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Ironmen43

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I am new to PC building and just had a few questions about my current idea of what I think would be a good build. (https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Ironmen43/saved/#view=tBTTwP ). I don't need something that can play every game ever on max settings I am just looking for something that can play most of the current games on decent settings and hopefully at least a few years into the future.

1) Will everything in this build work together properly?

2) Will there be any bottlenecks or one thing more over or under powered than the rest of the parts?

3) Where would be the best place to shave off a few dollars from this build?

Thank you in advance for your help!!!
 
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1) Yes
2) No
3) You could save a few dollars by getting a 1x8 GB stick of RAM rather than the 2x4 GB sticks; it's pretty minor though and I'd just stick with the 2x4 GB. I don't see any other way to cut the cost without downgrading the CPU/GPU, which I would not do in your case. The 4460/960 will be good for at least medium settings on most current games.

IMO I'd get an EVGA 550 or 650 W PSU; the Corsair builder series is pretty mediocre in terms of quality. You can check the link in my sig for more info on PSU quality tiers. A better PSU might cost a little more, but it's nice to have the tier one quality so the PSU is, theoretically, less likely to die and take your other components with it. It all depends on what you're comfortable...
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1) Yes
2) No
3) You could save a few dollars by getting a 1x8 GB stick of RAM rather than the 2x4 GB sticks; it's pretty minor though and I'd just stick with the 2x4 GB. I don't see any other way to cut the cost without downgrading the CPU/GPU, which I would not do in your case. The 4460/960 will be good for at least medium settings on most current games.

IMO I'd get an EVGA 550 or 650 W PSU; the Corsair builder series is pretty mediocre in terms of quality. You can check the link in my sig for more info on PSU quality tiers. A better PSU might cost a little more, but it's nice to have the tier one quality so the PSU is, theoretically, less likely to die and take your other components with it. It all depends on what you're comfortable with though.

Only other thing I'd say is that a 120 GB 850 EVO SSD would be nice to put the OS on and have very speedy load times. You seem to be interested in cutting the cost though, so that's only if you're willing to stretch for an SSD.

Happy building
 
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