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My First Build + Compatibility?

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Hi,

This is my first build, I'm going to be using it for gaming, streaming, rendering and editing. I Don't want anything too fancy and i want room for future upgrades- i dont want a top end mega-super-ultra-fast all-in-one-pc that can do everything straight off.

I need some help with regards to whether all the components are compatible or not (I think they should be)

Components:

NZXT Phantom 410 Black Case

ASUS Maximus VII Ranger

XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB

Corsair RM Series 80 Plus Gold 750W Fully Modular Power Supply

2TB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive (For Games and Files)

Samsung 2.5" 120GB SSD (For OS and Sony Vegas)

Intel i5 4690 Quadcore CPU 3.5Ghz 6MB Cache

Corsair Vengence Pro Series 16GB DDR3 Red

Pioneer Internal Blu-Ray Player

Be Quiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler (Not Using Stock Cooler!)

ASUS PCE-N15 300Mps Wireless PCI-E Adaptor (Until I get a wired connection to my room)

Windows 8.1 64 Bit

I Don't want to use watercooling before you all tell me to because it's too expensive and fiddly and this my FIRST build.

As you can tell I'm going for a black with red accents look here 

If there's anything glaringly obvious that I missed please point it out

Thanks,

Jack from JSpotGaming :)

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Let me just say this: build is bad.

 

Gimme a location and a max budget, and I can help you fixing it.

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Use PCpartpicker, It will show you the best deals and warn you if there are incompatabilities.

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Use PCpartpicker, It will show you the best deals and warn you if there are incompatabilities.

Yes, but it won't tell you if the parts chosen are actually any good, nor if you can get more performance for your money. I'm clearly looking at that mobo and CPU choice.....

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Yes, but it won't tell you if the parts chosen are actually any good, nor if you can get more performance for your money. I'm clearly looking at that mobo and CPU choice.....

okay, the motherboard whats wrong with that that will stop the pc from doing what i need it to do?

also i'm not getting i7 because it's an extra £100

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okay, the motherboard whats wrong with that that will stop the pc from doing what i need it to do?

also i'm not getting i7 because it's an extra £100

Yes, that mobo will hinder your pc.

 

Let me say again. Tell me your budget. I can aid you with your build, but I need to know that info before I can begin.

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okay, the motherboard whats wrong with that that will stop the pc from doing what i need it to do?

also i'm not getting i7 because it's an extra £100

in the long run an i7 would be better for rendering, editing and recording thats why most people only looking to game get an i5 if you in to video making you should get an 17 even if it costs 100 more 

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£1000 in the UK, i know it a little over but nothing above £1000 really

Here. You can add a second gtx 970 later.

 

*EDIT: I tweaked it a bit, as Windows was missing. There's still a bit of money for your to get your wireless adapter of choice. And when you want to begin with OCing, you can get a CPU cooler.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£248.34 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.98 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£95.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Transcend SSD340 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£43.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£279.42 @ Aria PC) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£33.59 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£74.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £992.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-04 21:38 GMT+0000

 

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Here. You can add a second gtx 970 later.

 

*EDIT: I tweaked it a bit, as Windows was missing. There's still a bit of money for your to get your wireless adapter of choice. And when you want to begin with OCing, you can get a CPU cooler.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£248.34 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.98 @ Dabs) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£95.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Transcend SSD340 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£43.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£279.42 @ Aria PC) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£33.59 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£74.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £992.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-04 21:38 GMT+0000
 

 

Okay thanks for the help, I'll look into it :) 

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