Micro ATX build for a friend

[Tazman192]

Hey.

 

My friend's trying to get a micro atx build going together. He's not adding in a graphics card just yet, but is looking for a intel i5 4670k, 8gb ram and a 256gb ssd as standard. Everything else in his plan is subject to change. He'll just be doing casual gaming, so will probably pick up a 270x at some point, but not right now.

 

This is his build so far, thoughts?

 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WJLQK8

 

I've suggested he go for a hyper 212 evo instead of the stock cooler, and I'm not too familiar with that board as I haven't looked into micro atx boards.

 

He would like to keep it around £500 but I'm sure he can go a bit over.

[Frosty11]

That board has some good reviews but the colour theme is not that attractive. Alternatively you could go for this board: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97mplus

 

Everything else seems fine.

[NeatSquidYT]

Why is he going with an i5 for a build in that price range?

Here's a Micro ATX build for the price which'll be a great gamer:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Mc8NYJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Mc8NYJ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | £43.14 @ Aria PC

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | £25.28 @ CCL Computers

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97mg43) | £71.96 @ Scan.co.uk

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c8d8gab) | £64.99 @ Amazon UK

**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | £72.00 @ Aria PC

**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112170120g) | £120.00 @ Amazon UK

**Case** | [bitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcprm300kkxskrp) | £68.39 @ Aria PC

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m) | £43.80 @ Scan.co.uk

**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas12414) | £11.21 @ Aria PC

| | **Total**

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £520.77

| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 15:59 BST+0100 |

Overclock the Pentium, and boom! Also, later he can upgrade to an i5/i7 if he wishes.

[Tazman192]

That board has some good reviews but the colour theme is not that attractive. Alternatively you could go for this board: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97mplus

 

Everything else seems fine.

 

This board I know about and it also gets some good reviews, I'll make the suggestion to him, cheers for the help.

[Frosty11]

This board I know about and it also gets some good reviews, I'll make the suggestion to him, cheers for the help.

Np.

[Swndlr]

i like this build, like someone above me said, the mobo isnt exactly the most ideal color so if you want, go for something a bit nicer (color wise) and if not then thats aight too but if im right, thats a z87 so youll need to manually update the bios as well.