Building Gaming PC - Almost done

[savvasp]

Hey everyone so I'm planning to build a new PC and I've bough every part besides PSU and HDD so far. I'm not here for you to tell me how wrong am I for choosing X part (Which I still hope I'm not wrong). I'm just here to ask you if all these parts are compatible with each other (I hope so) and I also want a decent PSU and maybe HDD.

Case : Enermax Clipeus Midi Tower
GPU: GTX660 TI
CPU : i5-3570K CPU
RAM : Corsair 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3
Motherboard : MSI Z77A-G45 Motherboard
Optical Drive : Samsung 24x SATA DVD Writer
Monitor : Asus VH242S LCD Monitor 23.6-inch
Keyboard : Logitech K120 Business Keyboard
HDD : WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM
PSU : OCZ-ZS650W-UK ZS Series 650W


P.S. There were some problems with Amazon with some items so I bought some from here (Cyprus) instead, which unfortunately weren't the equivalent

[Toffie]

XFX550
Caviar black/blue

Everything else is perfectly fine.

[Deleted]

any chance to fit in a small SSD for the OS? (else change the HDD to a WD black one)
also a evo 212 cpu cooler would be the icing on the rig. (to allow for overclocking/quieter cooler compared to stock intel one)

[chazus]

Also note that those heatsinks on the RAM look pretty huge. That may be an issue with an aftermarket cooler.

[valliant13]

id suggest a 750W psu at the minimum. Will give you a little room for upgrading/adding stuff w/o potentially needing to buy a new PSU. I have a corsair HX750w. definitely would recomment that. As far as hard drives, IF you can increase your budget slightly I would get a 120GB or hell even 64GB SSD for your OS and maybe one game you play all the time, then as toffie said a caviar black/blue.

[Toffie]

The ram will not be a problem unless you have 4x4 of those, just place them on the right of the motherboard.
750HX is very overpriced and there is 650 units for 70-80 $ that should handle 660 Ti sli no problem if he decides to go the SLI route.

Like others have said, you have an 3570(k) meaning you bought it to overclock - so look for an aftermarket cooler like the 212 Evo.

[chazus]

id suggest a 750W psu at the minimum. Will give you a little room for upgrading/adding stuff w/o potentially needing to buy a new PSU.

There's absolutely no reason for a 750w psu. Even if he wanted to go dual cards later (Which he probably wont), a 550w is fine.

[valliant13]

There's absolutely no reason for a 750w psu. Even if he wanted to go dual cards later (Which he probably wont), a 550w is fine.

tomshardware would probably laugh at you for suggesting a 550w PSU in an sli setup. Just saying. Considering if that is your current gaming computer in your sig then wow thats all i have to say.

toffie, newegg has a hx650 priced at 119, hx750 at 139 microcenter is 129 for the hx650 and 137 for the hx750. I also didn't suggest he get my pieces. Im simply stating what I have. I wouldnt personally recommend under 750 for a gaming rig based on any and everything I have read from tomshardware.

[Hethor]

tomshardware would probably laugh at you for suggesting a 550w PSU in an sli setup. Just saying. Considering if that is your current gaming cpu in your sig then wow thats all i have to say.

toffie, newegg has a hx650 priced at 119, hx750 at 139 microcenter is 129 for the hx650 and 137 for the hx750. I also didn't suggest he get my pieces. Im simply stating what I have. I wouldnt personally recommend under 750 for a gaming rig based on any and everything I have read from tomshardware.

It's really best to take tomshardware's advice with a grain of salt. Also, that rig in chazus' sig in for teh lawls.

[chazus]

toffie, newegg has a hx650 priced at 119, hx750 at 139 microcenter is 129 for the hx650 and 137 for the hx750. I also didn't suggest he get my pieces. Im simply stating what I have. I wouldnt personally recommend under 750 for a gaming rig based on any and everything I have read from tomshardware.

I'm not sure what you've read from Tom's, which I also read.

Even Crossfire 7870 XT's don't break 550w. Though I probably wouldn't recommend it, it would work just fine regardless. The only time you'd need more than 550w is if you're looking at Dual 7950's, 7970's, or 680's.

Just because your 750 works fine, doesn't mean less won't work. It's a waste of $50-60 that could go elsewhere.

Certainly, if you can get a good power supply with a higher rating for as cheap as a smaller one, go for it. But there's no reason to spend more than $70 or so on a power supply unless you have a large budget to accommodate it without making other sacrifices.

[Evolixe]

550W PSU's probebly don't have enough 6 pin connectors to support SLI/CrossfireX setups