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Hey everyone,

 

Already bought the parts for the pc, will be building it in a couple of weeks for my 21st. I know it's missing a GPU, planning on adding one later, feel free to post which one you think I should get (cheap, quiet, good performace wanted).Let me know how you'd rate the build, and if there is anything you think I should change/add. I have a 2TB external HDD which I'll use for overlow. Will update the post with your average rating so as to help others who may be interested.

CPU:                                        i5-4690k                                 £179.99 ($269.89)

Motherboard:                     MSI Z97 PC Mate                        £64.99 ($97.45)

GPU:                                Integrated HD 4600                       £0.00 ($0.00)
Memory:                  HyperX Beast 1600MHz 2x4gb              £52.99 ($79.46)

PSU:                      Be Quiet! L8 530W Semi-Modular           £62.00 ($92.97)

Case:                     Sharkoon VG4-W Black/Blue Mid            £34.38 ($51.55)

SSD:                               Crucial BX100 250gb                      £73.95 ($110.88)

Wifi Card:                         TP-LINK 150Mbps                         £5.00 ($7.50)

Monitor:             22" Viewsonic VX2270-SMH LED IPS          £77.90 ($116.81)
OS:                                      Windows 8.1                              £0.00 ($0.00)

CPU Cooler:             CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo               £25.90 ($38.84)

Total (without monitor):                                                           £500.20 ($750.02)

Total (with monitor):                                                                £578.10 ($866.83)                                                                     

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Why not get a wd blue drive. They are inexpensive and allot less trouble then moving stuff to external HDD.

 

250GB is ample space for everything but movies/music, which will be transferred to the external HDD anyways as this is plugged into the TV.

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