would this rig be viable? (1st build)

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AFuriousPenguin

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so my concerns are the psu, MoBo and compatibility overall
(by the way i will not overclock anything) thanks for any feedback.
i will be using this rig for professional video/photo editing and casual gaming but i only got a $900 budget (excluding monitors)
thanks for any help/advice i get :)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xwX6
 
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ithar87
Your build looks ok except for your ssd. 64GB really isn't big enough to load your OS onto. My Windows install with all my basic runtimes, web browsers, office software, and the couple things that I let run on startup takes about 60GB. That 64 GB SSD will probably have something like 58GB of space that you can actually use on it. If you can't jump to a 120GB, you might as well just skip it. Also the SSD model you chose has particularly poor performance as far as SSD goes, you may want to do some research before you make a decision. Another small suggestion, if this is your first build, you will probably struggle with cable management some, a modular PSU can be a huge help with that. They cost a couple bucks more(sometimes they are even...
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AFuriousPenguin

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so 2x8gb @1600 would be fine too right?
 
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Your build looks ok except for your ssd. 64GB really isn't big enough to load your OS onto. My Windows install with all my basic runtimes, web browsers, office software, and the couple things that I let run on startup takes about 60GB. That 64 GB SSD will probably have something like 58GB of space that you can actually use on it. If you can't jump to a 120GB, you might as well just skip it. Also the SSD model you chose has particularly poor performance as far as SSD goes, you may want to do some research before you make a decision. Another small suggestion, if this is your first build, you will probably struggle with cable management some, a modular PSU can be a huge help with that. They cost a couple bucks more(sometimes they are even about the same price), but will ultimately make you happier with your build.
 
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