My First Build, Are these parts good?

mattdust

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Hi, I'm Matt, I just turned 15 and this year for my birthday I decided to build a gaming PC. This is my first time building a PC although I have been thinking about doing it for years. My budget was $1000 for everything including monitor and OS. I am fairly confident in my choice of parts but am a little nervous simply because it is so much money.

I would like to make sure that
1. These parts are generally reliable
2. That there is no compatibility issues
3. That the vendors chosen are a good option
3. That this would easily run taxing AAA modern titles on decent graphic settings

Here is the list of items

I tried to keep the companies I ordered from to a maximum of two. I have experience with Newegg but I have never used B&H.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vqxykT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vqxykT/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/xwhj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500) | $204.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/8RkwrH/msi-motherboard-b150mbazooka) | $86.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/kkL7YJ/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk28) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $49.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/2j4NnQ/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | $289.99 @ B&H
**Case** | [NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/ms6BD3/nzxt-case-cas340wb1) | $69.99 @ B&H
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/zNK7YJ/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $44.98 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $92.95 @ B&H
**Monitor** | [Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/GGCwrH/asus-monitor-vs238hp) | $128.99 @ B&H
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1008.85**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-08-07 11:07 EDT-0400 |
 

RealGamingwithJohn

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everything is good. But you want to get a better motherboard. Get a msi b150 gaming m3 motherboard. The power supply isnt that great. get a evga supernova gs 550w power supply. CPU is great. GPU is great. Case is great. If you reallly wanna game get 16 gb of ram
 

mattdust

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Jan 21, 2016
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The mobo and PSU was the hardest things to pick for me because despite how much research I did I couldn't really find definitive way to determine what I need specifically. The mobo choice almost just became a "Spin the wheel and pick one" situation. I picked a micro ATX because I didn't really think I needed anything bigger *shrugs*
 

RealGamingwithJohn

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Aug 2, 2016
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A EVGA supernova gs 550W power supply. Its legendarily reliable. I acually have one in my build. Its basiclly a Seasonic PSU with a EVGA brand on it. Get the EVGA supernova gs 550 its your best option.:)

 

mattdust

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Jan 21, 2016
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I think I may stick with the current motherboard that is there because I don't plan on expanding or doing some crazy SLI stuff and it doesn't seem like crap. I think I will make the investment and get that PSU though. I think I will get 16gb of RAM in the future but since RAM is literally the easiest thing to install and upgrade I will do that down the road 8 should be fine rn.
 


should be totally fine
 

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