New build needs input

Vegetable · June 20, 2015

After 8 long years with LGA 775 (from an e4500 to an e6850 to my current q6600) it was time to upgrade. I'll miss it but I won't miss the performance. After a few months of searching I put this low-mid end mess together. Ordered the final piece today. Hoping to get by for 4-5 years on everything but the GPU. EDIT- Will make a build log for this once I get everything.

-----Specs-----

CPU - i5 4460 - Tigerdirect $189.99

RAM - 16gb ADATA XPG V1.0 1600 Mhz CL11 - Purchased from Tigerdirect some years ago, wasn't compatible with my motherboard, so it's been on standby in the parts cabinet.

GPU - Galaxy 650 ti boost 2gb - Not sure when it was purchased but it was a hand me down from my brother (will get a 2nd gen Maxwell to replace it, and DON'T argue with me it was Galaxy at the time)

Motherboard - MSI B85M E45 Matx - Tigerdirect $59.99

Case - NZXT S340 White - Amazon $58.99

PSU - Thermaltake TR2 600w - Tigerdirect $50

HDD - Seagate 750gb Re-using from current build

Reasoning for each piece:

The i5: It's great for gaming. That's all I do besides watch tech videos and browse the web.

The RAM: Felt like being future-prepared. I know the GPU couldn't game hard enough to go over 8gb really, but just wanted to get that out of the way once I upgrade.

The GPU: Not much of a choice. Either stuck with my Gtx 260 until the Gtx 1070 or whatever it's called, or use the 650 ti boost. It's a no brainer.

The Motherboard: It does everything I need. I don't see the point in a z97 for a locked CPU.

The Case: This was definitely the hardest choice of the build. I wanted silence, but at the budget I had for the case, there wasn't any options that suited me too well.

As Linus' video stated, this case was just one of those things that doesn't suck. It looks great, has the PSU shroud so I can be uber lazy about cable management, and, as I've said a few times now, just plain works. It does everything I need. There's no need in me blowing the wallet apart for some crud I don't really need.

The PSU: Is this thing the best? No. Is this this the worst? No. Does it work? Yes. I could've gotten by on that 430w Corsair just fine, but I wanted a tad more watts than that so I could have any single GPU if I wanted to.

The HDD: It's still alive and well, running decently. If it ain't broke don't fix it. I have a complete backup on an external HDD, so if s*** goes down I'm prepared.