Help on First Gaming PC

[Shopon13]

Hey I am building my first gaming PC and I will not be overclocking. I need help on whether all my components are compatible with each other and whether for example the motherboard I am using with USB 3.0 will fit in my case properly?

Intel Core i5 4570 Quad Core (Haswell)

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Graphics Card

Gigabyte H87M-HD3 Motherboard

8GB Corsair Vengenance DDR3 1600MHz RAM

500GB Western Digital Black Hard Drive

Fractal Design Core 1000 Series Micro ATX Case

Corsair Builder Series CXM 500W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze

 

[Christian Angelo]

Everything fits, but this case only has usb 2.0 ports on it so you'll have to use the 3.0 to 2.0 adapter that should come with you motherboard to use those.. but obviously will only go 2.0 speeds

 

[Shopon13]

Would the power supply be enough as I will not be overclocking and want a modular one so its tidier

 

[Christian Angelo]

The minimum for the 7950 is 500w, I'd say go 550w.

like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119

Or you could get the one I have, it's not the fanciest certification or anything but I've never had issues with it *knock on wood*

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016&Tpk=antec%20bp%20550&IsVirtualParent=1

it's only partially modular though

 

[Shopon13]

The minimum for the 7950 is 500w, I'd say go 550w.

like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119

Or you could get the one I have, it's not the fanciest certification or anything but I've never had issues with it *knock on wood*

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016&Tpk=antec%20bp%20550&IsVirtualParent=1

it's only partially modular though

Thanks im sorry im new to this, this case does not have front usb 3 headers but can i use usb 3.0 on the back of the motherboard through the back of the case? and can you please tell me if there is any difference and which is better between the Gigabyte H87M-HD3 OR MSI H87M-G43 m-ATX? thank you so much

 

[Christian Angelo]

Yeah, sorry I miscommunicated that. The usb 3.0 ports in the back will work normally. Those two boards are very closely matched. The only difference I really see is the Gigabyte one is slightly bigger, and has less audio ports.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600438202%20600315499%20600009017&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=280%7C13-130-698%5E13-130-698-TS%2C13-128-616%5E13-128-616-06%23&percm=13-130-698%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B13-128-616%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24

Here's a full comparison, I'd probably just go with whatever is cheaper