Hi! I am looking to build a PC and I am wondering if this build would wok and wouldn't be bottlenecking anything: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MNsBRB I know that the motherboard doesn't have on-board USB 3.0 headers so I am going to buy this adapter if is it compatible: http://goo.gl/0uE7us 

If anyone could let me know if everything will work as it should I would be really happy! Thank you! :)

Edited July 27, 201510 yr by DylanCHFE

Hi! I am looking to build a PC and I am wondering if this build would wok and wouldn't be bottlenecking anything: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MNsBRB I know that the motherboard doesn't have on-board USB 3.0 headers so I am going to buy this adapter if is it compatible: http://goo.gl/0uE7us 

If anyone could let me know if everything will work as it should I would be really happy! Thank you! :)

Looks solid! One question though, do you plan on upgrading in the future to a higher end I5 or I7? And a couple things I would change is one, the GPU brand. Zotac doesn't have the best cooler/overclock head room out their for the 900 series. If you can pick up a Gigabyte 970 G1 Gaming or Asus Strix 970, they'll perform nicer just because overclocking can give you that extra 10-20FPS. And also I HIGHLY recommend getting a cheap and small 120GB SSD. You can pick em up for like 40 bucks on amazon and trust me, once you go SSD, you can't go back. Other than that, looks great!  

*and why a micro ATX board...? Doesn't look as pretty in a the S340 :(

Edited July 29, 201510 yr by davelaric

And also I HIGHLY recommend getting a cheap and small 120GB SSD. You can pick em up for like 40 bucks on amazon and trust me, once you go SSD, you can't go back. Other than that, looks great!  

I just got an SSD recently and cloned my OS onto it, and I completely agree with this. It is well worth the extra cost.

As for the rest of your build, I also have to ask why you are getting a micro-ATX motherboard? The case supports ATX, and you would have more room for upgrading other parts without having to replace the motherboard in the future. For more future proofing, I would also recommend a stronger PSU. 500 watts is the minimum recommended for your graphics card. If you start adding lots of other parts (perhaps more fans, more hard drives, etc.), you might also need a stronger PSU. Ideally, you want the best basic parts to start with, things that shouldn't need upgrading anytime soon. That way when the new GPU or CPU series comes out, or you need more hard drive space, more RAM, etc., you can just get those parts and not have to worry about replacing things like the motherboard or PSU.

To actually answer your question, yes, I believe those parts will work fine together.

I just got an SSD recently and cloned my OS onto it, and I completely agree with this. It is well worth the extra cost.

As for the rest of your build, I also have to ask why you are getting a micro-ATX motherboard? The case supports ATX, and you would have more room for upgrading other parts without having to replace the motherboard in the future. For more future proofing, I would also recommend a stronger PSU. 500 watts is the minimum recommended for your graphics card. If you start adding lots of other parts (perhaps more fans, more hard drives, etc.), you might also need a stronger PSU. Ideally, you want the best basic parts to start with, things that shouldn't need upgrading anytime soon. That way when the new GPU or CPU series comes out, or you need more hard drive space, more RAM, etc., you can just get those parts and not have to worry about replacing things like the motherboard or PSU.

To actually answer your question, yes, I believe those parts will work fine together.

I literally just finished deciding what I am going to build and saw your reply, here it is: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/DylanCHFE/saved/XdwJ7P

The CPU - i5-4690k - AWESOME CPU for it's price point and if I ever do decide I want to overclock I can which is good because the more options you have the better.

Motherboard - MSI Z97S- a reliable motherboard with up to 32GB of memory supported that also happens to match my color scheme quite nice.

Memory - HyperX Fury- will suit my needs for now unless I start doing stuff other than gaming.

Storage - WDC Blue - a normal WDC Blue drive.

GPU - A super clocked EVGA 970 4GB!!!

Case - NZXT S340 - awesome case for it's price and looks amazing too.

Power Supply - Corsair RM 650W - a reliable PSU

I will get an SSD if I have left over money

Very nice, I like that build much better. Definitely try to get an SSD. It takes less than 2 seconds for Windows to start on an SSD.

Very nice, I like that build much better. Definitely try to get an SSD. It takes less than 2 seconds for Windows to start on an SSD.

Thank you. It will be my first REAL gaming PC. The one I have now is 'okay' but it just isn't at that level and I feel like this build will be absolutely amazing. I am sure I will have left over money so what should I install on the SSD? Of course Windows but what else? 

It really depends...I have everything except games (aside from a few games I didn't transfer to a hard drive) installed on mine, but I got a 500 GB SSD. I guess Windows and other essential programs, like things that start on startup and are always running.

Thank you. It will be my first REAL gaming PC. The one I have now is 'okay' but it just isn't at that level and I feel like this build will be absolutely amazing. I am sure I will have left over money so what should I install on the SSD? Of course Windows but what else? 

You really just want to put Windows and smaller programs (Such as startup programs, like will said, if you want) on the small SSD. I don't personally have anything else except windows on my SSD though. The boot time is hilariously fast in comparison to a HDD, but you have to have a certain amount of space free on an SSD to make it optimal. (10% if I remember correctly)