Question about running a pc

Patrick D

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Dec 7, 2013
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Hi
I am buying parts for a pc, just wondering would I need anything else to run it smoothly and/ to run it better? and what is a good power supply for this ?

Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU

I have parts from the previous pc - Hp Pavilion a6000
Narra-GL8E motherboard
7200 RPM 3.5" HDD
DVD-RW
mouse,keyboard,monitor, 4GB of RAM
Do I need a new case fan - Aerocool Shark 14cm Quad LED 15 Blade Fluid Dynamic Bearing Fan
 
Only info I can pull up on that motherboard states that it is manufactured by Asus, and it supports AM2 Cpu's. So you would be stuck with an Athlon 64 X2 Cpu. So you'd have to buy a new motherboard and Cpu, and Ram.

You cheapest bet if you want to go with Intel, is probably the AsRock H77M motherboard, Intel I5 3350p, and 2 x 4gb sticks of DDR3 1600mhz. All told, those 3 should run you about 300 dollars. For less you could find the Amd fx6300, 970 chipset motherboard and the same Ram, and that would set you back about 250.