Computer Parts Compatibility

[Momentum]

youve seen intel CPUs run osx. you havnt seen an intel board work with it.

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[Mr. Hurricane]

youve seen intel CPUs run osx. you havnt seen an intel board work with it.

Well that makes more sense.

Would the GTX 670 run with the ASrock Z77 Pro3 or 4? I'm sure it's yes, but I just want to make sure. What kind of power can the Z77 put out with the most popular chip used with it?

EDIT: Updated OP with current parts list. I also figured out the GHz, but I'm still not sure about compatibility with the GPU

[Mr. Hurricane]

What's a good way to figure out how much power this is going to need with some room left if I wanted to overclock the processor?

[Momentum]

What's a good way to figure out how much power this is going to need with some room left if I wanted to overclock the processor?

wattage calculator

[Blockzillahead]

Get the i5 3570k instead of the i7. A normal gamer wont need the SMT of a i7.
And get a 670 GTX instead of the 660Ti.

This will result in a way more balanced system. Since the 660Ti would bottleneck the i7 like hell.

A 660 will bottle neck an i7-3770k? Are you guys sure? I thought the 660 was a powerful card.

[Momentum]

A 660 will bottle neck an i7-3770k? Are you guys sure? I thought the 660 was a powerful card.

not compared to the i7 3770k

[Mr. Hurricane]

A 660 will bottle neck an i7-3770k? Are you guys sure? I thought the 660 was a powerful card.

I didn't think it would especially since the one I wanted was some overclocked card or whatever.

Anyway I used the wattage calculater on the ASUS website and it told me about 600 to 700 watts.

[Blockzillahead]

I didn't think it would especially since the one I wanted was some overclocked card or whatever.

Anyway I used the wattage calculater on the ASUS website and it told me about 600 to 700 watts.

Then you should get a decent brand 800W PSU.

[Mr. Hurricane]

What are some good PSU brands? My friend had a stuffty PSU in his PC that stuff itself and nearly fried his computer.

[Blockzillahead]

Brands like Crosair, Antec, Silverstone and some other big ones. Just make sure you don't buy a PSU just because it's cheap. You don't want it to overload and blow up which will kill your whole computer. Get some expensive brand, but not over the top expensive.

[Titanium Man]

why the forget do you want mac
like 95% of all games are on windows

[Mr. Hurricane]

why the forget do you want mac
like 95% of all games are on windows

Not as many viruses and I know the OS better. I'm willing to drop that requirement because it is a pain the ass to find parts apparently

Update: I'm looking at the Corsair TX850 right now. Is $30 more worth it if your buying a modular power supply?

[Blockzillahead]

Not as many viruses and I know the OS better. I'm willing to drop that requirement because it is a pain the ass to find parts apparently

Update: I'm looking at the Corsair TX850 right now. Is $30 more worth it if your buying a modular power supply?

Windows is just as easy to learn as iOS. You should give it a try.
Also I don't understand why people use the logic of "not a lot of viruses." I mean that factor doesn't matter, because there are many free/paid anti-viruses out there that are outstanding in terms of performance. Also just because the virus amount is few, doesn't mean they are any less dangerous. The damage they create doesn't shrink, they can be as equally painful as Windows viruses.

[Titanium Man]

Not as many viruses

not true

Update: I'm looking at the Corsair TX850 right now. Is $30 more worth it if your buying a modular power supply?

if you have the money, go for it
850 watts is going to be enough in the future for crossfire or sli

[Mr. Hurricane]

forget.

I'm starting to question wether or not this will be worth the effort to even get enough money to buy all the parts, let alone actually put it together.