New PC setup ;need suggestions

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

I am creating a new PC and wanted to know if this setup would work-
Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced Mid Tower Cabinet
Cooler Master SickleFlow Red 120 mm Cooler
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Motherboard
Asus Xonar DX PCI Express Internal Sound Card
LG GH22NP20 DVD Burner Internal Optical Drive (Black)
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM003)
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10)
AMD FX 8350(Black Edition)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 7790 1 GB DDR5 Graphics Card
Corsair VS650 650 Watt PSU

This is my first PC assembly and i wanted to know if it would work good.Also please give suggestions if i need to change something.Thanks.

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

The CPU and motherboard sockets don't match!

The motherboard is LGA 1150 and the CPU is AM3+

animal · Feb 1, 2014

Your CPU and motherboard are NOT compatible. The motherboard is Intel socket 1150 and the CPU is AMD socket AM3+. You will need to change one or the other.

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

Can you guys suggest some stuff?

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Yolo Mcswagger :

If you want to stay with the AMD CPU then we can suggest some AMD AM3+ motherboards.

The other option is to stay with the LGA 1150 motherboards.

What is your preference?

animal · Feb 1, 2014

what is your budget and where will you be buying from (country/store)?

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

I really don't know which i should choose, it's my first pc.I'm from India and am buying stuff off www.flipkart.com as for the budget ,these things were fitting nicely.All this is for a gaming rig.

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

I think AM3+ would be a better option ,what do you guys think?

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Yolo Mcswagger :

Yes AM3+ will be a good option for gaming motherboards.

You being in India, I would suggest that you go with locally popular brands when it comes to motherboards. Asus motherboards? Based on that we can select some good ones and you check local availability.

Here is a good program to start you off: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

This motherboard is available at Flipkart: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Take a look at it.

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

Judging from my budget, i can do the following pretty easily-
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3
ASUS CROSSHAIR V Formula
ASUS M5A99X EVO
MSI 990FXA-GD80
and the one you just suggested

animal · Feb 1, 2014

I'm partial to Asus, but the Gigabyte is good as well

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

So far I came up with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Have to do some snow shoveling now. We expect 4" to 6" before the day is over.

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

Which one do you suggest, animal?

animal · Feb 1, 2014

If it is going to be mainly a gaming rig, get the Asus Crosshair V Formula. It has great onboard audio, so you probably won't need a discrete sound card.

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

Ubrales :

good luck with that!

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

animal :

you mean i won't need the Asus Xonar DX PCI Express Internal Sound Card?

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

On-board audio is surprisingly good! I un-installed my Creative sound card and am now using on-board sound.

animal · Feb 1, 2014

More than likely you would not need it.

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

Thanks guys!Any other suggestions regarding the other stuff?

animal · Feb 1, 2014

If your budget will allow it, maybe improve your GPU, see this listing for GPU gaming tiers:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

also, here is a listing for PSU wattage based on type and amount of GPUs installed in a system:

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

if you are going to be overclocking, I suggest adding 50-100W to their recommended wattage. Get a quality PSU from a top tier company such as Seasonic, XFX, Corsair (Except their CX series) or Antec.

Ubahgames · Feb 1, 2014

Change your motherboard to be compatible with your AM3+ CPU socket, or just change your cpu to be compatible with LGA 1150. I would recommend to change your Motherboard instead, though.

animal · Feb 1, 2014

Ubahgames :

That issue has already been addressed in previous answers.

Yolo Mcswagger · Feb 1, 2014

animal :

Will my current one not be enough?(Corsair VS650 650 Watt PSU)

animal · Feb 1, 2014

Your current PSU is larger than what you need unless you plan to add a second 7790 later and do any overclocking. If neither of those apply, you could get something smaller. I provided the PSU info just in case you decided to get a different GPU.

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