Thoughts on my build? - Need help!

mikey_c · June 24, 2015

Hello!

Sorry for having 2 posts in like an hour or so, my birthday is tomorrow and I'm going to buy some parts soon.

Here's my build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($131.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $526.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-23 22:51 EDT-0400

I already have an SSD and HDD from my old computer. I also don't need an OS or any peripherals.

What do you guys think? I am set on the CPU. I am flexible with the motherboard, and I am still deciding on the graphics card. I want to try to keep it at $500 or less. Could I get some help?

Thanks so much!!

CarsonAurum · June 24, 2015

What about storage? (Eg. HDD/SSD)

CarsonAurum · June 24, 2015

Oh nvm, Maybe I should read the whole thing first next time

CarsonAurum · June 24, 2015

May I ask why you are set at that CPU? (Just curious)

Philcat101 · June 24, 2015

Oh nvm, Maybe I should read the whole thing first next time

Ha ha!

I think the build looks great.

nunya bus · June 24, 2015

umm if you are getting a non K cpu. dont buy a Z97 board.
so either buy a 4690K for a little more. or get a H97 board. trust me you wont see any differences if you dont get a K series.
Also get DDR3 2400 mhz its not anymore expensive really. Gskill 2400 ram is as cheap as corsair 1600

Also how much is a 960 GTX from your country?

zlolslavez · June 24, 2015

Looks fine, if possible I would try to spend maybe a little bit more on your graphics card. (Maybe a bump to a 270x)

a 270 will max most games fine, but I think a slight bump could be handy, considering I still chug a bit when I play StarCraft 2 (probably due to my garbage processor though)

CarsonAurum · June 24, 2015

I tried to make a little version using similar parts, here's what I came up with (Its a little over budget, but I like it tbh)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RxFDdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RxFDdC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Directron)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($151.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Aerocool DS Cube White Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $524.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-23 23:00 EDT-0400

zlolslavez · June 24, 2015

umm if you are getting a non K cpu. dont buy a Z97 board.

so either buy a 4690K for a little more. or get a H97 board. trust me you wont see any differences if you dont get a K series.

Also get DDR3 2400 mhz its not anymore expensive really. Gskill 2400 ram is as cheap as corsair 1600

Also how much is a 960 GTX from your country?

I would disagree (maybe) as a Z97 board provides a better upgrade path. (But since by the time you would need to upgrade Skylake would be out already, and that I believe may switch platforms, not 100% on that though.

If you can find 2400 MHz ram the same price go for it, but even if it's 10$ more expensive I wouldn't get it.

PCPP indicates US, in which I recommend a R9280X

mikey_c · June 24, 2015

umm if you are getting a non K cpu. dont buy a Z97 board.

so either buy a 4690K for a little more. or get a H97 board. trust me you wont see any differences if you dont get a K series.

Also get DDR3 2400 mhz its not anymore expensive really. Gskill 2400 ram is as cheap as corsair 1600

Also how much is a 960 GTX from your country?

A GTX 960 is approximately $200 in the USA. Also, I don't need to overclock. I only chose the Z97 board because it was cheapest. I wanted ASUS or Gigabyte. Could you link me to a better/cheaper board if you know of one?

May I ask why you are set at that CPU? (Just curious)

I guess the only reason is because it's currently the cheapest i5 listed on PCPartPicker (lol).

-Also I should mention that I will be gaming on this machine, nothing crazy though.

mikey_c · June 24, 2015

I tried to make a little version using similar parts, here's what I came up with (Its a little over budget, but I like it tbh)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RxFDdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RxFDdC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Directron)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($151.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Aerocool DS Cube White Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $524.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-23 23:00 EDT-0400

I think most changes were personal preferences IMO! I don't really want a Micro ATX board because I might need the PCI slots. Also I want more than 2 RAM slots. Secondly, I don't want a cube case, I liked the case I had .