Can someone double check that everything should work?

pookieh

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Heyo, im wanting to build my mom a new computer because shes only had hand me downs for years and the current pc can barely turn on.

since im a poor college student and im using what ever money i can spare, to do t he best i can do!

So far this is what i have. http://puu.sh/kxERI/61f7322014.png

MOTHERBOARD - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130731&_ga=1.215336403.538613239.1443416301

MEMORY - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345&_ga=1.215336403.538613239.1443416301

CPU - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117374&_ga=1.146792944.538613239.1443416301

VIDEO - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125785&_ga=1.146792944.538613239.1443416301 (This is my biggest concern because its a cheap video card and that's never good. )

PSU - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026&_ga=1.180192864.538613239.1443416301 ( Only buy corsair psu)

CASE - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147248&_ga=1.180192864.538613239.1443416301

HEATSINK - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064&_ga=1.180192864.538613239.1443416301

Grand total price placed on my door step is = $441.25

So what do people think is the best step?

** Also this computer is being used to do photoshop and other general tacks. No gaming but i want it to be able to do everything it needs to do with out problem. **

 

Geekwad

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If you're doing productivity tasks, then you'd find better performance with a quad core/four thread processor:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $443.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 22:49 EDT-0400

NOTE: This includes drives for the same price......

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9307/the-kaveri-refresh-godavari-review-testing-amds-a10-7870k