My first ever build

[Mike_6]

Ok so im planning on building myself a pc i have been a console gamer forever with the exception of playing wow.

So my laptop is old and no longer plays wow well so i thought lets upgrade and maybe i can play other titles too bf4 cod csgo etc i have no intention of overclocking at this point.

This is also pretty much the maximum i can afford so please bear that in mind when advising which components to switch out

Here goes

Processor:intel i5 4590

Mobo : Msi z97 pc mate ATX lga1150

Ram : Corsair vengeance 8gb 1600 (2x 4gb)

Gpu : Msi radeon R9 270 2gb twin forzer

Psu : Evga 500w 80+ certified ATX Psu

HDD : seagate barracuda 1TB 7200 rpm

Case : Thermaltake Versa H21 window mid atx

And a samsung dvd/rw

So again my first build and hope to start buying parts this week so would love some feedback

Also im not the guy who needs all games on ultra i just like it to look good and play smooth i would guess this system to be kind of overkill for wow but as stated i hope to play other titles now i sold my ps4

Thanks in advance

Mike

[msvelev]

You should get a cheaper motherboard and CPU and a stronger GPU IMO.

Get a 4460 and a H81 motherboard and you'll save a few bucks which you can put in a r9 280/ gtx 960, which will outperform the 270 by a significant amount.

[comicsansms]

The r9 270 is crap.

Something like a R9 285, 280x or 380 is a lot better of a choice.

You don't need a z97 motherboard since that is a locked CPU.

SSD's are recommended.

and please can you use http://pcpartpicker.com/

[Mike_6]

Thanks for the replies will look into upgrading the gpu i did use partpicker before i came on here ty

[ilikemacandpc]

Are you in the US? if so, what's your budget?

 

@Mike_6

[Mike_6]

Im in the uk and i would say £450-£500

Thanks

[Mike_6]

Ok so i swapped the processor and mobo to the

I5 4460 with the asus H81-GAMER ATX Motherboard

And now im getting this message

Some Intel H81 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs.

Is this normal?

[Mike_6]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4q73C

Hope that works [emoji4]

[Thony]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Y4q73C

Hope that works [emoji4]

Looks good to me