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DannyRWDT

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    Making my own computer
    « on: December 05, 2013, 10:51:04 AM »
    I was just wandering whether anyone would know whether my parts i am thinking of buying run together and whether the power supply would be able to handle it. Also what graphics card i could put in out of the 2 i have chosen. Thanks.
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    The 2 Graphics cards are:
    EVGA GeForce GTX 660 1046MHz 2GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI Superclocked or a Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

    Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit

    Asus M5A97 R2.0 Motherboard (AMD 970/SB950, 4x DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX, PCI-Express 2.0, USB 3.0, USB BIOS Flashback, Windows 8 Ready, Socket AM3+)

    2 of Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Module

    AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor (4.0/4.2GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W, Retail Boxed) - AMD

    Razer Deathstalker Expert Gaming Keyboard

    LG Bulk GH24NSB0 CD DVRW SATA Internal DVD Burners - Black

    Razer Goliathus Standard Speed Mouse Mat Fragged

    Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green 3.5" Internal Hard Drive SATA -600 64MB 6Gb/s

    Green vantage midi mesh gaming case

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    Re: Making my own computer
    « Reply #1 on: December 05, 2013, 11:50:00 AM »
    How much reading have you already done?
    IMHO, select the CPU motherboard combo you like best. Build it up using the on board graphics chip. Later, move up to a better video graphics card. IMHO, getting the best CPU and getting it to work right is more important that getting a lot of graphics power for hour first build.

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    Re: Making my own computer
    « Reply #2 on: December 05, 2013, 01:39:56 PM »
    I'd personally go a bit higher on the PSU...leave room for further expansion and / or a new build down the road...
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    Re: Making my own computer
    « Reply #3 on: December 05, 2013, 04:06:03 PM »
    Buy an ssd to run your OS from.
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    Re: Making my own computer
    « Reply #4 on: December 05, 2013, 05:39:27 PM »
    It would really help if you could answer a couple of questions.


    • [size=78%]What is your budget?[/size]
    • [size=78%]What are the intended uses of the machine?[/size]