New to building computers, how does this build look?

[Arlonz]

Hi, I'm looking to build my first gaming computer and have selected the various components but was hoping you might be willing to look over the list and let me know if I made any compatibility errors before I place an order. I want something that can play the current newest games and still have some life left for the next couple of years without dumping 2+grand right now. Here is what I've decided on thus far:


ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB 950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W FD9590FHHKWOF Desktop Processor - Black Edition

SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon R9 390 DirectX 12 100382NTOC-2L 8GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Tri-X OC Version w/backplate (UEFI) Video Card

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-16GXH

EVGA 220-G2-0850-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 850 W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support Continuous Power Supply

CORSAIR Hydro Series H105 Extreme Performance 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler, CW-9060016-WW

SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM

WD 3TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBFJK0030HBK-NESN

Thermaltake Urban T31 - Window Black SECC ATX Mini Tower Computer Case (CA-1A5-00M1WN-00)

Microsoft Windows 10 Home - Full Version (32 & 64-bit) / USB Flash Drive

SteelSeries Apex [RAW] Gaming Keyboard

Mouse to be determined later


Of all of it the Motherboard is the part that I'm not sure of the most, both in power and compatibility.
Thanks for the help!

 

[AridTalons]

Everything looks alright with what you have now so if you really want it, buy it, but you could switch to Intel and have a much better performing CPU if you swap out some parts.

For starters I'd get rid of the USB external drive and switch for a 1TB HDD. Downsize the SSD to a 250GB drive and put the money towards an Intel CPU and motherboard, probably Devil's Canyon i5 4690K. You don't need 850W so save some money and grab a 650W. If you are switching to Intel you can swap out the Corsair cooler for a cheaper air heatsink like the 212 or any other you prefer and save money that way as well. Z97 motherboards will cost you about $125 for a decent one but its cheaper than Skylake for a decent board.

If you are sticking with what you already have selected you should be alright. The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 is a good board just not a hardcore overclocker. It has plenty of heatsinks on it and a good i/o panel.

Hope this helps.

 

[Arlonz]

A few of the components like the power supply and cooler I don't mind being a little beefier than presently needed with the thought that they wouldn't need to be upgraded later on when other parts(like the graphics card) would need to be. I might be wrong but I was under the impression that some games have to be downloaded onto the drive with the operating system which is why the 500 GB was chosen; was I wrong in believing that? One of the troubles I found myself having was making certain the ram would work with the motherboard and the cpu would would work with the Mobo...