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Started by Aeraylia_ | | 14 answers
Any problems with this build?
To start off with I know that I could do some stuff better, but I want all these components. I basically just have some concerns that I want your guys opinion on.

Concerns:
1. Basic compatibility, will there be any problems with running it all?
2. How loud would this machine be? I want a quiet one and if it's too loud, leave comments on fixing it.
3. Can I hook my tower to my monitor via HDMI?
4. Is my motherboard going to fit my case and are the components going to fit nicely, without having to worrying about clutterness.
5. Will it all stay cool with my H60? I want to it to be under 50C for the most part.

The ones I am worrying about the most are cooling, loudness, and basic compatibility, but please answer for all those.

Specs:

Processor:
AMD FX-8350 Vishera
$200

GPU:
Sapphire AMD Radeon 7970 GHz Edition
$500

Keyboard:
Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth
$130

Mouse:
Razer Taipan
$80

Case:
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Computer Case
$60

Cooling:
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CWCH60) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
$85

SSD:
SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive (120GB)
$100

Hard drive:
Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
$100

DVD:
LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04
$20

Compound:
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM
$12

RAM:
A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB). DDR3 2400 Kit
$150

Speakers:
Logitech Budget Gaming Speakers.
$60

Monitor:
Asus VS238H-P Black 23" 2ms
$150

Mouse Pad:
Guild Wars 2 Eir Edition
$20

Power Supply:
CORSAIR CX750M ATX12V v2.3 SLI
$80

Motherboard:
MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2
$170

Thank you for your responses. :) 
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September 29, 2014 5:00:24 PM

terry4536 said:
I would get the EVGA SC Reference cooler GTX 980.


September 29, 2014 4:53:00 PM

terry4536 said:
I would get the EVGA SC Reference cooler GTX 980.


Could you possibly send me a link for Newegg or something?
a b 4 Gaming
September 29, 2014 4:51:30 PM

I would get the EVGA SC Reference cooler GTX 980.
September 29, 2014 4:47:15 PM

terry4536 said:
Actually, the GTX 980 is the fastest GPU around for now. So you would be set.


Nice. I am thinking of getting the EVGA GTX 980, but I don't know which exactly. Could you pick out the best one for me that would do the best? From all types.
a b 4 Gaming
September 29, 2014 4:42:19 PM

Actually, the GTX 980 is the fastest GPU around for now. So you would be set.
September 29, 2014 4:37:34 PM

terry4536 said:
The other great thing about the GTX 970 & 980 is that the are very power efficient. The minimum system requirement on both is 500 watts. So, a minimum of a 550 watt or 650 watt power supply should be fine. Also, just because you have a 750 watt power supply doesn't mean that is drawing that much current. That is the max power level. If your computer is running at the 200 watt level, then that level is what your power bill would be affected by.



Thank you. I am going to go with the power supply you supplied and I am changing for the GTX 980. So it should quiet at around 37-43 DbB and should have the same performance and all fit right?
a b 4 Gaming
September 29, 2014 4:07:55 PM

A very good buy from Newegg.com. On sale for $.69.99 after rebate.

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750 G 80 PLUS GOLD Certified 750W Active PFC ATX12V v2.31/EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Full Modular PSU 10 Year Warranty 120-G1-0750-XR NEW Haswell Ready Power Supply Int

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
a b 4 Gaming
September 29, 2014 3:59:58 PM

The other great thing about the GTX 970 & 980 is that the are very power efficient. The minimum system requirement on both is 500 watts. So, a minimum of a 550 watt or 650 watt power supply should be fine. Also, just because you have a 750 watt power supply doesn't mean that is drawing that much current. That is the max power level. If your computer is running at the 200 watt level, then that level is what your power bill would be affected by.

September 29, 2014 3:23:21 PM

terry4536 said:
The Corsair CX and RM series are known to be problematic. These series are the cheapest Corsair power supplies and they use the cheapest components. The Corsair AX and HX series are fine.

The 7970 GHz edition is from 2-3 years ago, at the time it was one of the loudest graphics cards around.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6025/radeon-hd-7970-ghz-e...

This site has the "loudness"of the 7970 GHz edition at 61.5 and 63.5 dBA when gaming. The same site has the GTX 980 reference card is at 47.0 and 48.1 dBA when gaming.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-9...


Could you recommend a new power supply that is 750W and about the same price. Also is the GTX 980 the same performance and price? I also have a very important question. How much power is it going to cost to run this? Like 750W is a lot and that would kill my electric bill.

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