My first gaming comupter build

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vaaan

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Hey,

I decided to experiment a little and sell my Macbook Pro to buy my first Windows machine. All in the name of science. I already have a display, mouse and keyboard. What I want is a good, reliable, future-proof gaming PC for about 1100€, that is 1400$, but I guess in my country things are a bit more expensive, so lets say 1300$.

I already have build something:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3
CPU: INTEL Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz 6MB BOX LGA1155
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP CML8GX3M2A1600C9B 8GB (2x4GB) PC12800 DDR3
GPU: eVGA Geforce GTX670 2GB PCIe
HDD: SEAGATE ST1000DM003 1TB 7.2/64M/S600
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB 25/S600
Case: COOLER MASTER Elite 370
Optical disc drive: NEC AD-7283S DVD-+RW 24x
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-600G Gaming 600W

I think everything is fine, but I am a bit unsure about motherboard, case and PSU. And what about CPU cooling? Is stock Intel CPU fan good enough?

What do you guys think?

PS: sorry if my english is bad, I am not from english speaking country.

Thanks a lot!:)
 
That's a very good build. I honestly can't see anything wrong with it. I have a very similar case and PSU to you.
 
get a Z77 motherboard.
Case, you can do much better than the elite series. Try for a HAF case or a corsair case.
 
the carbide 300r is a great case.
That motherboard would be good. I personally would go for something that is ATX, but that is your final call.
 
Well, I don't know a lot about motherboards, so if you can explain to me what does it mean to go for ATX? This one is microATX, I guess its smaller than normal ATX, and doesn't have all the options? Which one would you suggest? :o btw, will I be able to overclock CPU with this motherboard?
 
MicroATX is smaller. This means 2 things. 1. It will not have all the features a ATX board does and 2 It will run hotter than an ATX due to the components being closer together.

I would go for the Z77 Extreme 4 from ASRock or any ATX Z77 from Gigabyte.
 
They are right, at least go for mid-size ATX form size. This way you will have space working inside of the case if ever required.
 
I was changing build a bit, but I'm not sure if its better.

"old" build:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z68MA-D2H-B3
CPU: INTEL Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz 6MB BOX LGA1155
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP CML8GX3M2A1600C9B 8GB (2x4GB) PC12800 DDR3
GPU: eVGA Geforce GTX670 2GB PCIe
HDD: SEAGATE ST1000DM003 1TB 7.2/64M/S600
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB 25/S600
Case: COOLER MASTER Elite 370
Optical disc drive: NEC AD-7283S DVD-+RW 24x
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-600G Gaming 600W

New build:

*Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
*CPU: Intel® 3570K "Unlocked"
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP CML8GX3M2A1600C9B 8GB (2x4GB) PC12800 DDR3
GPU: eVGA Geforce GTX670 2GB PCIe
HDD: SEAGATE ST1000DM003 1TB 7.2/64M/S600
*No SSD
*Case: Corsair Carbide 400R
Optical disc drive: NEC AD-7283S DVD-+RW 24x
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-600G Gaming 600W

So, I changed MOBO, CPU, Case and ditched SSD.

What do you guys think?

I am still very confused about motherboards. Many people told me to go for Z77 and ATX size. What is the difference between this MOBO I picked, and one that is 80$ more expensive?? What do I have to ask myself when buying motherboard? What do I need?
And about the case, I picked this one because of the looks and I guess Corsair means quality. Mistake?
 
ditch the HDD instead of SSD
it is much lower space for same price but when you have your SSD full with stuff
i think you already have the money for a good HDD:)
 
vaan said:
New build:

*Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
*CPU: Intel® 3570K "Unlocked"
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP CML8GX3M2A1600C9B 8GB (2x4GB) PC12800 DDR3
GPU: eVGA Geforce GTX670 2GB PCIe
HDD: SEAGATE ST1000DM003 1TB 7.2/64M/S600
*No SSD
*Case: Corsair Carbide 400R
Optical disc drive: NEC AD-7283S DVD-+RW 24x
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-600G Gaming 600W

So, I changed MOBO, CPU, Case and ditched SSD.

What do you guys think?
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All looks fine to me!

As for the motherboards question, you need a board with SATA 6GB/s and USB 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 or 3.0 support and a good brand. The Gigabyte one you have gone for is a great choice. :D

FYI, you really don't want to be using an mATX board with a large graphics card though because the mATX boards run hotter and the dual-slot graphics cards (which the 670 is) tend to cover up several of the SATA ports on the mATX boards, which is a pain. I used to have an mATX board and after having used that, I vowed never to buy one again.

The board you've gone for though is a great choice, and is a proper ATX board, so all will work fine. Your graphics card shouldn't cover up any of the SATA ports. :)
 
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