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New Build: Parts compatibility

  • 23-04-2014 9:19pm
    #1
    4steviewonder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭


    Hi. I'm in the process of building a gaming pc and will be ordering the remaining parts in the coming days. Before I do though I would like to ensure that the chosen parts are compatible with one another. I already have the following:

    Intel i5 2500k - 135€
    GIGABITE GA-Z68AP-D3-37€
    CORSAIR Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8gb -48€
    MSI R9 270 GAMING 2G 126€

    The following is what I believe is all that's required + headset:

    XFX PRO550W Core Edition Full Wired Power Supply
    49,65 €

    WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's
    46,49 €

    Samsung SSD 840 EVO Basic 120GB SATA 6Gb/s
    68,67 €

    ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 13 CO(Sockel 775/1155/1156/1366/754/939/AM2/AM2 +/AM3/AM3+/FM1)
    22,53 €

    BitFenix Merc Alpha

    31,70 €

    TP-LINK TL-WN881ND Netzwerkkarte/-adapter

    10,78 €


    Plantronics Headset GameCom 380

    23,02 €



    So could anyone give me advice on the above and make any amendments if possible.
    The motherboard was bought used and did not include anything other than the board itself so I was wondering what additional cables/screws would I need to hook up all the internal components together?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    Addled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭Addled


    You'll just need 2 SATA cables to connect your SSD + HDD, 3 if you also want a DVD drive.
    If you're buying from HWVS you could get "LogiLink 0.75m e-SATA Kabel mit Sicherungslasche" and "LG DH18NS schwarz bare SATA II" if you want a DVD drive.

    Your case should come with the rest of the screws and standoffs for the motherboard but not the I/O backplate.

    Most people would also recommend a hyper 212 evo for cooling performance and it would be a bit quieter with a 120mm fan as opposed to the 92mm on the Freezer 13 but I see it's out of stock at the minute.


  • #3
    4steviewonder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭4steviewonder


    Thanks for the response. I have 2 or 3 e-sata cables from an old computer as well as a dvd drive. Would the e-sata cables used for SATA II hard drives work with SATA III drives? And are all the parts compatible with one another?


  • #4
    Addled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭Addled


    Are these cables eSata to sata cables or just purely eSata to eSata? In the first case they might work but there is a slight difference between the eSata and sata spec.

    Here's a discussion about it with some suggesting it works ok on some boards but not on others, just google "Esata to sata internal via cable" and pick the toms link. I would probably just pick up some new sata cables to be sure.


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