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Hi, could some one tell me if this is a good set up.

i want it for games like cs:go, arma, h1z1, minecraft etc. this is my first build and have set a maximum of £600?

 

Case (£86) NXZT Limited edition

Intel Core i5 4590 3.3GHz Haswell Quad Core Processor (£144)

Asus H81M-Plus Intel H81 Motherboard - HDMI, DVI and VGA Output (£41)

Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) 1866MHz DDR3 Dual Channel - Black/Gold (£37)

Asus GeForce GTX 750 OC 1024MB Graphics Card (£86)

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive (£37)

Corair 450w VS Series (£50)

 

do i need an ssd?

 

any advice is great.

 

Thanks

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Get a cheaper case, a better GPU and a better PSU

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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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An SSD would be a huge help for a mid-tier build like this, you pretty much owe it to yourself to get one. As for the GPU... I would save my pennies for something better down the road, to be honest. Even going to a 265 or a 270 would be a better bet.

okay, is the 265 amd or nivdia?

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£139.69 @ More Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£54.67 @ CCL Computers) 



Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  (£159.34 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.60 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.48 @ Novatech) 

Total: £545.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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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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I'd go with this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£150.32 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.00 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£30.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£180.07 @ More Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.35 @ Aria PC)
Total: £591.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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│CPU: I3-4170│Cooler: Hyper TX3│Mobo:Biostar B85MG│Memory: G.Skill Ripjaw 2x4GB│Storage: Barracuda 500GB│GPU: Zotac GTX660│Case: Fractal 1100│PSU: Evga 500W│Monitors: FHX2153L 21.5"│V193WEJb 19"│Keyboard/Mouse: CMStorm Devastor│Audio: MonoPrice 8323│Microphone: BlueYeti Blackout│OS: MSX(Win10)│ Quote me or @TheGrim123321 to get my attention.
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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£54.89 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£41.86 @ Scan.co.uk) 



Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£160.75 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.61 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £403.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'd recommend you an aftermarket cooler later down the road. The stock cooler won't stop yelling at your face, literally. (personal experience :/)

 

EDIT1: Oh wait, the budget is actually 600£. BRB

 

EDIT2: Done

 



 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£140.64 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£16.98 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£68.66 @ Amazon UK) 



Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£232.12 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.61 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.92 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £612.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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"an obvious supporter of privacy"

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I'd go with this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£150.32 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.00 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£30.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Ebuyer)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£180.07 @ More Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.35 @ Aria PC)

Total: £591.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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what is the atx micro? that a small motherboard?

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£54.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£41.86 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£160.75 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.61 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £403.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'd recommend you an aftermarket cooler later down the road. The stock cooler won't stop yelling at your face, literally. (personal experience :/)
 
Oh wait, the budget is actually 600£. BRB

 

ive been told the x4 isnt that good so i think i want to stick to intel?

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what is the atx micro? that a small motherboard?

It's the motherboard type that fits the MicroATX Mid Tower Case

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│CPU: I3-4170│Cooler: Hyper TX3│Mobo:Biostar B85MG│Memory: G.Skill Ripjaw 2x4GB│Storage: Barracuda 500GB│GPU: Zotac GTX660│Case: Fractal 1100│PSU: Evga 500W│Monitors: FHX2153L 21.5"│V193WEJb 19"│Keyboard/Mouse: CMStorm Devastor│Audio: MonoPrice 8323│Microphone: BlueYeti Blackout│OS: MSX(Win10)│ Quote me or @TheGrim123321 to get my attention.
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I'd go with this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£150.32 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.00 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£30.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Ebuyer)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£180.07 @ More Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.35 @ Aria PC)

Total: £591.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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ill look into this thanks:)

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ive been told the x4 isnt that good so i think i want to stick to intel?

 

It isn't that bad TBH, I have one myself, and I can't complain. But, I made some changes to my post with a "new" build.

"an obvious supporter of privacy"

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£54.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£41.86 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£160.75 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.61 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £403.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-19 23:37 BST+0100
 
I'd recommend you an aftermarket cooler later down the road. The stock cooler won't stop yelling at your face, literally. (personal experience :/)
 
Oh wait, the budget is actually 600£. BRB
 
EDIT: Done
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£140.64 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£16.98 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£68.66 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£232.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.61 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £604.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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is that a top end gpu? what about a asus gtx 960 and an ssd?

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is that a top end gpu? what about a asus gtx 960 and an ssd?

 

An SSD would probably ruin the build, because of the budget, and a 290, yes it is/was a top end GPU, is way better than a 960. If you want an SSD, you can always buy one later.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.64 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.66 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£35.69 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card (£169.67)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£63.51 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £584.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.64 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.66 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£35.69 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card (£169.67)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£63.51 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £584.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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if i wanted a atx case would that change the mother board?

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