I'm building a new gaming PC, will these components be compatible?

Pallister · Mar 18, 2016

Intel Core i5 4690K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 MB Cache, LGA1150 Socket)
Asus Z97-P S1150 Intel Z97 DDR3 ATX
Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Corsair SPEC-03 Orange ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

KieranPCGamer · Mar 18, 2016

Yes everything looks to fine with that build but if i was you i would get a better power supply as that unit is trash,
look at this list and i would go for tier 1 or 2 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

KieranPCGamer · Mar 18, 2016

You dont need a 750w for that build unless your planning on upgrading your GPU

Pallister · Mar 18, 2016

KieranPCGamer :

Are there any disadvantages to using that psu? Or do I have to go for a lower wattage one?

jhall18 · Mar 18, 2016

everything will be compatible

that is a poor power supply however

Archaic59 · Mar 18, 2016

Any reason you're buying older Haswell cpu? Newer Skylake is available for decent price.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yYLd4D

Pallister · Mar 18, 2016

Archaic59 :

I got it in a bundle with my case for a decent price, I didn't think too much about it really.

filippi · Mar 18, 2016

This is not the best gaming performance you could get for the money.
For that you should buy a lower cost i5 + h97 mobo and boost the gpu (gtx960/gtx970).

Archaic59 · Mar 18, 2016

Pallister :

Haswell will work fine. Hopefully you got a good deal. As others said you don't need a large PSU like that. A smaller power unit with higher quality would be far better. The Corsair CX have a bad habit of dying early.

Pallister · Mar 18, 2016

filippi :

Any suggestions on which h97 mobo would be best?
Thanks

KieranPCGamer · Mar 18, 2016

If i was you i would stay away from MSI mobo they have bad QC, i always use gigabyte,Asus or Asrock, what is your budget for your mobo?

filippi · Mar 18, 2016

Pallister :

The $70 ASRock H97M PRO4 is just fine: 4x DDR3 Slots, 6x SATA3 Ports, 6x USB 3.0 Ports , 6x USB 2.0 Ports, Realtek ALC892. Nice little mobo imho.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-H97MPO4&c=CJ

Pallister · Mar 18, 2016

KieranPCGamer :

about £100 ish

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