Gaming PC build, compatible?

Sprulius · Jun 16, 2016

I'm planning to build a gaming PC, and I'm wondering if these parts are good/compatible?
I don't have a very large budget.
i5-4690k
ASRock Z97 Anniversary
Kingston 2x4GB DDR4 2400 MHz Fury Black
MSI Radeon R9 390 4GB
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB
Corsair CX500 500W
Corsair Force LE 240GB
Corsair Carbide Spec-01

MCID47 · Jun 16, 2016

If you're asking about the system or hardware compatibility, not all of them. Your RAM is not compatible with your motherboard. Your motheroard can only support DDR3 memories with maximum clock of 3100MHz in overclocked mode, and default maximum clock combined with your motherboard and your processor, default memory clock is 1600MHz in Dual-Channel DDR3 modules. Overall, all of your components are compatible, but maybe you should consider about replacing your PSU to higher power such as 600W because R9 390 need a lot of power.
(i just noticed, did you mispelled R9 390 in 4GB Vram, most of 390 has 8GB Vram0

Wayfall · Jun 16, 2016

Hi there Sprulius.

I have used a CX 500W and it died in a year as it could not handle the new card I put in (GTX 970) even thou it was the recommended wattage, so how do you think an even more powerful card such as your will do to a cheap CX PSU.

RAM is not compatible, 1600MHZ is still viable these days (I have 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHZ).

I have the Z97 ASROCK Anniversary board and it is a very solid board, I have had no issues which it since I got it which was back in October 2015. You can't go wrong by it if you just want a basic solid board.

The Intel CPU you have picked is a great one (I had a i5 4460 when I first got the anniversary board but now have an i7 4790K installed in it) thou may struggle just a bit in big CPU demanding games such as Fallout 4 and the Witcher 3.

If you can afford a R9 390 I think you could maybe look into an i7 as that means you wont need to upgrade your system it's self for a long while, just the GPU maybe in 1-2years then the PSU wattage amount.

Sprulius · Jul 4, 2016

So, I changed a bit, how about this?
Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 Black
ASRock Z97 Anniversary
Intel Core i5-4690K
Cooler Master B2 600W
MSI Geforce GTX 970 4GB Gaming
Corsair 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 CL9 1600Mhz XMS3
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB 7200rpm 64MB

Wayfall · Jul 4, 2016

Are you not getting an after market cooler?

The stock one gets rather whirly, I have an Cooler Master EVO TX3 on my i7 but do not know if it fits on Skylake.

Sprulius · Jul 4, 2016

Wayfall :

Should I? I'm very new to PC building, so I really don't know. And if I should get one, can you recommend one?

Wayfall · Jul 5, 2016

I can not find your selected PSU on an online shop, PC part picker or toms PSU 2.0 guide (http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html)

Just put it all together for you, the CPU cooler is in here and the fan at the bottom is a better one you can put on the cooler (just a recommendation)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£193.95 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.68 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£245.34 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.28 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A9 PWM 46.4 CFM 92mm Fan (£20.11 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £712.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-05 10:34 BST+0100

Sprulius · Jul 5, 2016

I found that PSU in a swedish Electronics store called Inet. But anyway, thanks alot for the help!

Wayfall · Jul 5, 2016

I recommend you get the EVGA one

Sprulius · Jul 5, 2016

Wayfall :

The EVGA version of 970?

Wayfall · Jul 5, 2016

EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Gold:
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-evga-supernova-g2-fully-modular-80plus-gold-atx-power-supply-541a-single-plus12v-rail-140mm-dou

Sprulius · Jul 5, 2016

Wayfall :

Oh, okay, by the way, the Z97 Anniversary suddenly became unavailable in the store i was planning to buy from. Is something like the "MSI B85-G43 GAMING" okay?

Wayfall · Jul 5, 2016

Hmm bit pricey.

Is this one in the store?
Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9fH48d/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3ha
£54.99

Sprulius · Jul 5, 2016

Wayfall :

No, it's not. I thought Micro-ATX wasn't good for gaming? Or is it not a big difference? I found another one called Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3, is it worth it?

Sprulius · Jul 5, 2016

I also found another PSU, the Fractal Design Integra M 650W, it's a bit cheaper and it's still semi-modular, is it good?

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