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Build plan, any changes recommended?

Tacitus
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Hey everyone.

 

This is a build I'm planning to make in the next little while, can anyone give me any advice as to my part selection/recommend any changes? My budget is £700, but I'm keen to keep costs down where possible.

 

I've already got all peripherals/OS.

 

 


 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£128.22 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard:  Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£49.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.30 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£82.74 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  (£234.98 @ Aria PC) 
Case:  Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case  (£61.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Silverstone SST-ST50F-P Strider 500W 80+ Bronze Compact Full Modular Power Supply (£60.00)
Total: £668.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Sorry for double post, can anyone tell me how to format this neater?

You could just edit your post. Try re-pasting the bbcode

What's the system being used for?

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A bit of everything, it'll mainly be university work and gaming. I also do all the standard stuff like browsing, YouTube etc.

No mass storage?

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No mass storage?

 

I was considering the Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD which is £39, but I've still got my laptop and might try and use that for most storage. I suppose given it would only take me to £710 I could add a £40 HDD in.

 

Do you have any other suggestions in relation to my proposed build?

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I was considering the Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD which is £39, but I've still got my laptop and might try and use that for most storage. I suppose given it would only take me to £710 I could add a £40 HDD in.

Do you have any other suggestions in relation to my proposed build?

Could be cheaper with a 280x http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280xgaming3g

That's about it.

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Could be cheaper with a 280x http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280xgaming3g

That's about it.

 

I have considered it, but in such a small case temperatures worry me, and I've not had a Radeon card since I was about 12. From what I hear their drivers are really poor?

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I have considered it, but in such a small case temperatures worry me, and I've not had a Radeon card since I was about 12. From what I hear their drivers are really poor?

Not at all. 

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Then why is it in 770 vs 280x threads people more often than not recommend the 770?

*Shrug*

People like Nvidia. 

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In that case then, would you say there's little separating the 280x and the 770, performance wise?

They're neck and neck--beating each other in different scenarios.

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I'll keep a more open mind to that card from now on then. Would you change anything else, or use that £30 saving to put toward something else? More ram, perhaps?

8GB is plenty if what you're doing is just gaming and you don't heavily multitask on the side. 

--but if you are, go ahead and get 16GB. 

If you're not sure what that may be, my personal example would be frequently hitting 100+ tabs while browsing and on average having 5-10 programs open at once or just content creation in general. 

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8GB is plenty if what you're doing is just gaming and you don't heavily multitask on the side. 

--but if you are, go ahead and get 16GB. 

If you're not sure what that may be, my personal example would be frequently hitting 100+ tabs while browsing and on average having 5-10 programs open at once or just content creation in general. 

 

I think 8GB will suffice. Though would I be better off swapping 2X4GB modules for 1X8 module, for future upgrade if need be?

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I think 8GB will suffice. Though would I be better off swapping 2X4GB modules for 1X8 module, for future upgrade if need be?

If it doesn't cost more, sure. 

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my personal example would be frequently hitting 100+ tabs while browsing and on average having 5-10 programs open at once or just content creation in general. 

No wonder you have 24k+ posts man xD

 

(sry for the off-topic, had to comment on that :P )

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