My First Build, Are these parts good?

[mattdust]

Hi, I'm Matt, I just turned 15 and this year for my birthday I decided to build a gaming PC. This is my first time building a PC although I have been thinking about doing it for years. My budget was $1000 for everything including monitor and OS. I am fairly confident in my choice of parts but am a little nervous simply because it is so much money.

I would like to make sure that
1. These parts are generally reliable
2. That there is no compatibility issues
3. That the vendors chosen are a good option
3. That this would easily run taxing AAA modern titles on decent graphic settings

Here is the list of items

I tried to keep the companies I ordered from to a maximum of two. I have experience with Newegg but I have never used B&H.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vqxykT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vqxykT/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/xwhj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500) | $204.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/8RkwrH/msi-motherboard-b150mbazooka) | $86.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/kkL7YJ/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk28) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $49.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/2j4NnQ/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | $289.99 @ B&H
**Case** | [NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/ms6BD3/nzxt-case-cas340wb1) | $69.99 @ B&H
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/zNK7YJ/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $44.98 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $92.95 @ B&H
**Monitor** | [Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/GGCwrH/asus-monitor-vs238hp) | $128.99 @ B&H
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$1008.85**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-08-07 11:07 EDT-0400 |

 

[dexxterlab97]

I bought an ASUS pre built from bhphotovideo and they were really good. Free shipping to Canada. Nicely packed.
Why not spend some more for 16GB RAM and SSD? And why micro ATX mobo

 

[RealGamingwithJohn]

everything is good. But you want to get a better motherboard. Get a msi b150 gaming m3 motherboard. The power supply isnt that great. get a evga supernova gs 550w power supply. CPU is great. GPU is great. Case is great. If you reallly wanna game get 16 gb of ram

 

[mattdust]

The mobo and PSU was the hardest things to pick for me because despite how much research I did I couldn't really find definitive way to determine what I need specifically. The mobo choice almost just became a "Spin the wheel and pick one" situation. I picked a micro ATX because I didn't really think I needed anything bigger *shrugs*

 

[dexxterlab97]

Normal ATX will give you more room for changes/upgrades but if it fits then go for it but there are many good micro atx board out there. PSU is not that bad

 

[RealGamingwithJohn]

The mobo and PSU was the hardest things to pick for me because despite how much research I did I couldn't really find definitive way to determine what I need specifically. The mobo choice almost just became a "Spin the wheel and pick one" situation. I picked a micro ATX because I didn't really think I needed anything bigger *shrugs*

A EVGA supernova gs 550W power supply. Its legendarily reliable. I acually have one in my build. Its basiclly a Seasonic PSU with a EVGA brand on it. Get the EVGA supernova gs 550 its your best option.

 

[mattdust]

I think I may stick with the current motherboard that is there because I don't plan on expanding or doing some crazy SLI stuff and it doesn't seem like crap. I think I will make the investment and get that PSU though. I think I will get 16gb of RAM in the future but since RAM is literally the easiest thing to install and upgrade I will do that down the road 8 should be fine rn.

 

[dexxterlab97]

I think I may stick with the current motherboard that is there because I don't plan on expanding or doing some crazy SLI stuff and it doesn't seem like crap. I think I will make the investment and get that PSU though. I think I will get 16gb of RAM in the future but since RAM is literally the easiest thing to install and upgrade I will do that down the road 8 should be fine rn.

should be totally fine