Would my PC build work?

[Luc_D]

Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum. My name is Luc, recently I decided to build my first own PC, however since this is my first time building one I am here to ask some people who have moer knowledge of the subject. I'm just going to write my complete build with price, it would be great if you guys would look into them all and tell me if they are all compatible together and the build would work. Also this build is supposed to be a bit of a high-end performance build made for casual and alot of gaming. If you have any other tip's, recomendations or ways to improve my build feel free to tell me. I also have a few questions which I will ask after I have shown you guys my build.

Here we go.

PROCESSOR
Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz)
$340,00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KPRWAX8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


CASE
Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Gaming Case
$160,00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004INH0FS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


MOTHERBOARD
MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97 MPOWER MAX AC
$260,00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K23BZUO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


OPTICAL DRIVE
LG Electronics Optical DVD Drive
$16,00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EUAFAF6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


GRAPHICS CARD
EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card
$251,00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHW4HXY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


HARD DRIVE/ SOLID STATE DRIVE
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive
$250,00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W19MO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


RAM
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
$160,00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006EWUO22/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


POWER SUPPLY
Corsair Professional Series 760 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply AX760
$155,00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0HZMEM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


TOTAL
$1592,00

That's the current build, I haven't bought any of the components yet. In the total the accesoires aren't calculated in. All the links provided are for www.amazon.com .

Now for the questions:

-How much voltage will this build need? I bought the 760 Watt AX760, because it seemed to have enough voltage? Here is a link to a voltage calculator, I wasn't able to answer all the questions becuase I didn't understand all of them.

-Is there such thing as "too much" voltage? Or is the more always the better?

- Are there any unneseccery things in this build? Or components I should spend more or could spend less on?

 

[Welshstig]

Yes they are compatible but for gaming you can do alot better for $1500.

 

[Luc_D]

Yes they are compatible but for gaming you can do alot better for $1500.

Mind telling me how?

 

[legend001523]

Get a i5 4690k if you only plan on gaming, same with the ram, only get 8gb, then get a gtx 770 or a r9 290 with that money

 

[Welshstig]

This is a much better buikd for the price! I upgraded the gpu from a gtx 760 to a gtx 780ti, i reduced the ram form 16gb to 8gb as 16gb is overkill (you can always upgrade later).I also reduced the 500gb ssd to a 256 ssd and added a 1tb hard drive and finally, i added a cpu cooler so you can overclock your cpu:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qhBWJx) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qhBWJx/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $338.99 @ NCIX US
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14) | $78.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00) | $77.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | $104.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $55.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx780tidc2oc3gd5) | $632.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4tiw) | $117.67 @ OutletPC
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx750m) | $77.99 @ Micro Center
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0) | $13.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1576.57
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 14:07 EDT-0400 |

 

[DHFF]

Do you have any interest in Over Clocking? If not then I can offer a cheaper solution for the CPU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117316
This is equivilant to an i7 without the overclocking and build in graphics.
If you ARE going to over clock then what I am not seeing is a cooling solution. I would suggest a liquid cooler like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032&cm_re=corsair_h100-_-35-181-032-_-Product
or an air cooler like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018&cm_re=noctua_nh-d14-_-35-608-018-_-Product
and you can save a bit of cash on the case by going with something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146114
This will give you plenty of room for fans an liquid coolers. With a case like that you can even get one of those huge Kraken liquid coolers. or if you wanted to get exotic you could go with a custom loop and still have room for more then one radiator.
as to the motherboard, you can again save quite a bit of cash going with something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130768
Its an excellent gaming board with tons of bells and whistles.

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[Luc_D]

Do you have any interest in Over Clocking? If not then I can offer a cheaper solution for the CPU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117316
This is equivilant to an i7 without the overclocking and build in graphics.
If you ARE going to over clock then what I am not seeing is a cooling solution. I would suggest a liquid cooler like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032&cm_re=corsair_h100-_-35-181-032-_-Product
or an air cooler like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018&cm_re=noctua_nh-d14-_-35-608-018-_-Product
and you can save a bit of cash on the case by going with something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146114
This will give you plenty of room for fans an liquid coolers. With a case like that you can even get one of those huge Kraken liquid coolers. or if you wanted to get exotic you could go with a custom loop and still have room for more then one radiator.
as to the motherboard, you can again save quite a bit of cash going with something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130768
Its an excellent gaming board with tons of bells and whistles.

Let me know if you have any questions.

I have heard of overclocking but I have no idea what exactly it is, or what it does.

 

[DHFF]

Over clocking is when you get into your system BIOS and override the defaults to push your CPU past its factory limits. so if you chip comes in the box at 4GHz, you can push it to 4.4GHz or more theoredically. There are tons of factors however and its not just pushing a button, a lot of it comes down to luck of the draw, you can have two identical chips but one could overclock to 4.7GHz while the other one might only get 4.3GHz with identical settings depending on how that chip was binned at the factory. Overclocking is as much of an art as a science.

Oh yes and Overclocking usually voids your warnetee as it puts extra stress on your parts and can lead to reduced life span.
If you are not familiar with the concept and it doesnt sound like something you are interested in experimenting with then I would suggest going with the Xeon chip I listed, or get an i7 or i5 without the K designation. the K marks chips that can be over clocked. the chips without the K cannot be unlocked to go beyond thier stock speeds.

Personally I have little interest in Overclocking myself, some get excited about it but it doesn't do much for me so I stick with the stock speeds. with my non overclocked Xeon chip I can run dozens of apps and games simultaneously with out pushing the chip to even 50%.

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

An i7 is overkill for most games, especially with a GTX 760. An i7 would make more sense when paired with a GPU like a GTX 780 Ti or R9-290X.

 

[DHFF]

Over clocking used to be a fast and cheap method of getting extra chip for the money. Unfortunately once the industry caught on they started making hardware specific to overclocking. For example Intel makes boards that have the Z designation which is designed for overclocking. and you can only overclock intel chips that have the K designation. Of course you have to pay a premium for these parts so it kind of nullifies the original reason for overclocking. These days people over clock because it can be exciting to tweek and adjust your hardware to get that extra performance. even if you are not saving money, people do it for fun.