First Computer Build

[digitalpancake]

My laptop recently died and I was thinking about building my next computer (desktop). I wanted to ask a few things before i start this process:

A) are these parts compatible;
motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
cpu: AMD FD6350FRHKBOX FX-6350
ram: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz
hdd: WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive
ssd: PNY XLR8
power supply: Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt
graphics card: EVGA GeForce GTX760 (4GB)
case: NZXT phantom 410

B) I bought the case already and it came with a bunch of wires that connect to the usb ports, power button, headphones and mic spot, fan switch, and a bunch of that stuff. How do i tell which wire goes into which slot in the motherboard?

 

[geofelt]

A) I think they are compatible.
B) Read your motherboard manual. It will tell you which pins the front panel headers go.
Double check the orientation of the header and the pin locations. The pwr and reset leads are not polarized.
The led leads have + and -. If you reverse them, no problem, the lights just don't work until you reverse them.

My thoughts.

If you are on a budget, 8gb is fine for gaming.

CX is only fair quality and 500w is barely adequate.
I might pick a better and stronger 620w unit.
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true

There is a rumor that we will see a GTX960 in October. If your time frame permits, research and wait on that.

 

[saberispro]

Are AMD builds stronger/better than Intel builds?

 

[geofelt]

Are AMD builds stronger/better than Intel builds?

It depends on your budget and your primary usage of the pc.

On a budget, the FX 6 and 8 core chips are good for multithreaded apps like rendering.

For gaming, where few games can only use 2-3 cores, the more efficient intel cores are better. Haswell chips are some 30% more effective per clock than the best amd cores.

At a cpu cost of >$200 or so, Intel has no competition.

 

[saberispro]

What about a i5 4590, does that beat all AMD for gaming

 

[digitalpancake]

A) I think they are compatible.
B) Read your motherboard manual. It will tell you which pins the front panel headers go.
Double check the orientation of the header and the pin locations. The pwr and reset leads are not polarized.
The led leads have + and -. If you reverse them, no problem, the lights just don't work until you reverse them.

My thoughts.

If you are on a budget, 8gb is fine for gaming.

CX is only fair quality and 500w is barely adequate.
I might pick a better and stronger 620w unit.
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true

There is a rumor that we will see a GTX960 in October. If your time frame permits, research and wait on that.

Thanks for the response, i found it very helpful! I definitely got time to wait, so i appreciated the heads up for the gtx 960.
I did a wattage test for all of the parts and it came out to be 400W. Do i still need to upgrade my power source or will a 500W be fine?
Im not really on any budget for the ram and although 8gb is fine for gaming, would it be ok for rendering or 3d design stuff.

I'm pretty convinced that i'll stick with AMD but i did some research and found another core that i have my eye on. would an 8 core at 3.5ghz be better than the 6 core processor at 3.9ghz. everything else about them is exactly the same.

 

[geofelt]

The Maxwell cards(GTX980/970) are very power efficient and can run on 5000w. I expect a GTX960 will need even less.
If you have a CX, I would use it. If you are buying new, look at this list and buy a tier 2 psu:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true

AMD chips are perhaps 30% slower than intel haswell on a per clock basis.
If you are budgeting more than say $180 for the cpu, intel haswell is the better way to go.

6 or 8 core is no better than 4 core if you are gaming.
Individual core capability means lots more.
Even multithreaded apps depend on a fast main scheduling core.
Read about "Amdahl's law"
If your primary app is rendering or some other multithreaded app, then the fx 8 core is a good deal.

The FX chips are a bit old but here is a report that compares them to some older intel cpu's for gaming:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-processor-frame-rate-performance,3427-9.html