Components for my first build... what do you think?

Cypriot Loucas

Cypriot Loucas

Cypriot Loucas

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Hi guys,
My name is Loucas and I'm going to be building my first gaming pc. I have a budget of a bit over £2000, I have £2500 but I would rather stay closer to £2000
I have already made a start and have chosen components that I think I would like and that I think would make it future proof.
I will mainly be using it for gaming as well as the usual day to day stuff but I will also be doing 3D work in 3DSMax.
Also I'm not interested in overclocking.

I'm thinking of getting:
Razer DeathAdder 2013
Razer Vespula
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Stealth 2013
Intel Core I7 3930K (BX80619I73930K)
ASUS P9X79 PRO (90-MIBH40-G0EAY00Z)
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 FTW+ 4GB w/Backplate (04G-P4-3685-KR)
Corsair 32GB (4x8GB) Vengeance Low Profile DD3 Quad Channel 1600MHz (CML32GX3M4A1600C10)
Crucial 128 GB Internal SSD Serial ATA-600 (CT128M4SSD2)
Seagate Barracuda 2 TB Internal hard drive (ST2000DM001)
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011
Corsair HX1050 Modular PC Case Power Supply PSU (CMPSU-1050HXX)
Cooler Master HAF X (NV-942-KKN1)
LG Internal Blu-ray Disc Rewriter (BH10LS38.AUAR)

I know that some things might be a little overkill but I’m also trying to future proof this as much as possible to be able to run future games on close to full graphics at high resolution as well as keep the computer fast for my other work, still, if you have any suggestions on changes don’t hesitate to let me know.

1. A question about ram: what is more important? channels or speed? so which would be better? quad channel at 1600HMz or duel channel at 2133MHz?

2. Will this graphics card fit this power supply?
3. Will this fan fit over this ram?
4. Will this fan fit on this motherboard?
5. Will I need any extra parts to fit this fan to this motherboard?
6. Will this ram fit in this motherboard?
7. Will this processor fit in this motherboard?

8. Is this graphics card the right one I should get?
9. Is this processor the right one I should get?
10. Is this fan the right one I should get?
11. Is this motherboard the right one I should get?
12. Is this power supply the right one I should get?
13. Is this ram the right one I should get?

14. In general, will all of the components fit together?
15. Will all of the components work together?
16. Will all of the components fit into the case?
17. Have I missed anything? is there anything else I need?
18. Is there anything you think I should know about any of the components?
19. Will it be an all round great pc, great for gaming as well as other things and be future proof so that it should last a while?

Sorry for all of the questions but I'm spending a lot of money and I want to double check that everything will be ok.
Thanks
 
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Hey, thanks for the suggestions so far but i do want to get an i7cpu with 6 cores and a 4GB gpu as it will help with the 3D work and I'm trying to make this as future proof for gaming at high resolution as possible.
 
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I think i prefer the intel to be honest. Even though the price is a bit more the reviews i have read say that the I7 3930K is good value for money.

As for the ASUS P9X79 PRO i have read that it will be a good choice if i want it to keep up with new boards that will be coming out.

With the EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified 4GB i though that it is the most similar card to the newest cards out now but at a much cheaper price.

and for the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 im not sure if this is overkill as i wont be overclocking but i still want a fan so that the cpu can stay cooler and therefore have a longer lifespan. (not to mention that it covers some of the ram only allowing for low profile ram)

please let me know what you think.

Thanks
 
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