Righto, so I haven't had any hands-on experience in this topic, but I've read a lot about it and I'm currently undergoing IT studies at high school. I'm very interested in this kind of thing, and I thought a great way to learn further is to actually try my hand at building a computer. I've gone ahead and searched up some parts, and I've tried my best to research if they were compatible, but I'm not entirely sure and I'm just going to list them and ask that you guys can give me a run-down of whether it'll work or not.
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Okay, so, as for the case I've chosen the Cooler Master HAF 912. I've heard that it's a very good case, given the nice size, and the apparently good airflow. I found it for $150.
As for motherboard, I've selected the "Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P P67 DDR3 Intel 1155 pin Motherboard". Ranging around the $185 mark.
My Ram would be "Kingston KVR 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 1333", which comes to $99. Kingston's a cheap brand, but they manufacture some pretty solid hardware. 8GB might seem a bit much, but I don't intend to upgrade this any time soon.
I've chosen the "Intel Core i5-2400 1155 pin boxed CPU" which I found online for $209.
As I was reading about the HAF 912, I come across a graphics card recommendation which I looked further into. It's the "Palit Nvidia GeForce 1GB GTX460 Graphic HDMI Video HDCP" at about $201. After further reading, it seems a very good choice.
Now I wasn't too sure what to do with Sound cards, so I just went and picked the "Creative X-FI Xtreme Audio Sound Card" from the list I was searching. It's about $53, but yeah, I'm not very sure... What do you guys think?
Next, I decided I wanted an internal Wireless Network Card, as opposed to some external USB thing. What do you guys think of the "Tenda W322P V2.0 PCI Wireless-N 300M 2Tx2R Network Card" at $30?
And yeah, the DVD Tray I selected was a "Samsung IDE 22x Black DVD RW", at $32.
The HDD I'm interested in is the "Hitachi 3.5" Deskstar 1TB SATA HDD" which provides a very large amount of storage for a good price ($55).
And last but not least, I intend to power it all with the “750W "XFX" Black Edition Modular PSU, Single high power†Power supply unit. The cheapest I could find it was $200.
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So then! What do you guys think? Did I have a mental blank and forget something? Will this actually work? And if so, would it make for a good gaming computer? Sorry for all the questions, and again, if it's all completely haywire and stupid, please understand that I'm new to this and I did do my best to find out whether they were compatible. Perhaps I just failed miserably. And also, do you think 750W is enough to power it all? I heard that it's a good Wattage to aim for, so I tried to find a quality unit.
Thanks in advance guys!
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Okay, so, as for the case I've chosen the Cooler Master HAF 912. I've heard that it's a very good case, given the nice size, and the apparently good airflow. I found it for $150.
As for motherboard, I've selected the "Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P P67 DDR3 Intel 1155 pin Motherboard". Ranging around the $185 mark.
My Ram would be "Kingston KVR 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 1333", which comes to $99. Kingston's a cheap brand, but they manufacture some pretty solid hardware. 8GB might seem a bit much, but I don't intend to upgrade this any time soon.
I've chosen the "Intel Core i5-2400 1155 pin boxed CPU" which I found online for $209.
As I was reading about the HAF 912, I come across a graphics card recommendation which I looked further into. It's the "Palit Nvidia GeForce 1GB GTX460 Graphic HDMI Video HDCP" at about $201. After further reading, it seems a very good choice.
Now I wasn't too sure what to do with Sound cards, so I just went and picked the "Creative X-FI Xtreme Audio Sound Card" from the list I was searching. It's about $53, but yeah, I'm not very sure... What do you guys think?
Next, I decided I wanted an internal Wireless Network Card, as opposed to some external USB thing. What do you guys think of the "Tenda W322P V2.0 PCI Wireless-N 300M 2Tx2R Network Card" at $30?
And yeah, the DVD Tray I selected was a "Samsung IDE 22x Black DVD RW", at $32.
The HDD I'm interested in is the "Hitachi 3.5" Deskstar 1TB SATA HDD" which provides a very large amount of storage for a good price ($55).
And last but not least, I intend to power it all with the “750W "XFX" Black Edition Modular PSU, Single high power†Power supply unit. The cheapest I could find it was $200.
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So then! What do you guys think? Did I have a mental blank and forget something? Will this actually work? And if so, would it make for a good gaming computer? Sorry for all the questions, and again, if it's all completely haywire and stupid, please understand that I'm new to this and I did do my best to find out whether they were compatible. Perhaps I just failed miserably. And also, do you think 750W is enough to power it all? I heard that it's a good Wattage to aim for, so I tried to find a quality unit.
Thanks in advance guys!