First computer build. Help please.

Mvickers

Mvickers

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I have decided to move over to PC platform rather than console and after 2 weeks of reading up (and raiding this site) I think I'm ready to make a move!

Looking for a gaming PC, budget roughly 700, although i can be persuaded to put in more if given a good reason. Going to be a attempting a small overclock too and take it from there. Keeping in mind I didn't know the difference between a PSU and GPU a couple of weeks ago please bare with me :D! Here's what I've come up with so far:

1x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
1x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
1x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
1x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01)
1x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
1x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW)
1x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
1x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler

Total so far: £560.93

Help I need/Questions I have:

1. Are all these components compatible?
2. I need help finding a graphics card around £200 :confused:
3. Is 550W for a PSU enough for this set up?
4. Would you change any of the components or are there areas I could save money to improve others?

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm sure you all know a great deal more than me.
Thanks!
 
Was just about to order the first spec and you've threw me there aha. Thanks for the input. Gona take that PSU and I like the case too. Do you think I need the extra memory SSD if i'm only sticking my OS on there?

Not sure about buying a B-grade, probably don't have a valid reason why I just would like it all brand new, but i'll keep an open mind and have a look into it!
 
Fair enough! I would only be having a couple of games installed at a time though you see. Even so, you've twisted my arm :). Thanks for the help. Going to put my order through tonight. Sucking it up and going for the B grade too me thinks
 
Aha I'll be back in a month asking where I can find a cheap 500gb drive then!

Due to me never building a computer before- just wondering- would it be easy for me to tell if the GPU is faulty/not as it should be etc?
 
So parts came yesterday and I've fitted it together without complication (I hope).
Only problem is that it only came with 2 sata cables. But having a hdd, ssd and disc drive I need another one which I can't get until Monday. Being the impatient man I am I was wondering if I could leave the hdd unplugged, start up and install windows and then unplug the disc drive for the hdd after? Or would I need them all plugged in for initial start up? Sorry for the rookie question :confused:

Thanks
 
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