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As the title says I'm going to build my first PC and I'd use it mainly for games and maybe do some editing. My budget is around 800€ and I live in Finland so the prices are pretty high (I think). Well these are the parts I was thinking about:
-i5 4460 Haswell (185€)

-GTX 750 Ti Twin Frozr (155€)

-Kingston ValueRAM 1600mhz 2x4gb (cheapest I could find really lol 60€)

-Asus H97M-Plus mobo (105€)

-Kingston SSDNow V300 120gb (I know there's been lots of problems with it but my brother has one and it's working really well. 50€)

-Sharkoon T28 Red led case(looks cool I guess 75€)

-Corsair VS550 psu (65€)

-Rajintek aidos black cpu cooler (25€)

-Windows 8.1 Pro (20-100€)

-(1TB Western Digital blue HDD (65€))

 

What do you guys think of this build and do you have some recommendations? Also do you know if G2A sells legitimate and working Windows 8.1 product keys (ONLY 20€!!) ? 

| CPU: i5-4460 | GPU: GTX 750Ti Twin Frozr | Motherboard: Asus H97M-Plus | Ram: 2x4gb Kinkston ValueRam | CPU Cooler: Rajintek Aidos | PSU: Corsair VS550 | Storage: Kingston SSDNOW V300 120gb & 1TB WD Blue | Case: Sharkoon T28 Red | Case coolers: 3 Cooler Master SickleFlow Red Led | 

| HP ProBook 650 G1 | i5-4200M | Ram: 4gb | 500gb HDD |

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I bought my key off g2a and its works perfectly

When did you get it? I've read somewhere that they stop working after 30 days..  :unsure:

| CPU: i5-4460 | GPU: GTX 750Ti Twin Frozr | Motherboard: Asus H97M-Plus | Ram: 2x4gb Kinkston ValueRam | CPU Cooler: Rajintek Aidos | PSU: Corsair VS550 | Storage: Kingston SSDNOW V300 120gb & 1TB WD Blue | Case: Sharkoon T28 Red | Case coolers: 3 Cooler Master SickleFlow Red Led | 

| HP ProBook 650 G1 | i5-4200M | Ram: 4gb | 500gb HDD |

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You don't need a CPU cooler for a unlocked processor.

Get a i3 instead your 750 ti will hold your i5 back, get a better graphic card like the r9 280 or r9 270.

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Also don't get the V300 kingston changed their controller and now they are dead slow, get a bx100. And get a cheaper h81 motherboard so you can afford a better graphic card.

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You don't need a CPU cooler for a unlocked processor.

Get a i3 instead your 750 ti will hold your i5 back, get a better graphic card like the r9 280 or r9 270.

I was thinking that if I bought a bit better processor it would last longer and I could upgrade my graphics card later. As for cpu cooler I guess you're right. 

| CPU: i5-4460 | GPU: GTX 750Ti Twin Frozr | Motherboard: Asus H97M-Plus | Ram: 2x4gb Kinkston ValueRam | CPU Cooler: Rajintek Aidos | PSU: Corsair VS550 | Storage: Kingston SSDNOW V300 120gb & 1TB WD Blue | Case: Sharkoon T28 Red | Case coolers: 3 Cooler Master SickleFlow Red Led | 

| HP ProBook 650 G1 | i5-4200M | Ram: 4gb | 500gb HDD |

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I am aware that I used UK pcpartpicker. Could you check what the prices of these parts are in Finland, if they are available?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£168.18 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£238.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£53.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Windows 8.1 from Reddit (£25.00)
Total: £755.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The Rig: NZXT H440 M3 (Green and Black) (Ncase M1 coming soon!!) | Intel Core i5-4690k x BeQuiet PureRock Slim | EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC  | ASUS H81i Plus | 12GB EVGA SSC @ 1600MHz | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Sandisk Ultra II 480GB | Corsair SF 450| LG 29" Ultrawide | CoolerMaster Quickfire Rapid TKL | Corsair M65 Black |  Sennheiser HD 558 (MOD) | Audio-Technica ATR 2500

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I am aware that I used UK pcpartpicker. Could you check what the prices of these parts are in Finland, if they are available?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£168.18 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£238.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£53.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Windows 8.1 from Reddit (£25.00)
Total: £755.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-10 18:34 BST+0100

 

This build is around 1000-1100€ in Finland so I really can't afford it right now.. :unsure:

| CPU: i5-4460 | GPU: GTX 750Ti Twin Frozr | Motherboard: Asus H97M-Plus | Ram: 2x4gb Kinkston ValueRam | CPU Cooler: Rajintek Aidos | PSU: Corsair VS550 | Storage: Kingston SSDNOW V300 120gb & 1TB WD Blue | Case: Sharkoon T28 Red | Case coolers: 3 Cooler Master SickleFlow Red Led | 

| HP ProBook 650 G1 | i5-4200M | Ram: 4gb | 500gb HDD |

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I was thinking that if I bought a bit better processor it would last longer and I could upgrade my graphics card later. As for cpu cooler I guess you're right. 

Actually the other way round, you should be more concerned on your graphic card not lasting as long not your processor. You can very easily upgrade your CPU even in H81 board, so you better get a decent graphic card the 750 ti is really showing its age and is due to an upgrade with the 950Ti.

 

Check this video 

 

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Actually the other way round, you should be more concerned on your graphic card not lasting as long not your processor. You can very easily upgrade your CPU even in H81 board, so you better get a decent graphic card the 750 ti is really showing its age and is due to an upgrade with the 950Ti.

 

Check this video 

 

where the 750 (ti) really shines and the reason that I don't think of the 950 as a replacement for it is the no additional power connectors. this allows the 750 (ti) to be put in a number of systems like older computers that have custom power supplies that have no extra connectors. 

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where the 750 (ti) really shines and the reason that I don't think of the 950 as a replacement for it is the no additional power connectors. this allows the 750 (ti) to be put in a number of systems like older computers that have custom power supplies that have no extra connectors. 

Yeah I know this, but that is a new build. And please no thread necromancy it's against the CoC, this thread was left from two months.  

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