Help me build!

[Sudden]

So after months of agnosing over what to buy, I have purchased everything needed. As luck would have it, everything has arrived other than the CPU.

This is my second build ever, with the first being about 7 years ago.

The spec is this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 SC ACX Dual Bios 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2776-KR) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £159.95
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £145.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) HDD £128.99
1 x Anidees AI-6BS Midi Tower Silenced Case - Black £101.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £89.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler £65.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/RSMS 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £22.99
Total : £1,430.45 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Questions -

Can I get started on the build without the CPU until it arrives tomorrow? Or it better to wait? I thought that I could get started by installing the motherboard at least and connect up all the wires etc. for that, which would take most of the time I presume?

Perhaps install the HDDs and optical drives as well? For space reasons when installing the cooler (oh dear god - the Noctua is massive! Didn't expect anything that size. Quite afraid it'll break the mobo in two when it's mounted and 'hanging off it' so to speak), I presume it will be best to not install the RAM, GFX card or PSU before the CPU and cooler?

I remember with the last build that you had to be very careful with mounts because if the mobo came in contact with the case, without the mounts, it would fry it. I'm a bit lost now as to where the mounting points should go. The case and the motherboard both don't seem to have this information?

 

[swiftmetal]

Personally I would wait before putting the motherboard in the case for the cpu (I always put it in outside the case because of the more open space)

You can always get things like the ssd in and any other ancillaries.

Wait for the time being it will be easier and it only one more day.

 

[Sudden]

Personally I would wait before putting the motherboard in the case for the cpu (I always put it in outside the case because of the more open space)

You can always get things like the ssd in and any other ancillaries.

Wait for the time being it will be easier and it only one more day.

I know. Just anxious to get started now

Would you install both CPU and cooler before putting the motherboard in the case?

 

[Idleman]

You can put your mobo in now if you wish, just remember to lay the case on it`s side when you install the Cpu, as it wont move when you lock down the clamp. I found it easier to install the cooler with the mobo already fitted, that way you can fit all the mobo screws in, other wise the cooler blocks access to one of the screw holes. Ram you can also fit. Just leave the Gpu until after you have installed the cooler.