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    New and need all help possible

    Hoping someone can help me, I'm going to be a first time builder. I think I've picked parts that will work together but I'm not sure and I was hopingg someone here could tell me, please.

    Silverstone Raven RV03

    Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 10 650w

    Asus P8Z77-v Premium

    Core i7-3770k

    Noctua NH-D14

    Corsair Gt F60 ssd (for boot up)

    Western Digital Black 2TB

    PNY Geforce GTX 660ti

    Asus Xonar Essence STX

    Kingston HyperX Predator 16gb (2x8gb) 1866MHz CL9

    Noise blocker Black Silent Pro case fans

    LG Bluray BH10LS38

    Or if there is a site that I can go to and it will tell me that it will all go together without a worry.
    Basically any help appreciated.

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    Re: New and need all help possible

    Depends on what you are using it for if just gaming replace i7-3770k for i5-3570k and get a 7970 gigabyte GHz Edition looks good and plays well I have read. Also why Kingston HyperX Predator 16gb (2x8gb) 1866MHz CL9, just go for 1600 or 2133 go for price or performance.

    That motherboard is it named right? if so that's crazy if you are not using sli/crossfire plus 64 gigs of ram.

    There are a lot better cases as well. Such as nzxt phantom,corsair 400r, cooler master 690.

    By the saving your making switch motherboards go for a samsung 830 256gb or samsung 840 pro 128gb version.

    Why a sound card do you use audio for your job/hobby? I dont know much about them.

    pcpartpicker can do what you asked such as power, slots etc

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    Re: New and need all help possible

    Yes I play about some with audio as a hobby, it's my job that's leading this unfortunately. Which is why it has to perform well on the picture front.

    I would like to SLI but pennies dictate at the minute that only one with a second to follow as soon as I can afford it, or at least I am told we can.

    With the case I just looked for quiet and cool, so went with what looked reasonable so thank you for your help on that.

    On the motherboard side one of the guys at work said Asus was good and that there was a new thing called thunderbolt and that it couldn't hurt to have it. Also have major wi-fi issues here and it said that this performs in both ranges so thought that was a plus to. As again been told I can't replace a working router just because it would make mine and the kids life easier.

    Thank you for your help.

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    Re: New and need all help possible

    More memory would be of more use than an ssd. It's easy to go and get a coffee while the damn computer boots up; my old system (it just went belly-up and have had to bodge a computer together with bits I've had lieing around.) took about 25 seconds to boot, and something like 18 of those seconds was the bios stuff. So spending hundreds of pounds to wizz through those 7 or so seconds seems a waste; sure it also speeds up application loading, but not a huge issue imo. And more memory would also allow you to create a ram disk - useful for boosting performance, although care should be taken what you use it for as it vanishes when the power goes off.

    It would be easier if we knew the purpose of the rig.

    I think something more like a Corsair AX860i or 760i PSU; digital power is a lot more efficient and reliable. Of course, you'll pay more, but it will pay for the difference in power-consumption over time in comparison to what you have. It's certainly what I'm aiming for.

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