Purchased parts for my son's PC, please help with next steps

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My wife and I bought all of the parts for my son's PC. We're just waiting for the RAM and the case, and then I will be building it for him. Here's the setup.....

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d6gVxr

the only part that's not on the list is a Western Digital 1TB HDD that we bought from Microcenter, part # wdbh2d0010hnc-nrsn. He's getting a gaming mouse from his grandma, and then Thursday, we're going to Microcenter to get a gaiming keyboard and an ASUS monitor for him. Not sure the part # but it's a 24", 1080p, 144hz, 1ms response time.

My PC background knowledge and experience is limited to just a couple weeks of researching parts before I purchased them. This is going to be a combined birthday/x-mas present for him. He'll mainly be using it as an online gaming PC, recording videos of his gameplay, editing those videos, and streaming videos.

Couple questions..........

After I finish the build, how do I go about getting it all setup for him to use? We have a laptop to access internet until his PC his finished. We want to overclock it, but can we just set it up and allow him to play with it a day without having to worry about anything, and then overclock it after he got sometime to use it?

Thank you everyone for your help! It is greatly appreciated!
 
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Remember to "breadboard". Essentially, put the basics together outside the case (Motherboard/CPU/HSF/1xRAM+PSU) to ensure your core components are ok. Attach it to a monitor & you should be able to access the BIOS at that point - you may have to 'jump' start the board if it doesn't have a dedicated power button. You don't want to spend all your time putting it together to find out it doesn't post.

Do you have an external HDD? Or flash drive? I would head to the motherboard & GPU manufacturers site & download all the latest drivers first. Put them on the flash drive & insert it in a USB2.0 slot once you've installed the OS.

Personally, I wouldn't connect it to the internet when Windows 10 first prompts you......get to your desktop...
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After you are done, make sure the BIOS recognizes everything you put in the PC, install Windows and connect to Internet.

Do not overclock or mess with anything for at least a week. If no BSOD's or stutters or problems were there, then you can start thinking about overclocking. Until then, spend time to check that the system is stable.

Also, make sure you watch your power supply. CX series PSUs use very low quality caps and overclocking on such a power supply may be a bit risky so don't push it too hard.

Good luck :)
 
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Let me apologize in advance to everyone. I didn't mean for this post to the "answer/sollution" type, meant for it to be a discussion.....

After I install windows and connect to the internet, do I need to install drivers and updates?

And I think I'll be returning that power supply. The guy at Microcenter pushed it, said it would be good for my setup, good for overclocking, and future proof
 
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I'm going to read up on how to install the drivers now. And thanks for the link.... I see the model I purchased is listed as a tier 4.... ouch. I'll be returning it for 1 of the tier 1 or tier 2 models.
 
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Remember to "breadboard". Essentially, put the basics together outside the case (Motherboard/CPU/HSF/1xRAM+PSU) to ensure your core components are ok. Attach it to a monitor & you should be able to access the BIOS at that point - you may have to 'jump' start the board if it doesn't have a dedicated power button. You don't want to spend all your time putting it together to find out it doesn't post.

Do you have an external HDD? Or flash drive? I would head to the motherboard & GPU manufacturers site & download all the latest drivers first. Put them on the flash drive & insert it in a USB2.0 slot once you've installed the OS.

Personally, I wouldn't connect it to the internet when Windows 10 first prompts you......get to your desktop, install the drivers from the flash drive first. Then connect to the internet. Windows 10 should take care of the rest of the drivers automatically.

As far as overclocking, it's been commented on, but change out that PSU to be on the safe side. A good quality 500W unit should be sufficient. Although you can often find good quality 750W units for around the same price.
An example:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $59.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 13:52 EST-0500

As far as "can he use it for a day" - absolutely. To be honest, I would let him use it for a while before you contemplate OCing. It can be relatively time consuming, and considering stock speeds of the chip, it should be more than capable anyway. Keep the OCing in your back pocket for a while, then push the CPU to it's limits later.
 
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