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    How's this machine?

    Just made a quick little mach up to see how this would run.

    What I want to do: Play Steam games / WoW (Steam games not limited to CS:GO/BF4/Rust)
    What I have: GTX 650 TI as a GPU, stock dell Mobo, 16 GB DDR3, i7 3770@3.40 (Never overclocked).

    The build:

    Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133191
    GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130948
    Sound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829132006 (I Don't want to use Stock)
    PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817580003
    RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231460
    Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131981
    CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116898
    Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147249
    OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116986

    Questions.

    1). Will there be any compatability issues?
    2). Is there any alternative suggestions? (If a piece of hardware costs an additional 100-200$ but is worth the money, please designate it as so.
    3). Did I choose good hardware?
    4). From my research, I don't need an i7 since I don't do a lot of video/picture editing but I may one day start doing some streaming on Twitch.
    5). Any issues with installing Windows 7 (Linked above) to this unit?
    6). Do I need an extra fans/coolers or anything?

    I have an open budget, but if I don't need to spend it I won't.

    I plan on connecting two monitors the GPU as I do now to my 650 TI (Which I love).
    I won't be swapping any old hardware for this new machine, my old machine is going to go be my backup incase anything happens to my new one.

    My current unit is about to turn 4 years old this summer. No complaints about it I would just like to upgrade a bit since the only thing I haven't upgraded was the motherboard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geekachu View Post
    Questions.

    1). Will there be any compatability issues?
    -chose another ram, something with 1600MHz will fit, the 1866MHz one can only be utilized at 1600MHz.
    -you chose a Z-chipset mainboard, but a non-K CPU. Do you want to overclock? With your budget i would recommend you to because you can get alot more performance. So keep the Z-chipset MB, upgrade the CPU to a i5-4670K und get a decent aftermarket cooler like: Noctua NH-D14

    3). Did I choose good hardware?
    yes, the pieces are fine

    4). From my research, I don't need an i7 since I don't do a lot of video/picture editing but I may one day start doing some streaming on Twitch.
    The i5 will do perfectly fine, i still recommend you to get the K-Version and overclock though.

    5). Any issues with installing Windows 7 (Linked above) to this unit?
    No, works just fine ^^
    EDIT: on second thought: newegg lists Windows8 Pro at the same prize at Win7 - if i saw correctly ... It's just personal preferance, but i'd go for Win8. I really got used to it and it runs perfectly smooth. If you - for whatever reason - think that Win7 will be better suited for you, go for it ^^ doesn't make that much of a difference actually

    6). Do I need an extra fans/coolers or anything?.
    Only the aftermarket CPU cooler i recommended in 1)
    Last edited by mmoc9a551c3d4f; 2014-02-23 at 08:49 AM.

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    Thanks for the swift response.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145345 <<<<<<<<< Replacement RAM, 1600MHz.
    And I added the cooler as well.

    Is it worth getting 16GB or not for what I'm using it for?

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    16GB ram atm is overkill for gaming / streaming ^^

    i also noticed that you have no HDD listed (only the SSD) and no optical drive.
    Since optical drives are getting kind of obsolete many people tend to buy USB DVD drives, there are quite a few good out there for less than 30 bucks, you might consider one of these.
    concerning the HDD. your 500GB SSD is enough space to run your system on and many many games, but when it comes to storage like Music, Videos and the likes i'd recommend you get a HDD too. I for example store all my personal files on the HDD, because they will only clutter my SSD ^^ you can get a Western Digital Caviar Black or Blue with 1TB for quite cheap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geekachu View Post
    Is it worth getting 16GB or not for what I'm using it for?
    For what you're using it for, no. Some people like to overdo it though since RAM is relatively cheap and you don't know what will happen in 2-4 years (if some tasks will start utilizing more RAM).

    If you decide to go for 16gb though, I'd advise to choose 2x 8gb kit instead of 4x4gb. That way you still have the option to upgrade later since the mobo only has 4 RAM slots with 2x8gb you still have 2 slots left if someday you opt to upgrade to insane 32gb.

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