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[Shadowgandor]

Hey all, a colleague of mine has helped me select the parts for my own pc with a budget between 1400 and 1800 euros. However, I would like to get a second opinion on the build before buying it. Here's the link to a dutch site which has all the parts:
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/bestelkosten/662921?tm=2&pm=10&minscore=&maxdelivery=&minproducts=12&maxshops=2&ignoredshops[]=7403#shoplist
It shows the cost of all the parts.

Any comments? Hints? Tips?

Thanks!

[Caz]

Looks like massive overkill Do you have a good set of speakers already?

[Shadowgandor]

I live in somewhat older apartments and I live together with my girlfriend, so a good set of speakers probably wouldn't see much use But yes this pc's going to be the first big thing I'll buy since I started working fulltime and I've always wanted to have a monster pc

[Thief^]

If you only have one CPU and GPU, you can probably get away with a smaller PSU. A general rule of thumb is 200W-250W per high-end GPU and 150W per high-end CPU, plus a bit for everything else. For your build, the components you've chosen are less even than that: 150W! for the GTX 970, and 90W! for the CPU. Add a bit, and even a 400W PSU will be more than plenty (as long as it physically has the connections you need). Even an SLi build would fit in a 500W supply. Believe it or not!

Normally I'd rant about the PSU brand and 80+ efficiency certification, but you've chosen pretty well there

[Shadowgandor]

I've bought and assembled the parts yesterday, but the cooler was one heck of a device. It didn't fit, meaningI had to install the stock cooler. Are there any risks to using the stock cooler? I don't overclock

[Thief^]

If you don't overclock, then the only real difference with the stock cooler is it will run hotter, which normally means the fan runs louder. Nothing bad should happen.

[nenjin]

I basically just built that system, sans the monitors, with a case, for about 1400.

Re: Stock coolers. Intel stock coolers are shit. Not because of their cooling performance, but because of their attachment method. They use plastic pegs to snap into the mobo, which have little plastic tabs around them to lock them into place. They suck, they can break easy, they can be installed improperly and they can be knocked loose.

A good CPU cooler has a backplate. At least on the last 3 i5's I've bought, the cooler is the same piece of shit they've been shipping with their processors for like the last 10 years.

[Scripten]

If you only have one CPU and GPU, you can probably get away with a smaller PSU. A general rule of thumb is 200W-250W per high-end GPU and 150W per high-end CPU, plus a bit for everything else. For your build, the components you've chosen are less even than that: 150W! for the GTX 970, and 90W! for the CPU. Add a bit, and even a 400W PSU will be more than plenty (as long as it physically has the connections you need). Even an SLi build would fit in a 500W supply. Believe it or not!

This is very true! However, keep in mind that there's one major caveat with PSUs, which is that problems with them will cause errors that masquerade as every other type of hardware, and sometimes even software, problem out there. I always keep roughly 50-100W of leeway between what I expect to use and what I buy. It's only slightly more costly and it can save you a big headache later on. (A decent 600W PSU is only about $60 in the states, so YMMV.)