Processor and motherboard question

Andy Gravity

Will this processor and ram work with this motherboard?

Intel Core i7-5930K
Kingston HyperX Savage 16GB ddr3

MSI Z97 GAMING 5 S1150 Intel Z97 DDR3 ATX

Just concerned as it's my 1st build and just read that the processor requires an x99 motherboard and ddr4 memory :S

Digital Solitude

Correct, needs an X99 board and DDR4.

Unless you're doing some professional level editing you could drop the CPU to an i7 4000 series and still have a seriously powerful card

Andy Gravity

Thanks for the quick response, changed to an i7-4790.

Digital Solitude

Is this a gaming machine or editing/cad?

Andy Gravity

A gaming machine, specs..

NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case
MSI Z97 GAMING 5 S1150 motherboard
Intel Core i7-4790
Kingston HyperX Savage 16GB ram
MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming 8GB Twin Frozr
Corsair 750W CX Builder Series 80PLUS Bronze PSU
Sandisk 120GB SSD Plus

Digital Solitude

You're a bit overkill on the CPU and RAM if its purely gaming, an i5 is plenty, with 8gb RAM for most games. Star Citizen is one exception to the RAM rule, just to be aware you could save a few euro.

You'll also only need a 500w PSU, all the spec pages claiming you need 750w have to take crappy PSUs into account, a Corsair, Fractal, SeaSonic or BeQuiet 500w is plenty for you

Andy Gravity

Yeah originally went with some lower spec parts like psu and less ram but wanted to future proof a little. At some point I'll be replacing the gpu also.

Had Star Citizen in mind when putting it together too