Do all these components fit?

[maxi1123]

Hello guys, I'm planing to rebuild my PC... I bought an Alienware and just realized it's bullshit. So my question is, do all this components fit and work out with each other?

CPU: Intel i7 3820 Quad Core (4 x 3.60GHz)
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 680 2048MB VRam (Normal Edition with one fan)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop RAM (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10)
Motherboard (Most important for me, I don't want to use the Alienware motheboard and does it the i7 3820 fit?!): Asus Rampage IV Gene Mainboard (Sockel LGA 2011, micro-ATX, PCIe 2.0, DDR3 Memory, Intel X79)
The power supply fits it for sure.
Now, my Alienware is currently liquid cooled... will this also work with the Asus motherboard?
The HDD is will fit for sure and the drive too, as well as the sound card.
I'm planing to put all this sutff into the Thermaltake Armor Revo case.

Will this work out?
Thanks.

 

[ACTechy]

It looks like a good plan. What kind of liquid cooling does it have? Should still work, same socket and all. Also, you will probably need to reinstall the OS, and in your case, since the Alienware computer came with OS installed OEM, you probably will need to buy a new OS to install (in most cases the OS is tied to the mobo it was installed on. Why the micro-ATX in a full case?

Your parts look legit.

 

[maxi1123]

It looks like a good plan. What kind of liquid cooling does it have? Should still work, same socket and all. Also, you will probably need to reinstall the OS, and in your case, since the Alienware computer came with OS installed OEM, you probably will need to buy a new OS to install (in most cases the OS is tied to the mobo it was installed on. Why the micro-ATX in a full case?

Your parts look legit.

Thanks for answering. What do you mean with the ATX? I have no clue what that is... or better, what mobo, good for gaming, would you recomend? (Should still work with the i7 3820, not going to change that...!)
Do you have Skype? I could show you all parts... you seem experienced!
Username: mexe1123

Thanks man!

 

[ACTechy]

Thanks for answering. What do you mean with the ATX? I have no clue what that is... or better, what mobo, good for gaming, would you recomend? (Should still work with the i7 3820, not going to change that...!)
Do you have Skype? I could show you all parts... you seem experienced!
Username: mexe1123

Thanks man!

I don't really skype, sorry. I was just saying with a huge case like that, I would get a full ATX form factor motherboard (unless you want to go with a smalller form build). The board you mentioned is a micro-ATX board, so it's pretty small compared to standard ATX motherboards, with not as much expand-ability. (For refernce: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/VIA_Mini-ITX_Form_Factor_Comparison.jpg)

Here are a couple suggestions on standard size mobos, assuming they'll be in your price range:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128532
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157289
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131855

Your CPU will fit in any of those.

 

[maxi1123]

Thanks for answering. What do you mean with the ATX? I have no clue what that is... or better, what mobo, good for gaming, would you recomend? (Should still work with the i7 3820, not going to change that...!)
Do you have Skype? I could show you all parts... you seem experienced!
Username: mexe1123

Thanks man!

I don't really skype, sorry. I was just saying with a huge case like that, I would get a full ATX form factor motherboard (unless you want to go with a smalller form build). The board you mentioned is a micro-ATX board, so it's pretty small compared to standard ATX motherboards, with not as much expand-ability. (For refernce: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/VIA_Mini-ITX_Form_Factor_Comparison.jpg)

Here are a couple suggestions on standard size mobos, assuming they'll be in your price range:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128532
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157289
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131855

Your CPU will fit in any of those.

Thanks for taking your time! 🙂 What's the difference between those 3 mobos from the links?
This is my liquid cooler... seems like a normal one: http://i.imgur.com/jNtI08D.jpg

 

[ACTechy]

Thanks for taking your time! 🙂 What's the difference between those 3 mobos from the links?
This is my liquid cooler... seems like a normal one: http://i.imgur.com/jNtI08D.jpg

CPU cooler should be fine, just make sure and keep all the hardware when you remove it from the old one. I like the Gigabyte board: comes with 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports, the others have less; has 4 PCI-E 3.0 slots (not that you'd pretty much ever need that). In most other ways they're super similar. They have their own little proprietary features, but for you they're going to be all but identical. All of them are great, well-reviewed boards, you couldn't go wrong.

 

[maxi1123]

Thanks for taking your time! 🙂 What's the difference between those 3 mobos from the links?
This is my liquid cooler... seems like a normal one: http://i.imgur.com/jNtI08D.jpg

CPU cooler should be fine, just make sure and keep all the hardware when you remove it from the old one. I like the Gigabyte board: comes with 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports, the others have less; has 4 PCI-E 3.0 slots (not that you'd pretty much ever need that). In most other ways they're super similar. They have their own little proprietary features, but for you they're going to be all but identical. All of them are great, well-reviewed boards, you couldn't go wrong.

