Building new computer

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thrall

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Hello!

I was wondering if all my parts are compatible with eachother and maybe if u guys have any other suggestion of parts.
This are the parts that i'm thinking of buying:

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A Z87 S-1150 ATX
Processor: Intel core i7 4770K 3.5GHZ 8 MB S-1150
GPU: 2x Asus Geforce GTX 760 OC 2 GB
Power supply: Corsair AX 860W Professional series
HDD: 2x Intel 335 Series 2,5" 180GB SSD Sata/600
Memory: 2x CORSAIR 16GB DDR3 VENGEANCE LP PC3-12800 1600MHZ CL10

And im leaning towards this Case: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4 BLACK

Im looking forward for some feedback.


kind regards,
Thrall
 
Yep it's all compatible but instead of 2 760s I'd get a single 770 or 780 depending on cost. It is usually best practice to have one strong card as opposed to two weaker ones. You wouldn't need that 860W PSU for a single card either, you'd only need say a 600-700W PSU for a single card.

For a build of this calibre I'd be inclined to spend a bit more on the board too. Maybe look at the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 or Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC instead. You're spending all this money on this kind of hardware and then you go and cheap out a bit on the board. The Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H is a decent affordable choice.

What is this PC going to be used for? If it's gaming, you may as well get an i5 4670K instead of the i7 and save a bit of money. If it's for editing, then stick with your i7.

SSD wise, I assume you're going to put them in RAID-0 to improve performance? I wouldn't bother with RAID-0 and SSDs, just get a single SSD. They are plenty fast enough. Intel drives are expensive too, OCZ, Samsung and SanDisk make cheaper drives which are just as fast. I have a Vertex 4 from OCZ and it's great. I've used Crucial M4s and SanDisk Extremes in the past too, both great drives (but I recommend the Vertex 4 over them). You might want to consider instead getting a single SSD and a nice large 2TB HDD to store files on. Seagate make some good hard drives, check them out.
 
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If you are inclined to go SLI, I would get a Corsair AX760, one GTX 780 and the motherboard, CPU and drive recommendations spirit offered.
You would have enough power to add a second GTX 780, should you one day feel like you need it. You won't need it now, I'm sure.
Very good case choice, but if you are going to overclock the CPU, you'll need a much better cooler.
Am I reading it as you want 32GB of RAM? You write
thrall said:
Memory: 2x CORSAIR 16GB DDR3 VENGEANCE LP PC3-12800 1600MHZ CL10
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Why is that? It's waaay overkill for gaming, 8GB is enough. 16GB is good.
 
If this rig is for editing or CAD or VMs or something like that I would probably go for 32GB, though that being said I do that kind of stuff with 16GB of RAM and I haven't run into problems. Having a lot of RAM is never a bad thing if you are prepared to pay for it and you're not skimping out on other, more important things in order to pay for it.

For gaming, 8GB is enough but you have the money so you may as well get 16GB. Get 2x8GB if you're going to go 16GB.
 
Thanks for all response!
I will use it for editing and some casual gaming aswell.
Think i will go with something like this:

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z87 S-1150 ATX
CORSAIR 16GB DDR3 VENGEANCE LP PC3-12800 1600MHZ CL10 (2X8GB)
GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 770 4GB
INTEL CORE I7 4770K 3.5GHZ 8MB S-1150
Gonna check on some HDD and Power supply later.
 
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