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#9 Questions on first build in Hardware
KarlMake sure your cpu cooler works with a micro atx motherboard. Also I would recommend going with a nicer mobo and or getting a non micro atx one. More space will help you system run cooler and will probably be easier to build. 500w should be enough but it wont hurt to go with a 600w psu.

212 evo should fit, it's a relatively low profile cooler and the ram that I linked is also low profile.

Vortexshould be more than enough to stream tf2 well.

EDIT: rechecking through your build, you need a different psu. 500w is pretty low, i'm pretty sure it doesn't even fit the minimum requirements for a gtx 770. look into getting a 700w at least. your mobo also seems cheap-ish and the reviews for it look iffy. if you're looking to save money, think of what games you're going to play - because if it's mostly just tf2 then a gtx 770 is way overkill

PSU requirements are largely a marketing ploy to force you to upgrade to a bigger and better psu and spend more money. For the build he has 500w is plenty, and more than enough when the build is better optimized and "cheaper" (lower performance).

posted about 10 years ago
#7 Questions on first build in Hardware

For a first build that's certainly not bad at all. You shouldn't have any concern streaming/playing tf2 with that.

On to actual parts:

Your ram seems really expensive. If you really want DDR3-1600 speed ram, http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00 seems like a cheaper alternative.

I actually used the same case for my girlfriend and i can testify that it is a nice case. My only nitpick is the all plastic construction, but for the price I really can't complain. (Also space behind the motherboard tray for cable management is really tight, but it's what you sacrifice for an m-atx case).

The Gtx 770 is a nice graphics card, but for similar performance I'd recommend the r9 280x. Unless you for some odd reason really want an nvidia card, the 280x could be found around 10 bucks cheaper. Their performance is incredibly similar and really only varies depending on the game and what brand the game is optimized for (battlefield 4 for example is more of an amd title). My personal recommendation is http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100363l

Your motherboard runs on a B85 chipset, which provides extra usb 3.0 ports, 6gb/s sata ports, and pci 3.0 slots vs. pc. 2.0 slots over a cheaper chipset like an H81. In terms of gaming performance, there's almost no difference in pci 3.0 vs 2.0 slots. (http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/ , for reference). Something like http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81mhds could save you around 10$.

Do you really need an optical drive? I also think there are ways to get Windows cheaper (somebody with more experience than me should answer).

If you don't plan to overclock than your cpu is just fine.

Also checking if you have a local microcenter could save you a lot.

All in all, very good job on your first try! Actually impressed. This pc is very nice and should run most modern games just fine. If you're literally doing nothing beyond Tf2 and streaming, then i question why you need something so grand haha.

Edit: Was typing this up when you replied saying that you probably wouldn't do anything beyond tf2/streaming. I'll probably make a new post to compensate for that.

posted about 10 years ago
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