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Hey guys, could you help me out? Im going to make a gaming pc, and these are the components that i put together, will they work good with eachother? any tips? Ok list;

CM 690 II Advanced
Asrock Z77 Extreme4 MOBO
CM 600W LITE power supply
I5 3570K CPU
500GB HDD
2x4 Kingston RAM
Cheap DVD-R drive

Things that i will add later on;
Graphics card (around the 200 euros, not sure which one yet)
Better CPU cooler for overclocking

Will these parts match together? The reason im buying my GPU later, is because i want a good one and i just dont have the budget to afford that too yet, so till then i will use intel HD 4000 graphics which are actually pretty decent! Hope you guys can help!
Thanks!

I have no idea as to their comparability, but why have such a fancy case?
You also mention intel graphics, I presume that is on the motherboard? If so why buy such a motherboard if you are going to later buy a separate graphics card (a separate graphics card is a good idea)
You also do not mention operating system.
I would also suggest a bigger powersupply 750 watt, since if you buy a bigger one now it will save time and money later as you wont have to upgrade it.

Others probably have a better opinion than me, but that is my 2p worth.

someone-else wrote:I have no idea as to their comparability, but why have such a fancy case?
You also mention intel graphics, I presume that is on the motherboard? If so why buy such a motherboard if you are going to later buy a separate graphics card (a separate graphics card is a good idea)
You also do not mention operating system.
I would also suggest a bigger powersupply 750 watt, since if you buy a bigger one now it will save time and money later as you wont have to upgrade it.

Others probably have a better opinion than me, but that is my 2p worth.

Actually, the graphics are on the CPU. And thanks for replying btw ;) yeah, i might buy 750w then. The operating system is going to be windows 7 64 bit. The case might be a bit too fancy, but i think its worth it.
Thanks!

Hi, had similar 1st time build experience, can see in this article, chose the Asus P8Z77-V as I am not a gamer yet but liked the wifi module which comes with this MOBO.
http://is.gd/HJBbq2

aeromech3 wrote:Hi, had similar 1st time build experience, can see in this article, chose the Asus P8Z77-V as I am not a gamer yet but liked the wifi module which comes with this MOBO.
http://is.gd/HJBbq2

Hmmm.. that mobo is a bit more expensive, but i do want wifi. I saw a wifi usb adapter somewhere for 10 euros and this board is like 40 euros more so i think i will stick to asrock.. thanks for replying though ;)

Depends on the efficiency of the PSU.....
Along with the rail ratings, one high capacity 12V rail is more useful than 5 lower rated 12V rails.
Antec cases are pretty good too, minimal sharp edges and strong build quality.

someone-else wrote: You also mention intel graphics, I presume that is on the motherboard? If so why buy such a motherboard if you are going to later buy a separate graphics card (a separate graphics card is a good idea)
You also do not mention operating system.

I think all mobo's come with integrated graphics anyway, so they work out of the box. Yep a good graphics card is essential for gaming.
OS? Probably Win7, I'd imagine.

Not all MOBO's John, some dont have onboard Video Chipsets, examples:-
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
I Stand to be corrected.

The ASUS P8Z77-V PRO, almost certainly has built in graphics. After all it does have a vga port and HDMI output on the back. What use would they be if it doesn't have any output to them ?

aeromech3 wrote:Not all MOBO's John, some dont have onboard Video Chipsets, examples:-
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
I Stand to be corrected.

joinerjohn wrote:The ASUS P8Z77-V PRO, almost certainly has built in graphics. After all it does have a vga port and HDMI output on the back. What use would they be if it doesn't have any output to them ?

Sorry:

a website wrote:There's the full set of video outputs on the rear of the motherboard; you get HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA and a digital-only DVI-D connector, and the motherboard supports up to two monitors from the processor's internal graphics chipset.

Click me for the whole review.

You can't game on an internal i7 CPU. Don't go so overboard with the specs hoping for a gaming PC without a graphics card.

In modern games, the GPU is the power behind the majority of the processing of scenery & terrain.

It depends, certain games are more CPU heavy (guild wars 2 springs to mind). But still do require a fairly decent graphics card to play.

The vast majority it is the GPU which matters though.

ahhh my first computer build

amd k6
3.2gb hdd
64mb ram
cdrom
us robotics modem
iiyama 15" crt
beige case

and it was beautiful

root wrote:ahhh my first computer build

amd k6
3.2gb hdd
64mb ram
cdrom
us robotics modem
iiyama 15" crt
beige case

and it was beautiful

Ahh, my trust USR modem. I spent my savings and got the external one, the V90 and found a firmware upgrade to flash it to V92 - how happy was I.

The fact it had a foot to stand upright was the icing on the cake for me.

oh yeah usr v.92 were the dogs danglies i was pleased cos mine was the black one lol