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Im building my first computer for gaming with around an $800 to $900 budget.. Could someone help me with any possible compatibility problems?

CPU: Intel i5 4460

Cooler: Stock

Motherboard: MSI H81-e34

RAM: 2x8 Avexir Core Series 16GB

GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB OC

PSU: Corsair CX750M 

 

And I already have the motherboard, ram and a 1TB hard drive.. Is a 240gb SSD for $60 really worth faster loading times?

And if I wanted to overclock, is my chip able to be over clocked and should I possibly obtain a different and better cooler? And is my power supply enough for a possible overclock? 

 

If anyone could help me with this that would be great! Thanks!

 

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Yes the SSD is worth it, and no you can't overclock the CPU and get a better power supply with lower wattage (450-550W would be enough). Check here for better power supplies:

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

 

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What do you mean you already ahve the motherboard, ram and 1tb HDD?

 

Is this not a completely new build?

if its new go for something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.69 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: gtx 1070 ($380.00)
Total: $936.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 15:48 EDT-0400

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2 minutes ago, z_unit42 said:

Im building my first computer for gaming with around an $800 to $900 budget.. Could someone help me with any possible compatibility problems?

CPU: Intel i5 4460

Cooler: Stock

Motherboard: MSI H81-e34

RAM: 2x8 Avexir Core Series 16GB

GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB OC

PSU: Corsair CX750M 

 

And I already have the motherboard, ram and a 1TB hard drive.. Is a 240gb SSD for $60 really worth faster loading times?

And if I wanted to overclock, is my chip able to be over clocked and should I possibly obtain a different and better cooler? And is my power supply enough for a possible overclock? 

 

If anyone could help me with this that would be great! Thanks!

 

You need a K series Chip and a Z series board for overclocking... So the CPU you chose as well as the motherboard would need to change if you plan on overclocking.

And the SSD is a toss up to me. I'm still using a WD Blue HDD for my computer and don't really notice. Though I've never used an SSD in my daily driver system so my opinion doesn't really count there. :P 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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It's fine but change the PSU

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Just now, Brink2Three said:

You need a K series Chip and a Z series board for overclocking... So the CPU you chose as well as the motherboard would need to change if you plan on overclocking.

And the SSD is a toss up to me. I'm still using a WD Blue HDD for my computer and don't really notice. Though I've never used an SSD in my daily driver system so my opinion doesn't really count there. :P 

overclocking in that budget is not a good idea. you want to spend as much money on the gpu as possible.

believe me an ssd makes a HUGE difference. i cant live without one since i bought my first one 5years ago.

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5 minutes ago, Aytex said:

What do you mean you already ahve the motherboard, ram and 1tb HDD?

 

Is this not a completely new build?

if its new go for something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.69 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: gtx 1070 ($380.00)
Total: $936.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 15:48 EDT-0400

By having the parts I mean I already have bought those parts. But i'm interested in the cpu and motherboard and gpu. The GTX 1070 is newer right? Do you know what possibly the new battlefield 1 with a gtx 1070 and that i5-6500?

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1 minute ago, z_unit42 said:

By having the parts I mean I already have bought those parts. But i'm interested in the cpu and motherboard and gpu. The GTX 1070 is newer right? Do you know what possibly the new battlefield 1 with a gtx 1070 and that i5-6500?

We don't know anything about the preformance of the 1070/1080

Change that PSU (CX750M) if your gaming... cheap+lots of wattage does not always = good

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24 minutes ago, z_unit42 said:

Im building my first computer for gaming with around an $800 to $900 budget.. Could someone help me with any possible compatibility problems?

CPU: Intel i5 4460

Cooler: Stock

Motherboard: MSI H81-e34

RAM: 2x8 Avexir Core Series 16GB

GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB OC

PSU: Corsair CX750M 

 

And I already have the motherboard, ram and a 1TB hard drive.. Is a 240gb SSD for $60 really worth faster loading times?

And if I wanted to overclock, is my chip able to be over clocked and should I possibly obtain a different and better cooler? And is my power supply enough for a possible overclock? 

 

If anyone could help me with this that would be great! Thanks!

Looks really, good, but change the PSU. You don't need anywhere near 750W. 500W is enough.

An SSD simply is faster. It depends on whether you need faster boot and load speeds or not. Doesn't affect FPS in any way.

You cannot overclock that CPU.

 

With that being said, here are some PSU Tier lists to look at for picking a good PSU:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

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Just now, z_unit42 said:

yeah i'm sorry I forgot, but I have DDR3 Ram as I said already bought, could I use that or would it be better to return that and get the DDR4 you recommended? 

It will mean either you change the CPU/motherboard or just get a Motherboard that supports both DDR3 /4 but i  wouldn't reccomend that

To save the hassal might as well jsut return the DDR3

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31 minutes ago, Aytex said:

It will mean either you change the CPU/motherboard or just get a Motherboard that supports both DDR3 /4 but i  wouldn't reccomend that

To save the hassal might as well jsut return the DDR3

On the motherboard it says DDR4 2133 RAM

The ram you suggested is 2400.. would that work?

I'm sorry if this is annoying, but alot of this is new to me.

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32 minutes ago, z_unit42 said:

On the motherboard it says DDR4 2133 RAM

The ram you suggested is 2400.. would that work?

I'm sorry if this is annoying, but alot of this is new to me.

it will work

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