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hey guys

im building a new computer and i dont fully understand what im doing.

but anyways this is what i have bought so far

Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked 4-Core 3rd Gen Processor

Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive/SSD

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Motherboard

and what im thinking of getting to go with it

www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa65803-corsair_vengeance_cmz32gx3m4x1866c10_32gb_4x8gb_ddr3_ram#detailTabs=tabSpecifications

http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa49365-corsair_tx750m_80_bronze_modular_power_supply

http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa77627-evga_geforce_gtx_680_superclock_signature_2gb_video_card

http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-ab47746-corsair_hydro_series_h100i_cpu_cooler

http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa12588-corsair_vengeance_c70_mid_tower_white_case

http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa14718-samsung_sh224bbbebs_24x_internal_sata_dvd_oem_burner_drive#detailTabs=tabSpecifications

http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa19741-seagate_barracuda_st1000dm003_35_1tb_sata_60gbs_hard_drive

http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa67797-microsoft_windows_7_professional_dvd_sp1_64bit_oem

i havnt thought of this build all my self my mate has just wondering what you guys think and if theres anything i should improve to get better performance.

i plan to make it a dual gtx 680 in the future.

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Personally, i'd do this:

Switch RAM to http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-ab47838-corsair_vengeance_cml16gx3m2a1600c10_16gb_2x8gb_ddr3 - 16Gb is waaaay more than enough and the performance difference is negligible - it's also low profile to allow http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa16616-noctua_nhd14_cpu_cooler_does_not_support_socket_2011 instead of the H100. H100s = noisy and pumps fail regularly.

Get Win 8 instead of 7. 8 is awesome and the future. 7 is awesome and the past. Stay with the times - the learning curve is minuscule.

Take your Sammy back and try and exchange it for a Crucial, SanDisk, Intel 3** or Corsair. Samsung seems to have taken a step back from the 830 to the 840. Reliability has decreased with the 840s.

The rest is on the money.

ohk.

i got told that air cooled wasnt as good as water cooled...

my room with the computer on in summer time would be about 40degress + as got no airconditioning thats why i went with the water cooled option.

also got told that windows 8 doesnt work well with games its bugged or something.

Sealed system watercooling is really good but arguably no better than a good air cooler. A good air cooler is cheaper, quieter and more reliable. Room temps don't affect either more or less. I was set on WC'ing but after months of research simply couldn't bring myself to do it.

Win 8 is awesome and you shouldn't have any compatibility issues.

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