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fatplatypus
By fatplatypus
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This is my first time building and this build is based on my personal research:

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian 250D mITX

Motherboard: MSI Z971 AC mITX

CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked 3.4 GHz LGA1150

GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 770 OC Twin Frozr

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB DDR3-1600

PSU: Corsair CX Series CX500 500W

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm

Heatsink: Corsair H100i CPU Cooler

Fans: Other fans

Screen: not too big of a deal 

 

Additional Points:

  • Currently a budget of $1400
  • I would like to base the build on the mentioned motherboard and that range of GPU
  • That said: Perhaps another GPU of the same price range but better performance? adjustable
  • No plans on overclocking yet but I'd like to keep the option open
  • Storage will obviously be changeable but definitely not SSDs

Problems:

  • RAM/PSU compatibility: I've given my best guess to ram and psu choices but im not too sure if either of them will work well with this build especially whether or not 500W is enough

Yes I like corsair and msi. :)

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Replace the i5 4670k with a 4690k. The Haswell Refresh SHOULD overclock better.

And why the GTX 770?

 

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Senor Shiny: Main- CPU Intel i7 6700k 4.7GHz @1.42v | RAM G.Skill TridentZ CL16 3200 | GPU Asus Strix GTX 1070 (2100/2152) | Motherboard ASRock Z170 OC Formula | HDD Seagate 1TB x2 | SSD 850 EVO 120GB | CASE NZXT S340 (Black) | PSU Supernova G2 750W  | Cooling NZXT Kraken X62 w/Vardars
Secondary (Plex): CPU Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @1.099v | RAM Samsun Wonder 16GB CL9 1600 (sadly no oc) | GPU Asus GTX 680 4GB DCII | Motherboard ASRock H97M-Pro4 | HDDs Seagate 1TB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Blue 3TB | Case Corsair Air 240 (Black) | PSU EVGA 600B | Cooling GeminII S524

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(Deceased) DangerousNotDell- CPU AMD AMD FX 8120 @4.8GHz 1.42v | GPU Asus GTX 680 4GB DCII | RAM Samsung Wonder 8GB (CL9 2133MHz 1.6v) | Motherboard Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z | Cooling EVO 212 | Case Rosewill Redbone | PSU EVGA 600B | HDD Seagate 1TB

DangerousNotDell New Parts For Main Rig Build Log, Señor Shiny  I am a beautiful person. The comments for your help. I have to be a good book. I have to be a good book. I have to be a good book.

 

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Replace the i5 4670k with a 4690k. The Haswell Refresh SHOULD overclock better.

And why the GTX 770?

This!

|CPU: Intel 5960X|MOBO:Rampage V Extreme|GPU:EVGA 980Ti SC 2 - Way SLI|RAM:G-Skill 32GB|CASE:900D|PSU:CorsairAX1200i|DISPLAY :Dell U2412M X3|SSD Intel 750 400GB, 2X Samsung 850 Pro|

Peripherals : | MOUSE : Logitech G602 | KEYBOARD: K70 RGB (Cherry MX Brown) | NAS: Synology DS1515+  - WD RED 3TB X 5|ROUTER: AC68U

Sound : | HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD800 SPEAKERS: B&W CM9 (Front floorstanding) ,  B&W CM Center 2 (Centre) | AV RECEIVER : Denon 3806 | MY X99 BUILD LOG!

 

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Change 770 With 970 

Change 4670k to 4690k for better oc performance

Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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