I'm a new Desktop builder and was wondering what your thoughts were about my setup.

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Eagl3ye

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I'm a new PC builder and was wondering what your guy's thoughts were about my set up. I'm a college student, so I plan on making a cheap decent desktop around $1000. I put these items together and was wondering if they would even match up and work together. My set up includes:

Processor- Intel i5-4590
Motherboard- Asus Maximus VI Hero Z87
Memory- G.Skill Ripjaws X
GPU- Asus R9 270X 2G
HD- WD1003FZEX
Power Supply- Rosewill Valens-700W
Case- NXT Phantom PHAN-001BK
Windows 7 64bit
Disk Drive- Asus DRW-24B1ST

What do you guys think? Good for a price around $1000? Will it work?
 
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MasterDell
A possible issue lying between your CPU and your motherboard. The PSU isn't that great and the motherboard is a little overkill. Something like this would give you much better performance/$ while keeping the quality and also adding quality(in PSU area)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.49 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce...
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A possible issue lying between your CPU and your motherboard. The PSU isn't that great and the motherboard is a little overkill. Something like this would give you much better performance/$ while keeping the quality and also adding quality(in PSU area)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.49 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.93 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $952.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 02:22 EDT-0400

And if you are the rare college student interested in OCing:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.29 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.49 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.93 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $997.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 02:25 EDT-0400
 
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