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April 30, 2014 5:07:24 AM

So anyway I'm not the greatest with computers and all the stuff that makes them however I wan't to make a gaming computer to play heavy games like crysis and battlefield so anyway I set up a computer with the parts I thought were good for the computer however im not sure if they would all work together so here it is

Processor: intel core i5 4670k
Motherboard: asus h81m-c
Lamb:Corsair CML 16GX3M2A 1600C10 16 GB (2x8GB)
Solid state: corsair new 120gb force LS SATA3 SSD MLC NAND
Hard drive seagate 1tb barracuda 7200
Optical drive: lg blu ray combo sata
Graphics cards: EVGA geforce gtx 780
sound card: asus xonar ds pci (does this have stereo mix?)
Case: Corsair carbide 500R
power supply: aywun 650w mega power elite
Cooling: corsair cwch90 hydro series h90 140mm
Network card: No idea something with good wifi for gaming

Thanks for the help in advance:) 

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April 30, 2014 5:13:48 AM

drop the 780 to a 770 and get a 48xx cpu. if your going i7 i am guessing its for far more than gaming? otherwise all you need is a fx8350 or i5 which are better for gaming. ( AMD only if paired with a AMD GPU)
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April 30, 2014 5:18:59 AM

Yes its a good PC however a few things;

'Optical drive: LG 16X DVD-R 50PK/4.7GB Printable media spindle' - to me this looks like your buying a pack of actual DVD disks?

Your power supply is overkill. Its also quite expensive. 500-600w will be plenty even with overclock.

How to for stereo mix.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/39532/how-to-enable-ster...

Wifi it depends on your router. you want to buy as fast wireless mode as possible. Modern routers usually produce 'n' .. however 'ac' is starting to crop up now. so if your thinking of a little future proofing it may be worth looking into.

[update]
I jsut had to check prices but if i was you i would drop processor down to a i5 4670k and change graphics card to a 780Ti ... £130 difference graphics card and £80 processor. so you spend £50 more but in the grand scheme of your build this is worth it IMHO
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April 30, 2014 5:31:03 AM

in reality a better price would be ASUS Sabertooth 990FX woth a 8350 and R290X with a SSD and Hybrid drive from Seagate would out perform all tese builds by a very large margin. Mantle is growing fast aswell. up to you but the saving can buy you a QHD monitor and game in 1440p. ( the performance increase in 8350 + 290X is even better when streaming and using Mantle against a Intel Nvidia build.)
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April 30, 2014 6:10:39 AM

First please post your budget. Then we can help you more specifically and it will be easy for us to recommend any change.

Are you fixed in micro-ATX? If not consider a full ATX mobo.
You are buying an unlocked CPU, but the mobo does not support overclocking. If overclocking is your concern, buy a mobo with Z87 chipset. If you do not wish to overclock, consider a CPU which does not end in K suffix, unlike i7 4770k, wich will be locked.
You can see this build. case and optical drive not included. Mobo has built in WiFI. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/inkiad/saved/4x3f .
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April 30, 2014 6:20:42 AM

Allright so my budget is around $1500-$2700 AU, I'm trying to do some research after a few of these responses and the video airborn824 posted is pulling me towards the AMD FX 8350 I honestly don't even know what a micro atx is and everything else as im currently converting to PC. Right now I am leaning towards airborn824's option.
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April 30, 2014 7:16:06 AM

throwaway1232 said:
Allright so my budget is around $1500-$2700 AU, I'm trying to do some research after a few of these responses and the video airborn824 posted is pulling me towards the AMD FX 8350 I honestly don't even know what a micro atx is and everything else as im currently converting to PC. Right now I am leaning towards airborn824's option.

i myself did a lot of research and onlmost wnet i5. But i chose not too so i could get a better tower cooler and monitors
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