Finalizing my build

[spoder-man]

i just bought the first batch of my pc parts! 

the cpu: G3258
Mobo: msi h81m-p33

ram: hyperx 8gb 1866, and

PSU: Seasonic 620 watts S12II 80 plus bronze(overkill? it was at sale same price range as the 520 watt version)

 

ill pick a Powercolor r9-280x later and an ssd

 

help me pick a CASE. please!

with the following considerations:

 

-i'll fit a hyper 212 evo

-i may up the mobo for an ATX( do i need to? im planning to upgrade to an i5-4690k)

-my MOBO has no usb 3.0 header for case's usb 3.0 ports. i dont know how to deal with this.

- my ram is blue, wew

[Codymm03]

What is your style preference. Also upgrade the board to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157504

[Senzelian]

i just bought the first batch of my pc parts! 

the cpu: G3258

Mobo: msi h81m-p33

ram: hyperx 8gb 1866, and

PSU: Seasonic 620 watts S12II 80 plus bronze(overkill? it was at sale same price range as the 520 watt version)

 

ill pick a Powercolor r9-280x later and an ssd

 

help me pick a CASE. please!

with the following considerations:

 

-i'll fit a hyper 212 evo

-i may up the mobo for an ATX( do i need to? im planning to upgrade to an i5-4690k)

-my MOBO has no usb 3.0 header for case's usb 3.0 ports. i dont know how to deal with this.

- my ram is blue, wew

You should get a new motherboard when you upgrade to an i5-4690k, simply because H81 isn't recommended for overclocking.

But then again you could also upgrade to an i5-6600k and a Z170 board with DDR3.

There are adapters to turn USB 3.0 into USB 2.0. That way you can connect it at least with USB 2.0 speeds:

http://www.amazon.com/SIENOC-Motherboard-Female-Housing-Cable/dp/B00EOI3VC8/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1446307738&sr=8-9&keywords=usb3+usb2+adapter

[spoder-man]

What is your style preference.

windowed will be nice

[Codymm03]

windowed will be nice

And price range.

[The_Stig]

windowed will be nice

If your getting a windowed case, pick up a Cryorig H7 over the 212 EVO, as it is shorter, cools better,looks nicer and is quieter for ~5$ more. Also, that PSU is far from overkill, and will work great.

[spoder-man]

You should get a new motherboard when you upgrade to an i5-4690k, simply because H81 isn't recommended for overclocking.

But then again you could also upgrade to an i5-6600k and a Z170 board with DDR3.

There are adapters to turn USB 3.0 into USB 2.0. That way you can connect it at least with USB 2.0 speeds:

http://www.amazon.com/SIENOC-Motherboard-Female-Housing-Cable/dp/B00EOI3VC8/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1446307738&sr=8-9&keywords=usb3+usb2+adapter

i think i will upgrade the cpu after a year or so.

say i wont overclock an i5? a 4690... is it still good for gaming?

[The_Stig]

i think i will upgrade the cpu after a year or so.

say i wont overclock an i5? a 4690... is it still good for gaming?

All haswell i5s are great for gaming, regardless of OC

[spoder-man]

And price range.

how about 50 to 60 usd.

[Codymm03]

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[spoder-man]

All haswell i5s are great for gaming, regardless of OC

Nice meaning the H81M-P33 can stay?

[Codymm03]

how about 50 to 60 usd.

Elite 431 Plus

and if your not going to overclock make sure its not a K skew 

[The_Stig]

Nice meaning the H81M-P33 can stay?

yup

[spoder-man]

Elite 431 Plus

and if your not going to overclock make sure its not a K skew

yes, i know that. i am considering OCing but i think im a bit not too confident to do it.

so i guess this mobo and cpu i bought will be my training ground to OCing?

 

the elite 431 plus is nice btw.

[Codymm03]

yes, i know that. i am considering OCing but i think im a bit not too confident to do it.

so i guess this mobo and cpu i bought will be my training ground to OCing?

 

the elite 431 plus is nice btw.

H series boards dont overclock

[spoder-man]

H series boards dont overclock

this video says it could 

 

i know they're not as good as Z series... but they can oc. and btw, i wont aim for very high clock speed. 3.8 to 4.0 maybe is good?

[Senzelian]

i think i will upgrade the cpu after a year or so.

say i wont overclock an i5? a 4690... is it still good for gaming?

 

Yes, a 4690 is still a great CPU. But if the unlocked version isn't that much more expensive, I would get the unlocked one, simply because it delivers a 0.4Ghz higher clockspeed at stock speeds.