FIRST BUILD - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H - Core i5-4670 3.4GHz - EVGA GeForce GTX760 Dual Boot (OS X Mave

[therisingking]

therisingking's Build: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H - Core i5-4670 3.4GHz - EVGA GeForce GTX760 Dual Boot (OS X Mavericks & Windows 8)

Components

Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H Z87 LGA 1150 2-Way SLI Dual LAN ATX Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CUYOSP2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz 6MB Cache Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80646I54670
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO8TBR4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/ EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHW4HXY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Crucial Ballistix Sport Very Low Profile 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3-1600 1.35V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory Modules BLS2C8G3D1609ES2LX0
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A14ZT8I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ALK3KEM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

2x Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE120BW
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W15P0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T3GRNW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Fractal Design Define R4 Cases, Black Pearl (FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008HD3CTI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A34FFV8YYDM571

Optiarc SATA DVD RW Burner Drive with DVD+R DL Overburn up to 8.7GB, Black (5280S-CB-PLUS)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086ZU8XK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter,2.4GHz 450Mbps/5Ghz 450Mbps, Include Low-profile Bracket
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007GMPZ0A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

GMYLE (R) Micro USB Bluetooth 4.0 Dongle Dual Mode w/ Low Energy Technology Wireless Adapter (Broadcom BCM20702 chipset)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007MKMJGO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AWSTL9OR9CVRW

Already Owned

3x ASUS VN247H-P 23.6-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AVYNS7M/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Comments

This is my first build and I am wondering if anyone can go over the parts I picked. I plan on dual booting both windows 7/8 (havent decided) and Apple OS X Mavericks 10.9.3. I plan on using this for school (Computer Science Major) and for gaming. Just to make sure that they are compatible and that they should work. I was iffy on choosing the samsung SSD because I watched some videos on Youtube and some people did not recommend them should I use a samsung SSD or choose a different brand? Also I did spend some time looking into a ASUS motherboard with my setup but did not really find a definite answer. I am wary on using an ASUS because on this website they are not recommended at all. I do favor the look of a ASUS bios than that of a Gigabyte BIOS. Please leave your comments and recommendations.

 

[Going Bald]

This is my first build and I am wondering if anyone can go over the parts I picked. I plan on dual booting both windows 7/8 (havent decided) and Apple OS X Mavericks 10.9.3. I plan on using this for school (Computer Science Major) and for gaming. Just to make sure that they are compatible and that they should work. I was iffy on choosing the samsung SSD because I watched some videos on Youtube and some people did not recommend them should I use a samsung SSD or choose a different brand? Also I did spend some time looking into a ASUS motherboard with my setup but did not really find a definite answer. I am wary on using an ASUS because on this website they are not recommended at all. I do favor the look of a ASUS bios than that of a Gigabyte BIOS. Please leave your comments and recommendations.

The build looks fine to me and should work well for you.
For the Samsung drives, I highly recommend the 840 Pro versions. For normal mainstream usage, the EVO should work just as well.
Asus boards work as well as Gigabyte now that they have unlocked the MSR bit that was causing KP's previously. The only thing to remember is that you have to put your boot file and your /Extra folder in the EFI partition or use Clover - an extra step and probably why they did not make the recommended list. There are several Asus builds by forum members in the User Builds and Golden Builds - just use the forum search with the model of the board you are considering as the keyword to se if anyone used the board. I personally have used the Asus P8Z77-I Pro and the Sabertooth Z77 in successful builds.