First Build - Help checking?

[Shpander]

Hi guys,
I'm building my first PC and am new to the whole process. I've checked out JackFrags' YouTube video on building a budget PC and am basing it on that.

I just wanted to make sure all the parts I've chosen are compatible and obviously I'd want to prevent bottlenecking. I was hoping some of you veterans could take a look.
Of course I'm also welcoming recommendations for different parts/ better solutions that are perhaps more up-to-date. Looking to keep the budget under £500.

Currently the setup I'm thinking of looks like this:

GPU: Zotac GTX 960 2GB Nvidia

CPU: AMD (Piledriver) FX-4300 3.80GHz (4.00GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 4-Core 

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P AMD Socket AM3+

RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600MHz CL9 DDR3

PSU: EVGA 500W 80 Plus

HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive

Case: BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black

Thanks all! 

[Dzzope]

If you go to 600 ish you can get a pretty decent rig.. otherwise I'll suggest you go for used..

 

Don't go AMD for the love of god.. It's a dead end and not worth it for anything other than Home theatre or really light gaming on the on-board..

 

This is a build I suggested to someone the other day.. Really about the best bang for buck you can get though there are probably some places you could shave off a few pounds.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£89.90 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Novatech) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£44.43 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£258.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.65 @ More Computers) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.20 @ More Computers) 

Total: £647.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-07 15:52 BST+0100

 

Give me a few mins and I'll try to shave off what I can..

 

 

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[Dzzope]

Here you go.. 500 GBP..

Swap the SSD for a HDD if you need the aditional storage.. BUT I would suggest sticking with it and adding in a cheap HDD as you need / can afford it.

You would be limited to a few trip A titles by the space but then most people only play a few games at a time, Your choice.

 

Reasons are... In MANY games the i3 will stomp the AMD, you can pop in a used i5 / i7 and overclock in a few years for a cheap upgrade and it's got all the modern bells and whistles of z97 besides (as well as support for SLI, though you would probably need about a 550W to do that with dual 960's)

 

Your budget really really restricts but I think this is about the best bang for buck you'll get.. You could probably drop the motherboard cheaper but there is little that will free you up to do except maybe get a reasonable after-market cooler (not an issue on the i3)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£89.90 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Novatech) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£44.39 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£144.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.29 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.21 @ More Computers) 

Total: £500.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-08 11:59 BST+0100

[Shpander]

Great, thanks a lot for the advice and putting all that together!

[stconquest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£144.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£35.28 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£42.64 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£169.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.25 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£42.60 @ More Computers)
Total: £492.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-08 12:57 BST+0100

[AliveGhost13]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£144.18 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£35.28 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£42.64 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£29.99 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£169.98 @ Ebuyer)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.25 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£42.60 @ More Computers)

Total: £492.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-08 12:57 BST+0100

 

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[OfficialJsP]

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maybe you should look at the CoC there is nothing wrong with linking a video as long as you are not advertising it 

[Flurr]

maybe you should look at the CoC there is nothing wrong with linking a video as long as you are not advertising it 

Sorry for that!  Thanks for clearing that up!