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im building a PC and i would like to know if there are any parts that i should change or not use at all 

                                                                              motherboard: gigabyte b85 micro atx 
                                                                                  CPU: intel i5 6500 200$
                                                                                 case: rosewill midtower miro-atx (challenger s)
                                                                                  ram: ddr3 2sticks 4gb each
                                                                         power supply: 500w EVGA
                                                                           hard drive: 1tb segate
                                                                                  GPU: gtx 960

all help is appreciated :) 

                                     

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replace the 960 with a 380 and your good

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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You can only go with DRR3L memory or DRR4 or you going to damage your CPU 

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Just now, Trevor87 said:

You can only go with DRR3L memory or DRR4 or you going to damage your CPU 

could i change the CPU to like a 4690 or something because my friend has some thats barley used and was just used until he could upgrade 

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1 hour ago, noob at PC said:

could i change the CPU to like a 4690 or something because my friend has some thats barley used and was just used until he could upgrade 

Then you would have to get a different motherboard.

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1 minute ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Then you would have to get a different motherboard.

that  can be done what MB would it be

 

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The B85 is a 1150 socket and will not work with the 1151 skylake processor you picked.
You either need to get an I5 4k chip or change the motherboard and RAM as a 1151 board wont take dd3 ram.

 

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Anything with an LGA 1150 socket. You don't need the z97 chipset, since you can't overclock your CPU. I recommend you use pcpartpicker.com to check the compatibility of all of your parts that you plan to use. It will also let you post lists that are a lot easier to read.

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1 minute ago, DioOmicida said:

The B85 is a 1150 socket and will not work with the 1151 skylake processor you picked.
You either need to get an I5 4k chip or change the motherboard and RAM as a 1151 board wont take dd3 ram.

 

ok thank you :) 

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1 hour ago, DioOmicida said:

The B85 is a 1150 socket and will not work with the 1151 skylake processor you picked.
You either need to get an I5 4k chip or change the motherboard and RAM as a 1151 board wont take dd3 ram.

 

Oh damn I never realized that he had a 4th gen board in the first place.

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