Gaming Computer Home Build, PSU, GRAPHICS CARD & Crossfire.

[Luke9]

Hi, this is my first post on this website and also my first time building my own computer.

I decided to make my own Computer, specifically for high end gaming.

So i am waiting on the case before beginning my build. There's two issues.

One is with the Power supply, will there be sufficient power with my current system build with both Wattage and Amps? (PSU linked below). + Will i be leftover with enough power to add another GPU for Crossfire? (I followed the online PSU calculators and the 760w (correctme if i'm wrong) seems to be sufficient, but someone mentioned something about Amp's on the 12v rail or something which got me worried.

Two, do you reckon there will be any compatability issues with the system?

I'm grateful to any responses and criticism is more than welcome, i'd love to know which components were bad choices and where there could be room for improvement.

Operating System: Windows 8.1

Computer Case:
FREE SHIP NZXT PHANTOM 820 No Power Supply ATX Full Tower...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200961057441

Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB SATA-600 3.5" Internal ...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151131702662

Heat Sink:
CoolerMaster V8GTS V8 GTS - 8 Heatpipe Vapor Chamber
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310845301027

Optical Drive:
Asus DRW-24F1ST 24x Dual Layer DVD Writer SATA DVDRW
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331157472821

Psu
Corsair AX760 760W Modular Power Supply 80 Plus Platinum
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380833590261

Graphics Card
MSI Radeon R9 270X HAWK Video Graphic Card 2 GB PCI Express 3.0 x16 DDR5
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360778634747

MotherBoard
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Intel Socket 1150 Motherboard
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231214295071

CPU
Intel Core i7-4820K Quad Core 3.7GHz LGA211 10MB Cache 130W TDP CPU Processor
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111240819005

RAM
8GB DDR3 (2 sticks) (Unfortunately no link, but they do fit with the motherboard)

The above are the key/main components for my build, There are going to be the necessities such as Monitor, Mouse/Keyboard, Wireless card, headset and I am planning sometime in the future, setting up crossfire/sli with maybe two MSI Hawks?

 

[IRyannHD]

Buy the HDD from amazon or something, DO NOT PAY £999! <-- It is a fake seller or something.

This performs better than the Seagate as it is more optimised for heavy usage and gaming.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-3-5-inch-Internal-Hard-Drive/dp/B00FJRS628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399752757&sr=8-1keywords=wd+black+2tb

I would go for a Cooler Master 212 Evo, or something like a Dark rock, it performs better than the current CPU fan and is much cheaper.

Your PSU is fine, its a good PSU and can deliver the required Amps over the 12V rail and has enough Watts.

Change the GPU to a ASUS GTX 760, it performs better than the 270x, and for £30 more you get better performance, their cooling solution is much better than MSI and runs cooler. + The fantastic customer service from ASUS over MSI.

That motherboard isn't 2011 socket meaning your chosen CPU wont work.

The motherboard is fine, it's good motherboard, change the CPU to something like a 4670k or a 4770k.

Get some trusted ram like corsair or kingston.

 

[Luke9]

Buy the HDD from amazon or something, DO NOT PAY £999! <-- It is a fake seller or something.

This performs better than the Seagate as it is more optimised for heavy usage and gaming.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-3-5-inch-Internal-Hard-Drive/dp/B00FJRS628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399752757&sr=8-1keywords=wd+black+2tb

I would go for a Cooler Master 212 Evo, or something like a Dark rock, it performs better than the current CPU fan and is much cheaper.

Your PSU is fine, its a good PSU and can deliver the required Amps over the 12V rail and has enough Watts.

Change the GPU to a ASUS GTX 760, it performs better than the 270x, and for £30 more you get better performance, their cooling solution is much better than MSI and runs cooler. + The fantastic customer service from ASUS over MSI.

That motherboard isn't 2011 socket meaning your chosen CPU wont work.

The motherboard is fine, it's good motherboard, change the CPU to something like a 4670k or a 4770k.

Get some trusted ram like corsair or kingston.

That was such a foolish mistake on my part, thanks for pointing that out.

I noticed the same seller i purchased the processor off has a 4770k so im going to request a trade since they are practically the same price.

And as far as the above build goes what component would you reckon would need upgraded soonest? (Excluding the RAM since i'm going to upgrade it at some point during this month)

 

[IRyannHD]

Well it's touch to say really, this build will last a while as it's a pretty nice build but eventually it will probably be the GPU first, then the CPU/motherboard then maybe the PSU in order...kinda as the 760 is a solid card and you could SLI it in the future with another 760.