Yay officially bought everything for my first build - where do I start? :)

Hello I've just purchased last few parts for my first build and cannot wait for it to arrive

3rd Generation Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz Socket LGA1155 - £175

MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) Motherboard £81

Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £41

Fractal Design R3 Black Pearl - £75

Samsung S222BB 22x DVD+/-RW SATA Black £14

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £56

PNY NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Graphics Card £291

120GB OCZ Agility 3 2.5" Solid State Drive £66

Cyborg R.A.T 7 Gaming Mouse £55

Razer Arctosa keyboard £30

Microsoft 4000 ergonomic keyboard £26

QCK Medal of Honor Limited edition pad £15

ASUS VE248H 24 inch LED Widescreen Full HD 1080p with HDMI 2ms Response Time Aspect Control Function £156

Windows 7 64 bit £60

Leather chair £37

Desk £20

SSD Adapter £7

Toolkit for computer £5

HDMI Cable £6

Artic 5 silver compound thermal paste £6

Anti-static wrist band £3


I can't wait for everything to come this is the most I've ever spent on anything in my life, I really have no idea how to put it all together and really will need help when everything arrives I can post some pictures cant wait for it to arrive

Is there anything else that I missed out and might need to buy? thanks!

Total price £1225 + P&P / $1990 + P&p ! My original budget was £650 - oops lol!

How good will this pc be? (if I don't break it while trying to make it!

and is everything compatible please? thank you

Looks a very nice build!

I bought the same Power supply like 5+ years back and its still going strong today so its a good PSU.

Also,I see you bought a "SSD Adapter"....i take it this is the bracket for you to install the SSD into your case?...if so you did not need that as OCZ provide you with one.
You might not even need the bracket,im sure that Fractal Design R3 case supports installation of a SSD without any brackets/adapters...my Arc Midi does anyway.

You will be very happy with the GTX 670,Plays BF3 all maxed out and runs beautiful...Nvidia really came through with this one.

How come you got two Keyboards listed?

Looks good. As Nevakonaza pointed out, the R3 supports the usual SSD mounting schemes. Here's a few pictures of the HDD trays.

Nevakonaza said:

Looks a very nice build!

I bought the same Power supply like 5+ years back and its still going strong today so its a good PSU.

Also,I see you bought a "SSD Adapter"....i take it this is the bracket for you to install the SSD into your case?...if so you did not need that as OCZ provide you with one.
You might not even need the bracket,im sure that Fractal Design R3 case supports installation of a SSD without any brackets/adapters...my Arc Midi does anyway.

You will be very happy with the GTX 670,Plays BF3 all maxed out and runs beautiful...Nvidia really came through with this one.

How come you got two Keyboards listed?

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Thanks! I'm so glad that it's all coming, cannot wait Wow its good to know that the PSU is a good one, it just arrived today and is quite heavy so that's a good sign!

Ohhh shoot, I didn't know it had the bracket inside, maybe I should sell it on! I just bought everything just in-case, as I would be gutted if everything arrived and I had something simple missing

Yeah the keyboard was a bit of a mistake, at first I bought an ergonomic one but when it arrived it was much bigger than I imagined and it will probably be hard to play games with it, so I had to save up and buy a Razer Arctosa keyboard but that arrived and the keys are invisible, I cannot see them, they are black on black it's crazy! but apart from that it's an excellent keyboard

Thank you

mrjack said:

Looks good. As Nevakonaza pointed out, the R3 supports the usual SSD mounting schemes. Here's a few pictures of the HDD trays.

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Thank you for the pictures! that's good to know that it already has them, atleast I got a spare I guess thanks

Don't forget to post pics of the finished product!

Nevakonaza said:

Don't forget to post pics of the finished product!

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I wont! thanks

Everything has arrived now, excluding the tool kit I ordered (first thing I ordered, typical!) What tools can I use to put it all together? My dad has a endless supply of bits in his garage but it would of been great if the tool kit had arrived,

Here's everything Sorry about the mess, and also my desk is in my brothers room I've got to carry that up here on my own somehow 7
Thanks

alexjb said:

Everything has arrived now, excluding the tool kit I ordered (first thing I ordered, typical!) What tools can I use to put it all together? My dad has a endless supply of bits in his garage but it would of been great if the tool kit had arrived,

Here's everything Sorry about the mess, and also my desk is in my brothers room I've got to carry that up here on my own somehow 7
Thanks

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Fixed it for you, mate.

Troncoso said:

Fixed it for you, mate.

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Thank you! been spending the last 5 minutes trying to do that how do you do it please?

Thanks again

alexjb said:

What tools can I use to put it all together? My dad has a endless supply of bits in his garage but it would of been great if the tool kit had arrived

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Really,You only need a Philips screwdriver,and maybe a smaller Philips for the SSD mounting screws.