Would all these parts be compatible together?

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Technoman

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hey fellow computer enthusiasts,

i need help. i am building an $1000 computer. i have all the parts but need to know if they are compatible with eachother. heres the parts list.


cpu- AMD FX-8350 FX-Series Eight-Core Processor Edition, Black AM3+ FD8350FRHKBOX

motherboard- ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Graphics card- EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1024MB GDDR5 128bit, Dual Dual-Link DVI, Mini HDMI, Graphics Card (01G-P4-3650-KR) Graphics Cards 01G-P4-3650-KR

hard drive- WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX

case- Thermaltake V3 Black AMD Edition Gaming Chassis Mid Tower Steel Computer Case VL800P1W2N

power supply-Thermaltake Power Supply 240-Pin 500 Power Supply TR-500

cpu cooler- Cooler Master Hyper 101a - CPU Cooler with 2 Direct Contact Heat Pipes - AMD Version (RR-H101-22FK-RA

dvd rom- Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)


ram- Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10)



If you ccould help that would be a life saver! thanks,

Technoman :)
 
Darren

Darren

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I'd suggest a more powerful graphics card if possible. Bump the RAM down the 8GB as that's all you need for gaming. I have 12GB but I never see my usage go above 5GB with a game open as well as Skype, Steam, Fraps, iTunes, and Chrome. 16 is not needed for gaming so save your money there.

The CPU is good but performance wise your build is a bit CPU heavy. I'd say bump the video card to a Radeon 7850 or 7870 or an Nvidia Geforce 660 or 760. Any of those would be better than the 650 ti. Probably goes 7850 < 660 < 7870 < 760.


If you up the graphics card you'll need a stronger PSU as well. I'd recommend a Corsair CX 600.

If you need to, bump the CPU down to an 8320 to save some money to allow a better GPU.

Also that CPU cooler isn't that great. If you're going to get one, do it right. A Hyper 212+ would be much better or if you're feeling spendy you get could get a closed water cooler. I don't know much about CPU coolers but the one you've picked is marginally better than the stock one. The 212 is basically a bigger version of that and much more effective.

The motherboard you could save some money by dropping to a 970 chipset of motherboard but the one you picked is a good choice. Just more pricey than what you might need, especially if you're not going to be doing heavy overclocking.
 
PCunicorn

PCunicorn

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The wattage on the PSU is plenty even with a updated GPU, but it's a bad PSU. So a CX 600M would be good. Save yourself $13 and get a better board with the Gigabyte UD3 990FXA. I wouldn't recommend a case by thermaltake, unless you are spending over $100 on the case.
 
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