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My First Budget rig

OAcesync
By OAcesync
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I just wanted to show the first rig that I bought for my birthday and just wanted to know whether it turned out great and know what improvements or upgrades I should make for the future.

 
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Keyboard: Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Other: Windows 10 Download (Purchased For £99.99)
Other: Seasonic EVO 620W Modular Power Supply (Purchased For £66.74)
Other: x2 Silverstone SST-FN121-P 120mm (Purchased For £8.20)
Other: NZXT CB-3P-Y Cable (3-Pin Y splitter cable) (Purchased For £1.20)
Other: TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (Purchased For £24.99)
Total: £201.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 13:53 BST+0100

 

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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Thats a locked CPU which you paired with an overclocking board (Z97). Unless you are planning to upgrade to an unlocked processor in the future, you can shave quite a lot of money and get yourself a h81/h85/h97 board.

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Thats a locked CPU which you paired with an overclocking board (Z97). Unless you are planning to upgrade to an unlocked processor in the future, you can shave quite a lot of money and get yourself a h81/h85/h97 board.

I was planning to overclock once I get a 4690K

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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please upgrade to any quad core in the future. Gaming will definitely benefit from it.

I3's are a gr8 choice for gaming. They beat athlons and the fx6300 in most games. Upgrading to an i5 will make a difference but with a 280 the difference will be small enough that it is not an urgent upgrade

i3 4170 : Asus R9 270 : MSI h81M-Pro VD : Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO : Seagate Barracuda 1TB : NZXT Source 210 : Some Random RAM

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