.

To do
- go lower on PSU. XFX , Antec, Corsair, and Seasonic 700 watt PSU would do
- get 2x4GB RAM instead
- Get the Samsung 840 Evo 120GB and a HDD

Checkout the gigabyte GTX 770 windoforce 3x it should be cooler and quieter

IRONBATMAN

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Everything looks good if you have the money, but there are ways you could lower the cost without sacrificing too much performance.

To do
- go lower on PSU. XFX , Antec, Corsair, and Seasonic 700 watt PSU would do
- get 2x4GB RAM instead
- Get the Samsung 840 Evo 120GB and a HDD

Checkout the gigabyte GTX 770 windoforce 3x it should be cooler and quieter
 
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mike-uh

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Thanks dude for the reply!! I'm looking into other power supplies....I just want to make sure I'll have enough power....from some reviews I'm reading on Amazon, a 750W might not give me enough wiggle room for possible o'c in the future..? Anyone else have any thoughts on this?