Help with compatibility of build

[acrippledninja]

This is my first time ever building a PC, and I'm not very PC hardware savvy. I would really appreciate it if someone would let me know if this build is compatible, and if there are any fixes/changes to be made, please let me know.

I will be using this computer for gaming:

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150
• HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
• MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory
• MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate Intel Z87 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Military Class 4, OC Genie II, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, HDMI, 2 Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCI-e & 2 PCI
• POWER SUPPLY: 500 Watts - Corsair CX500 500W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card

Windows 7 64 bit OS
Monitor 1920x1080

I was told by a friend to be wary of the power supply being only 500W. Would it be recommended to raise it?

Thanks to anyone who takes their time to read/help out.
I greatly appreciate any and all help.

 

[cliffordcooley]

Everything is compatible.

I was told by a friend to be wary of the power supply being only 500W. Would it be recommended to raise it?

The 500W will be fine running a single GTX 760. However you did list a motherboard that supports two cards. AMD Crossfire anyway, there was no mention of SLI support.

GTX 760 GPU Engine Specs:

• Minimum Recommended System Power (W) - 500W

The minimum power specifications have headroom for the average user.

 

[acrippledninja]

Good to know that everything is compatible.

So you wouldn't recommend going to 600W then?

 

[cliffordcooley]

So you wouldn't recommend going to 600W then?

I'm not gonna recommend going with more wattage than you actually need. If you want more headroom, that is your call. I will only advise getting a larger power supply if the build calls for it. If you ever think you will go SLI or Crossfire, you might want to add 150/200 Watts.

nVidia has a good idea what the average user does with their system and sets a minimum power requirement with headroom. Adding headroom yourself would be overkill, unless you have unusual habits that would consume more power than the average user.

 

[acrippledninja]

Oh, okay. = )

You've been very helpful. Thank you for your time and help.