Nice. What about my sound card? Where is it located? And do I need to keep the cables and the fans? I think I don't need o keep the cables nor the fans. The fans mostly come with the new case. Oh, and does the cooler fit the fan of the Thermaltake Armor Revo? Thanks man! ;-D I really hate the Alienware case, everything gets stuck once you touch it...
And could I actually keep the Alienware mobo or does it suck so bad? :/

 

[ACTechy]

Nice. What about my sound card? Where is it located? And do I need to keep the cables and the fans? I think I don't need o keep the cables nor the fans. The fans mostly come with the new case. Oh, and does the cooler fit the fan of the Thermaltake Armor Revo? Thanks man! ;-D I really hate the Alienware case, everything gets stuck once you touch it...
And could I actually keep the Alienware mobo or does it suck so bad? :/

I don't think most Alienware PCs come with a separate audio card, I think they're all integrated...at least at stock. Did you have an audio card added? You would know by where you plug your speakers/headphones in the back, is it into the motherboard I/O or into a PCI card? When you order your new components you will probably get plenty of SATA cables and whatnot, but I would still save the old ones just for backup/future stuff.

There's plenty of room for your CPU cooler radiator, either on top of that case or at the back...I'd put the rad on the top if you can. You can keep the old case/mobo/fans if you want for backup, future smaller projects. If you don't have the space, recycle 'em, they're probably not worth anything by the time you get done with everything.

 

[maxi1123]

Nice. What about my sound card? Where is it located? And do I need to keep the cables and the fans? I think I don't need o keep the cables nor the fans. The fans mostly come with the new case. Oh, and does the cooler fit the fan of the Thermaltake Armor Revo? Thanks man! ;-D I really hate the Alienware case, everything gets stuck once you touch it...
And could I actually keep the Alienware mobo or does it suck so bad? :/

I don't think most Alienware PCs come with a separate audio card, I think they're all integrated...at least at stock. Did you have an audio card added? You would know by where you plug your speakers/headphones in the back, is it into the motherboard I/O or into a PCI card? When you order your new components you will probably get plenty of SATA cables and whatnot, but I would still save the old ones just for backup/future stuff.

There's plenty of room for your CPU cooler radiator, either on top of that case or at the back...I'd put the rad on the top if you can. You can keep the old case/mobo/fans if you want for backup, future smaller projects. If you don't have the space, recycle 'em, they're probably not worth anything by the time you get done with everything.

I plug the headphones into the front... above the power-on/off button...

 

[ACTechy]

I plug the headphones into the front... above the power-on/off button...

Yeah, you probably just have integrated audio in the motherboard, just like your new one will.

 

[maxi1123]

I plug the headphones into the front... above the power-on/off button...

Yeah, you probably just have integrated audio in the motherboard, just like your new one will.

Do the ones you've sent me habe integrated audio? And what about the WiFi-card-signal-receiver thingy? integrated too?

 

[ACTechy]

Do the ones you've sent me habe integrated audio? And what about the WiFi-card-signal-receiver thingy? integrated too?

Yeup, all motherboards have integrated audio. None of these have onboard wireless (not many mobos do), but here are a couple PCI wireless adapters you could choose from:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166047

I have that last $15 one and it works fine for gaming and whatnot.

 

[maxi1123]

I plug the headphones into the front... above the power-on/off button...

Yeah, you probably just have integrated audio in the motherboard, just like your new one will.

Do the ones you've sent me habe integrated audio? And what about the WiFi-card-signal-receiver thingy? integrated too?

Yeup, all motherboards have integrated audio. None of these have onboard wireless (not many mobos do), but here are a couple PCI wireless adapters you could choose from:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166047

I have that last $15 one and it works fine for gaming and whatnot.

Thanks! Would those things also fit into the Raidmax Blackstorm (using the Alienware Mobo)? Or is there a potential chance that they wont? I've never built a pc... I need you by my side

 

[ACTechy]

Thanks! Would those things also fit into the Raidmax Blackstorm (using the Alienware Mobo)? Or is there a potential chance that they wont? I've never built a pc... I need you by my side

Any/all of these components would fit in a mid-size case like that, yes.

 

[maxi1123]

Thanks! Would those things also fit into the Raidmax Blackstorm (using the Alienware Mobo)? Or is there a potential chance that they wont? I've never built a pc... I need you by my side

Any/all of these components would fit in a mid-size case like that, yes.

And I can keep the Alienware Mobo, right? 🙂

 

[ACTechy]

And I can keep the Alienware Mobo, right? 🙂

Might as well, if there's nothing wrong with it

 

[maxi1123]

And I can keep the Alienware Mobo, right? 🙂

Might as well, if there's nothing wrong with it

Isn't there a way you could "support" me while building it? Skype would be perfect...

 

[ACTechy]

Isn't there a way you could "support" me while building it? Skype would be perfect...

Haha, you'll do awesome. If you really feel like you need a walk through, check out a video like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roFb3TNePIg

Linus does great step-by-step videos and provides excellent building tips along the way. I'm afraid I don't have the bandwidth to personally help at the moment. Just make sure you know the proper building steps before you start and you will be golden.