Will my PC components work together?

awsome590

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I am planning on building a cheap gaming computer and I am unsure if the components will work together, my parts are:

WD 1TB SATA lll Desktop SATA Drive - Blue

MSI A78M-E35 motherboard

Sapphire PCI Express R7 260X 1GB Graphics Card

G.Skill 8GB (2x 4GB) Dual Channel Ares Series Memory Kit

Zalman Z9 Plus Midi Tower Case - Black

AMD Athlon II X4 750K CPU

Cooler Master 500W 12V Elite Power 500 Power Supply Unit

Samsung 24x Retail SATA DVD Writer

Please could someone tell me if these components work together
 
One minute, awsome590, if you want the PC runs longer you need get the other PSU, here is review for Cooler Master 550W V2, I think the 500w may as same the 550W one. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&file=print&reid=386

Also you may check out the intel Pentium G3258, that will be silmilar to AMD Athlon II X4 750K CPU for the games. It depends on where you are, you maybe get lower $$.
Here is the review. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html
 

Brunostako

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I think Corsair makes better PSUs and also Antec. A certified PSU does not need to have too high wattage, they capable of sustaining loads equal or near its nominal power. Cheaper PSUs usually advertise peak power as nominal, not sustained max power, so when you load them with the advertised power they burn and with them they can take some of your other components.

I learned that in bad way.
 
[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6vBQcf) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6vBQcf/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad750kwohjbox) | £58.63 @ Amazon UK
**Motherboard** | [MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-a78me35) | £39.17 @ Amazon UK
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9) | £59.98 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £39.98 @ Amazon UK
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd) | £124.11 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-z9plus) | £44.99 @ Amazon UK
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | £36.67 @ Amazon UK
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh222bbbebe) | £14.95 @ Amazon UK
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc04649) | £31.95 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £450.43
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 21:29 BST+0100 |
 


The Intel Pentium G3258 is definitely better as I personally think it runs cooler and uses less power.

Just a warning, the Corsair CX series uses poor capacitors. It isn't the end of the world though.