Does this build have a bottleneck?

GroundHound101

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Hey! (I'll be short and sweet today)

I'm getting a new rig and I want to make sure there are no bottlenecks with this. (I think the PSU is a possible problem) Another thing, can the SSD hold Windows 7 Professional 64Bit?

Case: NZXT Phantom 410
PSU: Antec 500W 80+
CPU: Intel Core i5 4570 @ 3.2HGz (3.7GHz Turbo)
Cooling: No Extra Added Coolers. Default Case and CPU Coolers
Motherboard: MSI H81 Chipset SATA3
RAM: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz (did my best, can't find brand of ram)
GPU: MSI GTX 960 Twin Frozr V 2GB (128Bit Bus) Overclocked
Storage1: 64GB SSD 500MBPs (once again, tried my best to find brand)
Storage2: 2TB WD 7200RPM
Wifi: 1300MBPs Dual Band Router


Thanks!
 
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Hi there! :D

There are no bottlenecks for your build (The CPU and GPU are both ok). About your PSU, since your motherboard doesn't support SLI and your CPU is locked (not recommended for overclocking) 500 watts is just enough.

Just a few suggestions:
*use 120GB SSD instead of 64GB so you can also install another programs. Samsung EVO 840 is a good one. (also Intel, Crucial, Kingston)
*use 1TB instead of 2TB. 1TB is enough (Just in case your 2TB dies and you have a lot of spaces left, and the warranty is expired, that's terrible) If 1TB is already full and that is the time you get another one
*Add case fans as long as you can install it. It will help you on cooling your devices.

Hope this helps! :D

RLBalane

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Hi there! :D

There are no bottlenecks for your build (The CPU and GPU are both ok). About your PSU, since your motherboard doesn't support SLI and your CPU is locked (not recommended for overclocking) 500 watts is just enough.

Just a few suggestions:
*use 120GB SSD instead of 64GB so you can also install another programs. Samsung EVO 840 is a good one. (also Intel, Crucial, Kingston)
*use 1TB instead of 2TB. 1TB is enough (Just in case your 2TB dies and you have a lot of spaces left, and the warranty is expired, that's terrible) If 1TB is already full and that is the time you get another one
*Add case fans as long as you can install it. It will help you on cooling your devices.

Hope this helps! :D
 
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