What is a PSU ? i don't know anything in this domain and don't know english abreviations (i'm french)
Power Supply Unit. It regulates voltage and current from the wall so your components don't 'splode
you also need it to actually power and turn on the computer
I mean in theory if you spliced a bunch of cables you could just plug a wall cord into the motherboard
But that's a bad idea
What's the difference between full, semi and no modular PSUs ? And what's the difference between full and mid towers ?
Mid towers basically have exactly enough room to fit components in, while full towers are bigger but give you more room to work with
Fully modular power supplies allow you to remove all cables to store them, semi allows you to remove peripheral cables if you aren't using them but the motherboard and CPU power cables are permanently fixed (this is only a problem if you want custom length or sleeved cables), and non-modular has no removable cables, making it both awful to install and will make your cable management look like was if you can't find a good spot to tuck unused cabling
Thanks! So i think i should go for mid tower and semi PSU since i won't move my pc and the only thing i would change in the future is RAM, will just see how it feets with 8GB.
Another question, is 480W PSU enough for AMD FX-8350 and GTX 1050 ?
I like how insist on "should" i guess i'll pray and everything will be ok ^^
Also, is it a problem if video has 2gb instead of 4 ? (i was going for a 1050ti i found for cheap, but it's out of stock 
It depends on what games you're playing. Realistically you want as much VRAM as you can afford because games will always benefit from it (with midrange GPUs, you'll usually hit a texture limit before you hit a power limit at 2-3GB)Also, is it a problem if video has 2gb instead of 4 ? (i was going for a 1050ti i found for cheap, but it's out of stock
Also, how far can i overclock the fx-8350 (if i can) with the Hyper TX3 evo cpu cooler ?
Motherboard i have is the Gigabyte 990X-gaming sli
Motherboard i have is the Gigabyte 990X-gaming sli
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/
Someone's already recommended this site but here's a link. It's pretty handy and iirc you can check out other users' builds if they link, it's also probably handy to check out for a first time buyer such as yourself.
Someone's already recommended this site but here's a link. It's pretty handy and iirc you can check out other users' builds if they link, it's also probably handy to check out for a first time buyer such as yourself.
I already have some parts, all i need now is a video card, a case and a PSU (not sure of what i want for these the case and the psu but i've a little idea)
if you got some cash to burn, here is my build that can nuke botw easy
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/CgzYcf
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/CgzYcf
For what you are trying to achieve, overclocking isn't really necessary.
I had an FX-8320 and got stable 4GHz with a rather cheap motherboard... But as I said, you shouldn't care about that as long as your rig gets the job done. And it will. Trust me. Your GPU might rather be the limiting factor in games.
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