please help! first time building a PC!

[mario flipper]

Would love to know if all my components are compatible, will fit in my case, if I have enough juice for sli in the future( will use the molex adapters with graphics card to sli) and if my heatsink will have clearance issues on my mother board, as well as if any other components will use molex for power and if i have enough SATA ports.thanks guys!

 

[Math Geek]

my "read mind" button is broken on my keyboard right now 🙁

could you maybe post what you're looking at to buy? can't really offer any help without knowing what you are wanting to buy. i can tell you this much, using molex for sli is not a good idea. once we have the specs we can point you in the right direction for good parts to get.

 

[mario flipper]

Math Geek , sorry I thought I posted my build, here you go!

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/dTbdf7

 

[Math Geek]

looks pretty good to me except for the psu and ssd. for $8 more i changed the ssd to a much better one and the psu to a high quality one that would power a second 970 later on easily and it was actually cheaper as well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.57 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($384.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($17.75 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard ($86.05 @ Vuugo)
Mouse: Logitech G400s Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1420.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 20:02 EST-0500

 

[loren3807]

i dont know why pc part picker prices windows so expensive but i would strongly recomend going to ebay and buying a licence for 40$ instead of 100$

 

[Math Geek]

part picker shows retail prices and not ebay prices. MS charges this much for windows so that is what it costs. anyone selling windows for less is either pirating it or selling used keys which may or may not work. all the power to you but i would not trust such a source. but that's just me

 

[loren3807]

well iv purchaced 4 or 5 copies for myself and all seem to work just fine... just watch the seller rating and how many items he has sold well worth saving 50$ imo