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First time building a PC, need help on choosing parts
These parts are from newegg. This is going to be my first gaming computer and I would like feedback on the component quality and compatibility.

Case- NZXT Phantom PHAN-001RD Red Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Hard Drive- Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM

GPU- EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2765-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

PSU- CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Keyboard & Mouse- CM Storm Devastator - Blue LED Backlight Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle

RAM- CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Mouse Pad- Steelseries Qck Gaming Mouse Pad (Black)

Motherboard- MSI Z97 PC Mate LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU- Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell Quad-Core 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770

Software- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit

CPU Cooler- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

SSD- SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Headset- Logitech G930 USB Connector Circumaural Wireless Gaming Headset
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July 27, 2014 11:09:09 PM

Seeing the "gaming" stuff, i'd assume this build is for gaming.

The i5 vs i7: In gaming, there are only marginal gains, which are not worth the extra 100$ you spend on it.

Motherboard, H97 vs Z97: unless you're overclocking or running multiple graphics cards, you don't need a z97 motherboard, a h97 motherboard that'll have support for enough ram is good enough.

CPU cooler: if you're not overclocking, you will most likely not need a cpu cooler. The stock cooler is enough for stock settings. The i7 might be better off with an aftermarket cooler due to the extra heat though, but again, if you're just gaming, the i7's gains from the i5 don't justify spending the extra 100$ or so for it.

RAM, go with whatever ram is the cheapest 1600Mhz cas9 ram, brand doesn't matter too much.

PSU, CX series are not the best ones for gaming. I suggest getting a higher quality psu, XFX 550w/650w, seasonic psus, antec, Corsair AX/HX/TX psus, EVGA supernova psus, etc. You're spending a lot on the system as is, you don't want to cheap out a bit too much on the PSU. It'll run the system, I'd still suggest getting a better one even if it puts out less wattage.

SSD, The samsung evo is good enough. You don't need a samsung 840 pro. Money could be best spent elsewhere.

GPU, with the budget spent on so many other parts, this is what's really going to be lacking, at least in my opinion.

case: you're choice, if you need to sacrifice on anything, this would probably be my first choice, but if aesthetics mean a lot to you then whatever.

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Without knowing a budget, I'd suggest starting with this as the system itself:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($130.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1266.87

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