- Apr 30, 2015
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I've put together a PC build on pcpartpicker.com for my little brother and I want to make sure everything I chose is fine for a decent gaming build and that there's nothing wrong with it in general. I have a decent understanding of building a gaming PC as I've already built my own, but what makes me nervous is that if something goes wrong or does not work right it's on me, even if he's the one spending the money. I know I'm probably overly anxious about it but I really don't want something to go wrong and end up having to pay for whatever I messed up. I just wanted to see if someone with a little more experience could check it over for me.
The first compatibility message says that the motherboard has onboard USB 3.0 header but the case does not have 3.0 front panels. It's not a big deal if his front panels are 2.0 because he'll still have the 3.0 in the back. But just to make sure, if the mobo has onboard USB 3.0 header and the case only has 2.0 front panels will they still work with each other? He'll still be able to use the front USB as if it were connecting to a 2.0 header? I guess what I'm asking is if the USB 3.0 header is "backwards compatible" if that's the right phrase.
The second compatibility issue says the mobo may need BIOS update prior to using the chosen CPU. I've read several threads on this site already assuring that nowadays the motherboard would already have that update and wouldn't have any issues, so that should be fine.
Here is the PCPartPicker.com list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JKYqf7
The monitor and graphics card are already taken care of, so they're not on that list. He'll be using my old monitor and my old Radeon HD 6670 which I know works with the monitor and CPU (I have the same CPU), but I'm just giving that info in case there could be a compatibility problem with that card and some of the other parts such as the motherboard. Thanks for any help you can provide.
The first compatibility message says that the motherboard has onboard USB 3.0 header but the case does not have 3.0 front panels. It's not a big deal if his front panels are 2.0 because he'll still have the 3.0 in the back. But just to make sure, if the mobo has onboard USB 3.0 header and the case only has 2.0 front panels will they still work with each other? He'll still be able to use the front USB as if it were connecting to a 2.0 header? I guess what I'm asking is if the USB 3.0 header is "backwards compatible" if that's the right phrase.
The second compatibility issue says the mobo may need BIOS update prior to using the chosen CPU. I've read several threads on this site already assuring that nowadays the motherboard would already have that update and wouldn't have any issues, so that should be fine.
Here is the PCPartPicker.com list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JKYqf7
The monitor and graphics card are already taken care of, so they're not on that list. He'll be using my old monitor and my old Radeon HD 6670 which I know works with the monitor and CPU (I have the same CPU), but I'm just giving that info in case there could be a compatibility problem with that card and some of the other parts such as the motherboard. Thanks for any help you can provide.
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