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my first gaming rig

Pepijnn2

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Hello everyone,

I'm gonna build my very first gaming rig an i dont know if the parts that i choose are good and are compatble with each other. I would like to hear your opinions and tips.

parts:

- AMD FX 8350

- MSI AMD R9 290X LIGHTNING

- MSI 970A SLI KRAIT

- TOSHIBA DT01ACAxxx 1T

- COOLER MASTER SEIDON 120V V2.0

- SHARKOOM WMP600 BRONZE

- CRUSIAL BALLISTIX 8 GB DDR3-1600 KIT

- THERMALTAKE VERSA H34

Is an antistatic wristband required?

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Antistatic wristband is recommended.  It would be quite a bummer to give a large shock to a new video card.  Rare, but it is a non-zero probability.

 

With that processor and graphics card, the power draw is going to be a bit high (125W + 250W = 375W (TDP)).  Note that this doesn't include any other components in the case.  A 600W power supply might be nearing its limit when the major components are running flat out.

 

As for storage, I think the current community recommendation is a smaller SSD for the boot and a larger HDD to install games.  Adding a small SSD alongside the 1TB HDD might be worth it.

 

I hope this build serves you well.

 

(Editied to update TDP numbers and realized the Toshiba 1T is a hard drive...)

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