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urawizard
By urawizard
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Whats up everyone!

 

Putting together my first build and want to make sure I am on the right track. Came into the parts by luck, a couple for presents and just deals from other friends that were upgrading.

 

What I have right now:

Case: NZXT H500i

Board: Asus Prime Z370-A

CPU: i7-8700k 

G card: EVGA 1070ti

RAM: Gskill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 (2x8GB)

 

Are all the above parts compatible?

 

Below is where I am having the most trouble:

 

Memory: I am planning on moving the hard drives from the PC I have now (pre-built Dell from Best Buy) will this work?

 

Power Supply: no idea on this, could you guys help me out and let me know which wattage I need to purchase?

 

Cooler: I am leaning towards the NZXT Kraken X62, will this be alright?

 

Sorry for all the questions folks. Getting into this the first time has seemed a bit overwhelming but I am excited to put it all together. Thank you in advance for the help!!

 

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Yes. The CPU, RAM and GPU will all function perfectly on that board.

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7 minutes ago, urawizard said:

Whats up everyone!

Just buy a new SSD and put your OS on that. The 500GB 660p is cheap

 

The kraken coolers are overpriced and I'd stick to air cooling in general, like a Scythe Fuma 2

This PSU just happens to be cheap right now
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H5K5L9X/?tag=pcpapi-20

This one is a bit nicer overall.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2HbwrH/corsair-rmx-2018-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020178-na

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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if you're concerned about compatibility, use PCPartPicker.com. In general, the site is really useful for part lists anyway.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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For a good quality and cheap air cooler.... can't go wrong with the trusty old Hyper 212 Evo... I had that on my 5 GHz 8700k (at 1.300 v) and it never got over 85c under synthetic benchmarks, mid 60's in games...

Rig: i7 13700k - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Assorted SATA SSD's for Photo Work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech G502 - - Logitech G710+ - - Logitech Z5500 - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

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