Are all of my parts compatible for a gaming PC set up?

DurtyMike · Dec 23, 2014

Hi, I'm entirely new to Tomshardware and it has helped me in the past through checking old forum posts for my answers. Thanks for all the work you guys do.

I was building a gaming PC and I wasn't too sure if all of the parts are compatible, could you guys check it out for me please?: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9b22ZL

I've bought all of these parts aside from the FX-8350 and the MSI 970 Gaming MOBO. I'm not too sure of their compatibility.
Will I need extra cooling?
Is my PSU good enough to run all of this on top of maybe another 8GB of identical ram and another HDD?
Are there better choices for my PSU and Motherboard with a budget of £295? Since I haven't actually bought them yet.
Thanks in advance.

Nathan Hejnicki · Dec 23, 2014

Edit: Sorry didn't see you already had. If they were incompatible it would warn you.

Put them all into pcpartpicker.com. It will check compatibility for you

DurtyMike · Dec 23, 2014

I mean do they work well together? I heard some people were having problems with the MSI 970 MOBO, and are they good parts in general?

BigBadBeef · Dec 23, 2014

There is no way you would make that work with such a weak CPU.

DurtyMike · Dec 23, 2014

BigBadBeef :

What would you suggest instead? Say it was a £355 budget.

BigBadBeef · Dec 23, 2014

Xeon E3-1231v3
Along with
ASUS H97 Plus

DurtyMike · Dec 23, 2014

BigBadBeef :

So both of these two? http://puu.sh/dGPQa/4cb089ccbb.png
Would I need any extra cooling for it other than what's in the case when you buy it?
How would they run with games like DayZ, Arma 3 and Crysis 3?

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 24, 2014

Those are good options from BigBadBeef.

BigBadBeef · Dec 24, 2014

DurtyMike :

Take a hint: Its a budget i7!

And no, you don't need extra cooling, its a 80W TDP. But if you want it to be quieter under load, then you can buy one, yes...

DurtyMike · Dec 24, 2014

Thanks guys. Happy Christmas!

DurtyMike · Dec 27, 2014

BigBadBeef :

Sorry to gravedig, but is there anywhere I can get these bundled? A lot of sites don't sell the Xeon E3-1231v3 and even CPUBoss doesn't list it to compare with other CPUs.

BigBadBeef · Dec 27, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_460890517&feature=iv&src_vid=KabOOhmE8RY&v=d30iQLALojU

Its slower predecessor is running watch dogs at max settings. Now stop shitting your pants and a buy a server grade processor already.

DurtyMike · Dec 27, 2014

BigBadBeef :

Haha alright. Just one problem. PCPartpicker lists the motherboard as incompatible with all my other parts. Is it because of the SLI? What's the problem?

BigBadBeef · Dec 28, 2014

Yes, the asus manufacturer states that by putting a server processor on that board will cause it not be able to utilize some of its features, such as ECC memory support. I had the same warning. But you're about in the same soup its as if you would have taken an i5 or i7 CPU, but in that case, the integrated graphics would be redundant.

P.S.: Oh, wait, that's odd, the mobo supports crossfire but doesn't support SLi. Doesn't make any sense... if somebody else could find you a motherboard that supports that CPU AND SLi, you'll be good to go.

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