1st PC build, looking for help!!

[GMPoisoN]

Video Card: Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7970 GB GDDR5 $379.99

Power Supply: CoolMax CUL-Series 750W $58.99

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K $219.99

CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO $29.99

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 Intel with UEFI BIOS $149.99

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB 1600mHz DDR3 RAM $59.99

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Drive $56.99
SanDisk Ultra Plus 64GB SSD SATA Solid State Drive $69.99

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX $47.99

Operating System: MS 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $99.99
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$1173.09

In the future I plan on upgrading my case, storage, CPU cooler and PSU to make the total around $1500, I just cannot do it all atm. Does this look good? Not overclocking the CPU hard with the current cooler I have. Any comments or suggestions to make it even cheaper w/o any big sacrifice? Thank you!

 

[emperor piehead]

cx is made by superflower, tx, hx, ax are made by seasonic(#1), ax i is flextronic. the top brands pretty much that i wold recommend are seasonic, fsp, corsair, nzxt, Be Quiet!, xfx. nzxt and Be Quiet! are both made by Fsp & seasonic. Xfx is seasonic only. Silverstone is good too but tend to be expensive for what you get.

to see who makes what in the psu world- http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html

 

[g-unit1111]

cx is made by superflower, tx, hx, ax are made by seasonic(#1), ax i is flextronic. the top brands pretty much that i wold recommend are seasonic, fsp, corsair, nzxt, Be Quiet!, xfx. nzxt and Be Quiet! are both made by Fsp & seasonic. Xfx is seasonic only. Silverstone is good too but tend to be expensive for what you get.

to see who makes what in the psu world- http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html

The CX is made by Channel Well, definitely not Super Flower. There's no way I would expect to find a PSU of that caliber for the price that the CX430 is offered.

 

[emperor piehead]

cx is made by superflower, tx, hx, ax are made by seasonic(#1), ax i is flextronic. the top brands pretty much that i wold recommend are seasonic, fsp, corsair, nzxt, Be Quiet!, xfx. nzxt and Be Quiet! are both made by Fsp & seasonic. Xfx is seasonic only. Silverstone is good too but tend to be expensive for what you get.

to see who makes what in the psu world- http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html

The CX is made by Channel Well, definitely not Super Flower. There's no way I would expect to find a PSU of that caliber for the price that the CX430 is offered.

My bad I thought that was who made it, but we all make a mistake once in while:lol:.

 

[g-unit1111]

cx is made by superflower, tx, hx, ax are made by seasonic(#1), ax i is flextronic. the top brands pretty much that i wold recommend are seasonic, fsp, corsair, nzxt, Be Quiet!, xfx. nzxt and Be Quiet! are both made by Fsp & seasonic. Xfx is seasonic only. Silverstone is good too but tend to be expensive for what you get.

to see who makes what in the psu world- http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html

The CX is made by Channel Well, definitely not Super Flower. There's no way I would expect to find a PSU of that caliber for the price that the CX430 is offered.

My bad I thought that was who made it, but we all make a mistake once in while:lol:.

True it happens. :lol:

 

[GMPoisoN]

Last question to anyone that has the Storm Stryker. When I put my Hyper 212 Plus inside, can I fit 2 fans on the top two slots for exhaust (almost directly above it)? Or is the 212 too large for the fans to fit on the inside?

 

[g-unit1111]

Last question to anyone that has the Storm Stryker. When I put my Hyper 212 Plus inside, can I fit 2 fans on the top two slots for exhaust (almost directly above it)? Or is the 212 too large for the fans to fit on the inside?

The Storm Stryker should have plenty of room for the top fans, you shouldn't have to worry about that. Better would be to get 1 x 200 mm fan instead of 2 x 120mm fans if your case allows for it (it should).

 

[rmiiirusty]

Last question to anyone that has the Storm Stryker. When I put my Hyper 212 Plus inside, can I fit 2 fans on the top two slots for exhaust (almost directly above it)? Or is the 212 too large for the fans to fit on the inside?

The Storm Stryker should have plenty of room for the top fans, you shouldn't have to worry about that. Better would be to get 1 x 200 mm fan instead of 2 x 120mm fans if your case allows for it (it should).

G unit is correct... I have the trooper and it comes with a 200mm fan. I use a coolermaster v8 which is bigger than the hyper 212 and have plenty of room! I replaced the 200mm black fan with a led fan.