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media pc for possibly 4K

ExcitezR
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so i am going to be building a pc for my dad he does not game he just wants to have something that can watch films and play 1080p youtube videos and it has to last a while so this is what i chose feel free to change any thing http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/fdRhdC

 

he might get a 4K tv so will the intel 4600 be able to drive that for e.g. netflix 

 

he curently has a

intel core 2 quad 

gt620

crappy SSD 64GB 

320GB HDD

l Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5Ghz l Asus VII Ranger ROG l MSI GTX 970 @ 1555MHz l 


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CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£78.79 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£32.17 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£90.00 @ Aria PC) 


Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  (£106.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.19 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £473.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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You don't need an i5 to decode 4K, i3 is enough, also the 4600 is able to drive 4K, but it isn't hurt adding a dedicated GPU for that, an example is a low-consumption GTX 750 Ti

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£78.79 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£32.17 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£90.00 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  (£106.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.19 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £473.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-29 05:22 GMT+0000
 
You don't need an i5 to decode 4K, i3 is enough, also the 4600 is able to drive 4K, but it isn't hurt adding a dedicated GPU for that, an example is a low-consumption GTX 750 Ti

 

dam thats a nice build i think my dad will be very happy with this 

l Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5Ghz l Asus VII Ranger ROG l MSI GTX 970 @ 1555MHz l 


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