Is this a good motherboard for my build?

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xemi_lan

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I'm new to PC gaming, and this is going to be my first build. I'm sure a lot of you know the feeling of not wanting to fuck up. This is my build, and i want to know if all the parts are compatible with the motherboard. The build is:

CPU :
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard:
MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory:
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Storage:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card:
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card

Case:
Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply:
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
 
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Forever Oleg
Yes, everything is compatible but I would not recommend that power supply.

NEX power supplies, also called B1 power supplies, in my experience, fail even more frequently than the CX power supplies and are very low quality. G2 or GS are better.

EVGA Supernova B2 power supplies are very high quality and right now one of them is on sale for only $56!!! Get it!!!
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

Cheapest good Z97 motherboard: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate
THis is the newer version of the MSI Gaming mobo: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5
Although you can OC with the other boards, this is a more serious OC board: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a...
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Scythe2

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don't spend 139.99 on that motherboard.

you can spend around 67.99 for an AsRock H97M Anniversary. (Assuming you are not planning on overclocking or using Crossfire/SLI) you should be good.


https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97M%20Anniversary/

your case also supports micro-atx so you won't need to change the case or anything.

Edit: However you will need to change your ram from an 1866mhz to something like a 1600mhz, you will be fine with 1600mhz though. Because
the H97M Anniversary won't support 1866mhz.

i recommend going for http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2k4g3d169ds3
 
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Yes, everything is compatible but I would not recommend that power supply.

NEX power supplies, also called B1 power supplies, in my experience, fail even more frequently than the CX power supplies and are very low quality. G2 or GS are better.

EVGA Supernova B2 power supplies are very high quality and right now one of them is on sale for only $56!!! Get it!!!
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

Cheapest good Z97 motherboard: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate
THis is the newer version of the MSI Gaming mobo: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5
Although you can OC with the other boards, this is a more serious OC board: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a

Good luck and Happy New Year :)
 
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Great build but change the PSU to a EVGA GS , G2 or P2.
 
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