building a gaming pc

Hunter_211

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May 31, 2016
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is this good its my first pc ever

G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10D-16GSR

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 04G-P4-3967-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics

MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

ntel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600

SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM

cost is 1200usd with a keyboard case and mouse as well
 
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No. That board only supports DDR4 RAM ...


No. That board only supports DDR4 RAM . https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170A-GAMING-PRO.html#support-mem shows compatible ram.

I built a computer using a board that supports DDR3 RAM with an EVGA 970FTW @ only $1062 including Taxes.
 
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