Please help

[whitty_14]

I'm kind of a newbie at this whole PC thing and I need some help with my first build I will be doing within the next month. I greatly appreciate any kind of suggestion or help with this, as I've never done it before and you guys(and girls) are experts. Here is my build.

CPU- AMD Athlon 760k

Graphics Card- EVGA GTX 960 SSC

MB- Gigabyte A88X AM2 Socket

RAM- Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB(2x4GB)

SSD- Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD

HDD- WD Green 2TB

Power Supply- Corsair CX430M

Case- Corsair SPEC-01

All running Windows 8.1

I thank you in advance for any and all help. I really am just looking for some assurance that these parts all work together and will not crash and burn, along with some tips to keep it running smoothly for a long time. Please and thank you.

[Decon]

I'm kind of a newbie at this whole PC thing and I need some help with my first build I will be doing within the next month. I greatly appreciate any kind of suggestion or help with this, as I've never done it before and you guys(and girls) are experts. Here is my build.

CPU- AMD Athlon 760k

Graphics Card- EVGA GTX 960 SSC

MB- Gigabyte A88X AM2 Socket

RAM- Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB(2x4GB)

SSD- Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD

HDD- WD Green 2TB

Power Supply- Corsair CX430M

Case- Corsair SPEC-01

All running Windows 8.1

I thank you in advance for any and all help. I really am just looking for some assurance that these parts all work together and will not crash and burn, along with some tips to keep it running smoothly for a long time. Please and thank you.

looks good to me...

 

Personally I'd swap the athlon for a g3258 because of the better upgrade path on LGA 1150 and get a 280 over the 960 because 3gb VRAM and it's a bit faster

[PC owner with questions]

I'm kind of a newbie at this whole PC thing and I need some help with my first build I will be doing within the next month. I greatly appreciate any kind of suggestion or help with this, as I've never done it before and you guys(and girls) are experts. Here is my build.

CPU- AMD Athlon 760k

Graphics Card- EVGA GTX 960 SSC

MB- Gigabyte A88X AM2 Socket

RAM- Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB(2x4GB)

SSD- Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD

HDD- WD Green 2TB

Power Supply- Corsair CX430M

Case- Corsair SPEC-01

All running Windows 8.1

I thank you in advance for any and all help. I really am just looking for some assurance that these parts all work together and will not crash and burn, along with some tips to keep it running smoothly for a long time. Please and thank you.

if you want try pcpartpicker.com tells you if it is compatible and you can find the link of the website you want to buy it off of.Whats your budget we can help if we know your budget?

[PC owner with questions]

oh and that athalon is a FM2+/FM2 socket not AM2

[whitty_14]

if you want try pcpartpicker.com tells you if it is compatible and you can find the link of the website you want to buy it off of.Whats your budget we can help if we know your budget?

Probably under $1500 US dollars and I will eventually be using a 4k monitor

[Frankie]

Probably under $1500 US dollars and I will eventually be using a 4k monitor

 

You can get way more powerful PC for that kind of money What is your aim ? Gaming, editing, both ?

[whitty_14]

You can get way more powerful PC for that kind of money What is your aim ? Gaming, editing, both ?

I kind of wanna some some gaming and a little editing just for fun maybe and browsing with some you tube vids but I want it to be powerful

[PC owner with questions]

Probably under $1500 US dollars and I will eventually be using a 4k monitor

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital WD SE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.98 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.88 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($236.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1327.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:38 EST-0500

 

now you have 67.46 for peripherals and if you want a CPU cooler .This video card can handle 4K,but if you want another GFX card then you need a more powerful power supply but you can get a 4k moniter instead if you want.Also overclocking ready for that i5 on this video Linus overclocks the G3258 to 4.4GHZ with the stock CPU cooler so you could do the same.

     

[Frankie]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($579.79 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1423.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:49 EST-0500

 

This would be going all out only for tower. Dunno if you already have peripherals and stuff like that, if not probably step it down to 4690K and GTX970/R9 290X

[PC owner with questions]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.73 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($579.79 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.88 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1423.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:49 EST-0500

 

This would be going all out only for tower

Darn you beat me for almost the same price

[Frankie]

Darn you beat me for almost the same price

 

Well without a monitor and Win that is People usually mean budget only for the tower, if not I updated the post with instructions

[whitty_14]

Ya I have a monitor and speakers on hand ready to use and thank you so much for all your help, I really appreciate it.

[Frankie]

Ya I have a monitor and speakers on hand ready to use and thank you so much for all your help, I really appreciate it.

 

No problem man, you can always move stuff around and tweak the build to your liking