First EVER build and forum post. HELP!

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CK_LUDA

CK_LUDA

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Hello! first i would like to say thanks for any of your kind posts. Ive never used a forum before so im sorry if this is completely wrong.;)

I have been planning my first ever build for over a month now after i had a terrible Alienware experience. painstakingly collected bellow is my current list of parts. The only part i have to insist on is the Bitfenix prodigy.

case: Bitfenix prodigy
motherboard: Asus p8z77-i deluxe
graphics card: gtx 680 kfa2 ltd oc v4 (white)
RAM: corsair vengance 2x8 (16gb)
processor: I7-3770k
cpu cooler: NZXT Kraken (140mm for the back)
psu: ??? fully modular but need help!
Front fan: 200 or 230mm but im not sure if i have to lose the drive bay to get 230?
storage: 512gb ssd and 120gb ssd

This is a gaming rig but will hopefully be used to render work for Cad projects as well.:confused:
 
I would also like to state that i love colour co-ordination! an will be putting a lot of effort to get it to a max of three colours for the whole build including case.

THANKS FOR ANY HELP
 
My budget tends to expand depending on what i see and like but the Alienware i sent back was £1700 and it would be nice to save on that price. so i was thinking around £1500. At the moment i think the 680 is a great card at a decent price and i wouldn't want to spend more than £500 on a gpu but when the new series come out im guessing the prices will fall on the current gen?
 
I will have a look at that avexir ram sounds cool!
two things that i would love to know though and without having pc building knowledge are:
psu to fit the bitfenx prodigy? has to be fully modular and white if possible.
and the NZXT kraken. can it fit in the back of the case (140mm radiator and fan)?
 
Thanks for the welcome!
first of all small is not a requirement i just struggle to find a case i like and i love the looks of the prodigy. The pc i just sent back was huge! i would like my build to be smaller than that or though i do like mid towers and really liked the in-win h-frame. I've pretty much picked all these parts after i picked the gpu and case. i know that is bad but when i started looking at building my own i had no knowledge what so ever. Since then my obsessive personality has driven me to research the hell out of pc building to the info i have today.
Secondly water cooling is optional it just tends to look tidy and do a good job in small cases from what i have read. On average i read that it was also quieter.
Finally i did look at braided cables but have no idea where to buy them or what cables to get. The colour scheme i was going for was white with blue accents. So the odd blue bit but mainly white everywhere when it came to the prodigy i thought this looked best.

P.S. Its not moving anywhere if i can help it!
 
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