New build! Have I missed anything out?

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Morning guys!
Taking the plunge on my new build today, but I've got a nagging feeling I've missed something. Anyone care to take a look?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £369.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX21C11T3K2/16X) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black £94.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £85.99
1 x Corsair CS750M 750W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020078-UK) £79.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN751ND) £10.99
1 x Arctic Silver Alumina Thermal Paste (1.75g) £3.98
Total : £1,200.82 (includes shipping : FREE).



Edit: I already have a cooler
 
Yup. A CPU cooler. The OEM version of the processor doesn't bring one. The Retail version does, but as you've gone for the "K" version you'll need a better aftermarket cooler to overclock, if that's your intention.

EDIT: Nevermind, just saw your edit.
 
Shadz said:
Apart from a DVD Drive and an OS everything looks good to me matey.
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No space for a DVD drive in this case, going to have to install via USB

Danny75 said:
Yup. A CPU cooler. The OEM version of the processor doesn't bring one. The Retail version does, but as you've gone for the "K" version you'll need a better aftermarket cooler to overclock, if that's your intention.

EDIT: Nevermind, just saw your edit.
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Aye, I've got a decent cooler on my current 1155 build that i'll be using and the retail cooler will be going back on my old one
 
if you want red/black theme then something like

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN751ND) £10.99
Total : £1,179.20 (includes shipping : £17.85).



tho have to say the case is not my cup of tea

orange/black

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £365.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN751ND) £10.99
Total : £1,254.29 (includes shipping : £17.10).



black/green(with a hint of red thrown in for good measure(no black/green gpu)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £79.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN751ND) £10.99
Total : £1,233.29 (includes shipping : £17.10).



p.s. whats the main use for the pc? is there a reason you've gone for 16gb ram?
 
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lee32uk said:
If it was Me I would swap the PSU and SSD, and maybe get a powerline adaptor. I had nothing but trouble when I had a wireless network card.

You could get an external DVD drive which might make it easier than using usb. Also what cooler do you have ? as that Kingston Ram is very tall.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
Total : £199.84 (includes shipping : £10.75).

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I'll probably be using this on my existing wired connection and throwing the Wi-Fi card into my old build, so I'm not too worried about speeds. I've heard good things about Seasonic PSUs, but the Kingston SSD seems to be a faster model than the Samsung. Any other reason for the swap?

I've already got Win8 on USB from before so it's not a problem.
I've got a Cooler Master Hyper 101 cooler in my current build. It doesn't extend out too far, so it should clear the RAM ok. If not, I've got an Intel retail cooler here that will suffice until I can get a new cooler delivered

fowler002 said:
if you want red/black theme then something like

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN751ND) £10.99
Total : £1,179.20 (includes shipping : £17.85).



tho have to say the case is not my cup of tea

orange/black

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £365.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN751ND) £10.99
Total : £1,254.29 (includes shipping : £17.10).



black/green(with a hint of red thrown in for good measure(no black/green gpu)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £79.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN751ND) £10.99
Total : £1,233.29 (includes shipping : £17.10).



p.s. whats the main use for the pc? is there a reason you've gone for 16gb ram?
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Ooh, I like the red and black build I should probably be paying more attention to colours when there's a window at the side.
I was looking at the Team Group RAM when I was putting it together but opted for the Kingston stuff because I was familiar with the name. Is the Team Group stuff any good?

It'll mainly be for gaming and media, but I've started getting into development a bit more lately and the extra RAM would come in handy when i'm running VMs. I could probably make do with 8, but a little more doesn't hurt
 
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