needing help on a new build

[fgzdon]

this will be my second pc but the first one i'm doing myself, and i'm needing a little help with it

so far i'v got most of the parts picked out but not sure about compatibility of the parts and the psu might need changing
also looking for a decent case to stick it all in, not seen one that stands out for me yet and looking for some ideas

cant post links yet, uk.pcpartpicker. com/p/NYb3gs

[abracmike]

this will be my second pc but the first one i'm doing myself, and i'm needing a little help with it

so far i'v got most of the parts picked out but not sure about compatibility of the parts and the psu might need changing
also looking for a decent case to stick it all in, not seen one that stands out for me yet and looking for some ideas

cant post links yet, uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NYb3gs

Looks to be ok for the most part at a somewhat cursory glance. I'd probably bump up the power supply wattage a little to 700 or so just to play it safe, but even then, it'll probably be ok as is.

Far as the other stuff, no problems that I can see

[Deleted]

I edited your build abit (loads ) , i assumed your budget was up to 1k quid:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£119.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£59.18 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£67.52 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£200.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.76 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £954.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 22:35 BST+0100


Notes:

-I kept the motherboard above cause it seems that you like it. Honestly don't think its worth it, its not the proper Sabertooth, that would be the mark1. You see the mark2 beside less features comes without the body armor, you have to buy that seperately.

-Better, faster and cheaper ram

-Changed the storage. More reliable hdd and better cost to performance ratio ssd, same reliability.

-Better gpu. The R9 280X is comperable to gtx770. Unless you are want Nvidia only then this is a solid upgrade over 760.

-Case, one of the best around, minimalistic look, windowed, quiet, filters, can't go wrong with this one.

- Better-more reliable power supply while being cheaper.


Now, if you don't have to stick to that mobo, with an equally good mobo, cpu cooler swap, red theme you grab an R9 290 in there:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£44.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£94.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£59.18 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£67.52 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£283.14 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.76 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £995.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 22:47 BST+0100

[CandyFresh]

Only thing I'd add is to consider Windows 8.1 instead of Windows 7. Microsoft stopping support for Windows 7...which kinda sucks coz Windows 8.1 isn't all that IMO.

[skitszo]

8.1 just takes a little getting use to... just get a desktop hotkey configured on your tile page.


weird though.....they are taking there sweet time coding a fix for mouse desktop users....