Another pc build compatibility question

[bubba24]

Building a gaming pc with my son. I know we can get better components, but the budget is stretched pretty tight with what we have picked. Just want to make sure they will (or should) work together:

Case - Corsair Carbide Series CC-9011050-WW SPEC-01 Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case

Graphics Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING, 04G-P4-6251-KR, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)

Power Supply - CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V

Memory - CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R

Motherboard - ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel

Processor - AMD Athlon X4 860k with AMD Quiet Cooler Quad-Core Socket FM2+ 95W AD860KXBJASBX

Hard Drive - Seagate Hybrid Drive ST1000DX001 1TB MLC/8GB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s NCQ 3.5" Desktop SSHD

 

[DRagor]

Nope. CPU and motherboard are not compatible and will not work together.
Plus I would definitely look for better quality PSU.

 

[Herc08]

That will not work because you are using a AMD processor and a Intel motherboard..will not work because of the PGA on the CPU and LGA on the motherboard (pins mismatch).

If you are on a budget, you can try something like this:

All new parts, path to upgrade to i7-7770K.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($130.93 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $513.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-19 13:32 EDT-0400

 

[James Mason]

Uhh, no, not at all.
The motherboard and CPU are completely incompatible.

Also, the CX series of PSUs are pretty terrible quality and can lead to performance issues.

How much money do you have, where do you live, and what games does your son play/want to play?

 

[bubba24]

Nope. CPU and motherboard are not compatible and will not work together.
Plus I would definitely look for better quality PSU.

 

[bubba24]

Nope. CPU and motherboard are not compatible and will not work together.
Plus I would definitely look for better quality PSU.

Thanks...we originally chose a motherboard that took DDR4. Switched to DDR3 due to the cost, but forgot to check compatibility with the CPU.

 

[bubba24]

Uhh, no, not at all.
The motherboard and CPU are completely incompatible.

Also, the CX series of PSUs are pretty terrible quality and can lead to performance issues.

How much money do you have, where do you live, and what games does your son play/want to play?

Forgot to check the CPU compatibility after we switched motherboards...thanks. Trying to keep it around $650, not including OS. We are in Maine so will be shopping on-line, if that was what you were getting at. I know he plays the COD series and Tom Clancy games.

 

[ohenryy]

This could be a cool small gaming box 😉

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N6rFLD
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N6rFLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($87.20 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.88 @ B&H)
Storage: PNY - CS1111 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - Product Series😀T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Dragon Video Card ($249.00)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $715.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-19 18:13 EDT-0400