Not sure about my hardware, ASUS Z97-P, good ?

[jonasheidemann]

Hallo Guys

I was just about to order my new pc, but i'm not sure about that the motherboard is good enough for the rest of the pc and if my specs fit each other. My specs:

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-P
Power supply: 500 w cooler master b500
Cooler: cooler master hyper 212 evo
Case: Fractal design define r5
CPU: Intel core i5 4460
Ram: Kingston Hyperx fury DDR3 - 1866 DC 16Gb
GPU: MSI Geforce gtx 960 gaming 2gb
Memory: Segate 1tb

And is it importment with the extra cooler (cooler master hyper 212 evo) because I got the little cooler in my power suplly.

Thx for the help

 

[Darkbreeze]

The fan in your power supply has nothing at all to do with cooling your CPU, and if you don't know that, you might want to reconsider whether building your own system is a good idea. That's pretty much basic knowledge any computer user ought to know. As far as the motherboard, while it's not a high end model, it's not trash either. It should be fine for the 4460. You do not "need" the aftermarket CPU cooler, since the i5-4460 comes with a CPU cooler already included, but it isn't the worst idea in the world to have something better than the stock cooler either. Either way, you should be fine and if you want to save a few bucks, just use the stock cooler that it comes with.

I'd avoid the Cooler Master power supply as well. You'd be a lot better off, by far, going with any of the units listed in a position of Tier 1 or 2 at the following list, that has a capacity of 450w or more and you'll want to double check your graphics card model's product page to see exactly which PCI power connections it requires so you can be sure to get a PSU model that has them.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html


I'd recommend this as being the least expensive model I'd want to go with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $55.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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