What do i need to know before building a PC

[Arcanekitten]

Hi Guys from tomshardware

i have a question what do i need to know if i am building a pc
i want to build my own pc for the first time and i just want to ensure that everything i know is right and not that i break anything before the first boot ;D and also i dont know if the parts fil function together D;

btw here is my specs/build and some parts are salvaged from my old pc il mark them)
(AMD Fx 8350 Black
SAPPHIRE R9 290 tri-x
Corsair Rm750
Gigabyte Ga-78lmt-usb3 rev5 (i dont know yet about the motherboard any advise ?) also salvaged from my old pc
2 HDD 1 SDD 1 optical drive also salvaged from my old pc
COoler master 344 case ( i dont know if everything will fit)also salvaged from my old pc
HYper 212 or seidon 120m (i also dont know if seidon 120m will fit i only have 1 exhaust fan and if i do a watercooler i dont have a exhaust )

 

[tiny voices]

Change the PSU to an Antec, XFX, Seasonic unit. that PSU is low quality.

Also, the motherboard is not ideal for the CPU. It will be REALLY stressed to run a CPU with that much wattage.

 

[drkatz42]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274745-31-step-step-guide-building

 

[Arcanekitten]

Change the PSU to an Antec, XFX, Seasonic unit. that PSU is low quality.

Also, the motherboard is not ideal for the CPU. It will be REALLY stressed to run a CPU with that much wattage.

not to be the smart guy here but this thread says that its a good psu if you are on a budget and yeah i am strongly on a budget D: the CX serie is ****

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html




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[tiny voices]

No this says it is a tier 3 unit which is NOT recommended at all. We do not recommend anything below tier 2b. Tier 3 is for budget and low draw systems.

It means low budget. Your computer is not low budget at all and you have very high power use components.

Change the PSU.

 

[Arcanekitten]

but it is Tier two class A sorry for me being the smart guy but the psu is recommended al over the place also is the rest of my pc lgood like the seidon 120m is it good or do i need to go for a hyper 212 ? 😀

 

[tiny voices]

No it is not. It is CLEARLY listed as tier 3. It is different from the the other RM units and uses low quality parts.

You are reading the list incorrectly. OTHER RM units are tier 2 but the 750 is tier 3. It is CLEARLY stated there. Please look at the list again. It is a FACT that that unit is not good. It uses junk capacitors and I have seen them fail. This is a well documented issue. PLEASE CHANGE THE PSU for the sake of your computer.

You will NOT be overclocking on that motherboard at all. DO NOT get a liquid cooler for this build. Get an air cooler. the 212 EVO for sure. AMD boards get REALLY hot and need to be cooled. The Liquid cooler moves no air over the board while the air cooler cools the motherboard some as well. This is ESPECIALLY important on a low end board like your that will already be frying with that CPU installed.

 

[tiny voices]

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/11/13/corsair_rm750_750w_power_supply_review/9#.VErTnpihmUk
There. That PSU FAILED. This is one of the most respected PSU test sites and they DO NOT recommend it.

 

[Arcanekitten]

No it is not. It is CLEARLY listed as tier 3. It is different from the the other RM units and uses low quality parts.

You are reading the list incorrectly. OTHER RM units are tier 2 but the 750 is tier 3. It is CLEARLY stated there. Please look at the list again. It is a FACT that that unit is not good. It uses junk capacitors and I have seen them fail. This is a well documented issue. PLEASE CHANGE THE PSU for the sake of your computer.

You will NOT be overclocking on that motherboard at all. DO NOT get a liquid cooler for this build. Get an air cooler. the 212 EVO for sure. AMD boards get REALLY hot and need to be cooled. The Liquid cooler moves no air over the board while the air cooler cools the motherboard some as well. This is ESPECIALLY important on a low end board like your that will already be frying with that CPU installed.

oh sorry i dint see that i saw the rm 550 on the list tier 1 class a so i was sure the rm 750 also was there thanks for the help on that but do you recommend a new motherboard and a new case cuz its only a mini tower and i need to remove the hdd cage to fit the gpu in ... and already thanks for the help so far 😀

 

[tiny voices]

A case like the Corsair 200r would be good.

For the PSU change i to an Antec, XFX, Seasonic unit.

 

[Arcanekitten]

and the motherboard?

 

[Arcanekitten]

i am going to get a Cooler master V650 but what for motherboard do i need to get? i was thinking of Asrock 970 extreme3 ?😀\
i am also getting a new case a Bitfenix Comrade is this a good case?

 

[tiny voices]

That board is decent. If you want to do any real overclocking, you will need a 990fx board.

 

[Arcanekitten]

oke thanks for the help
is there something else maybe some tips for building a pc or is this it

 

[tiny voices]

There are alot of video tutorials like this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls

 

[Arcanekitten]

thanks for the effort and have a great day 😀

 

[tiny voices]

Always glad to help!

Feel free to PM me if you need anything.