Build plan. Checking it works/is a good idea

[Doradas]

Hi there first time posting wish me luck

 

I'm planning on doing my first build soon and after doing some research I've come up with the following plan

 

Case: Corsair air 540

MotherBoard: Asus M54A97 EVO R2.0

CPU: AMD FX8320

RAM: HYPERX  8GB(2x4GB) 1600mhz

GPU: EVGA NVIDIA GTX 450Ti

SSD: Samsung 250GB 850 EVO 2.5 inch

Hard drive: samsung 1Tb 5400Rpm SataII 2.5 inch

PSU: sair VS 550W

CPU Cooler: Corsair hydro series H100i

Blu drive: LG BH16NS40.AUAR10B 16x SATA

Sound card: Asustek Xonar DX/XD PCI-E

 

Budget is Ideally £850 GB

Going to be using this as My main pc for graphic design and semi casual gaming

 

First question is have I made any glaringly obvious mistakes with items not being compatible And secondly any suggestions and improvements changes I can make to reduce cost / get better value for money.

 

 

 

[CoolaxGaming]

Get the seagate barracuda 1tb. It should be faster and cost less

 

Note to people recommending the 4690k: The 4690k looses to the 8350 in Cinebench R15 multi-threaded which means the 8350 has more raw power.

NOTE: The 8350 WILL be slower in gaming but not professional work

[TheKDub]

Get the seagate barracuda 1tb. It should be faster and cost less

 

Note to people recommending the 4690k: The 4690k looses to the 8350 in Cinebench R15 multi-threaded which means the 8350 has more raw power.

 

The i5 4690K has significantly more single threaded power, so in gaming it will destroy the 8350.

 

 

I'd go for a newer gpu if possible, but I guess that one will work for now.

 

I'd say you don't really need a sound card as long as you have a half decent motherboard.

[Prastupok]

In practice, the i5 will beat the AMD chip in most scenarios.

[CoolaxGaming]

The i5 4690K has significantly more single threaded power, so in gaming it will destroy the 8350.

I should have acknowledged that, but he said semi-gaming

[Doradas]

So should I move to an intel i5 build instead? If I did what other items would I have to change and to what?

[Prastupok]

So should I move to an intel i5 build instead? If I did what other items would I have to change and to what?

 

The motherboard and possibly cooler.

 

Intel is generally more stable a platform on the CPU side. Plus, the power savings and heat difference is outstanding.

[Doradas]

Any suggestions on which motherboard and cooler have similar specs? I don't want much out of the mother board but would like it to have a HDMI Connection

[Prastupok]

Any suggestions on which motherboard and cooler have similar specs? I don't want much out of the mother board but would like it to have a HDMI Connection

 

Why? You have a dedicated video card with an HDMI don't you?

[Doradas]

Yes your right my bad. sorry like I said at the start I'm new to this 

[Prastupok]

Yes your right my bad. sorry like I said at the start I'm new to this 

 

No need to be sorry, we are here to help!

[Doradas]

Thanks!! so any suggestions on a motherboard cooler that's similar in price/ spec?