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Huntsman

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So I am about to build my first computer. I have been doing a lot of research as I knew absoultely NOTHING about hardware. So here goes, please let me know what you would recommend or change. Or if you just want to give me any tips or anything at all.


CPU=S1155 i5-3570K Quad Core (3.4GHz/6M/22nm/77w/Integrated Graphics 4000)

Motherboard= S1155 ASUS [P8P67 WS Revolution]

Power Supply= 850W Seasonic [X-850] X-Series

RAM= DDR3 8GB Kit (2x4GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz G.Skill [RipjawsX] F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM

Tower= Full Tower (Without PSU) Cooler Master [RC-942-KKN1] HAF X Black

Video Card= (ATI) PCI-e 7850 2GB ASUS [HD7850-DC2-2GD5] (870/4840MHz)

DVD-Rewriter Internal 5.25" SATA LG [GH24-NS90] [24x/oem with Software) Black

Sound Card PCI ASUS [Xonar Essence STX]

CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO [RR-212E-20PK-R2] (LGA 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+)

Hard drive= HDD Internal 3.5" 2TB SATA3 7200rpm Seagate [ST2000DM001]


Thankyou in advance :D
 
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Looks pretty good. What do you use the computer for? You could "downgrade" the CPU to a 3570k and have extra money for a 7870 or similar.

850w is overkill for only one card. 650-750w would be plenty.

Look for a Z77 chipset for the motherboard.

Do you have a hard drive?

Other than that, looks pretty good.
 
I get a deal, the power supply and mobo go hand in hand. Just added the hard drive details.
Thanks for your input :D
This is by no means a finalised product.

Computer is used mainly for gaming, can you please talk more about this Z77 chip?
 
If this is being used for gaming, as I think it is because of a Gaming GPU you picked, you do NOT need a i7, a i7 is good because of hyper threading, and it would be like a 5FPS difference in games, so not worth the extra $100.Get a Get a i5 3570k for $60 cheaper, and thab with the money saved, get a HD 7850 for $50 more on newegg, and now you have saved $10 toatal.Now get a thermaltake frio advanxed at amazon.com/gp/product/B007UIX1R4?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref=aw_bottom_links Now you are $5 extra, that hyper 212 is a fine budget solution, but this frio will be great.Now, dont forget, you only need a aftermarket cpu cooler for overclocking.
 
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