New Compact Build

[MillionHitz]

Hey guys!

I just put together a parts list for a small form factor computer that can play high end games on a budget. What do you think?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Directron)

Optical Drive: EVGA 100-OD-S101-BR DVD/CD Writer ($43.05 @ Amazon)

Total: $664.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 10:47 EST-0500

[BLCT]

Why not add an SSD ? Everything else is fine. If i were you i would of stepped up the SSD game. An Samsung 840 EVO 120gb or the Kingstone FURY 120gb are about $80 bucks Canadian atm.

[Geekazoid]

Not too bad. There are a couple of things I would change, but it's not a bad build.

[BLCT]

Why not add an SSD ? Everything else is fine. If i were you i would of stepped up the SSD game. An Samsung 840 EVO 120gb or the Kingstone FURY 120gb are about $80 bucks Canadian atm.

Actually, i would recommend an Intel 530 SSD. It's about $80 bucks. Although it's not the fastest, at least it's dead reliable. 

[Gachr]

Go either with Pentium or with i5, taking i3 is pointless.

[MillionHitz]

Not too bad. There are a couple of things I would change, but it's not a bad build.

What exactly would you change?

[MillionHitz]

Go either with Pentium or with i5, taking i3 is pointless.

What do you mean? I don't want a Pentium because I don't think I could fit sufficient cooling in the case to overclock it

[Gachr]

What do you mean? I don't want a Pentium because I don't think I could fit sufficient cooling in the case to overclock it

I don't mean the anniversary one, any really.

[Geekazoid]

Actually, i would recommend an Intel 530 SSD. It's about $80 bucks. Although it's not the fastest, at least it's dead reliable.

Interesting choice of words. LOL

[Geekazoid]

Go either with Pentium or with i5, taking i3 is pointless.

Intel i3 CPUs actually have Hyper Threading like the i7 CPUs. I'm guessing you know what that means? So they're definitely not pointless. In fact going with an i3 CPU would be better than the Pentium because the pentium is a dual core CPU with no HT, effectively making it less efficient and slower.

[Geekazoid]

What exactly would you change?

Well, what is your max budget?

[Gachr]

Intel i3 CPUs actually have Hyper Threading like the i7 CPUs. I'm guessing you know what that means? So they're definitely not pointless. In fact going with an i3 CPU would be better than the Pentium because the pentium is a dual core CPU with no HT, effectively making it less efficient and slower.

Games can't really use HT, a friend of mine had an i3 and it wasn't a good experience for him. The advantages of i3 over Pentium are similar to advantages of i7 over i5.

And please, use the MultiQuote option.

[Geekazoid]

Games can't really use HT, a friend of mine had an i3 and it wasn't a good experience for him. The advantages of i3 over Pentium are similar to advantages of i7 over i5.

Well that's certainly debatable.

And please, use the MultiQuote option.

Erm...I didn't need to. You only use the 'MultiQuote" option when you want to quote multiple posts. Since I only wanted to quote your post I only needed to use the 'Quote' option.

I've been a member of this forum since April 5th 2013, I think I'd know how to correctly use the forum by now.