Build Review

[john01dav]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/john01dav/saved/#view=dQ3D4D

 

I am planning to make this build for a friend. They are paying for it and their budget is US$1000 (give or take a little bit). This build seems to be fairly solid, but I would like to verify that there aren't any major issues with it. Please note that there are two operating systems listed, Ubuntu Linux and Windows 10. I plan to split the SSD in half for the boot drive of each OS and to setup the HDD for data and games. My main concerns are with the motherboard which PCPartPicker tells me may require a BIOS upgrade before using the CPU I chose, which is problematic becasue I do not have any other compatible CPU with which to perform the upgrade. Furthermore, I currently have a different Gigabyte (990FXA-UD3) motherboard in a Ubuntu + Windows 7 dual boot and the motherboard throws fits whenever Linux runs on it. I need to know that this motherboard will be completely compatible with Ubuntu as the person who will be recieving this computer knows next to nothing about troubleshooting issues regarding anything -- especially Linux.

[JebKerman]

there are 2 issues i see:

1: Overclockable chip on a non-overclocking motherboard. I'd recommend the i5 4460 instead, which, being cheaper should help address the second issue

2: really rather shoddy PSU. i'd recommend the 550W G2 or GS by EVGA instead

[john01dav]

there are 2 issues i see:

1: Overclockable chip on a non-overclocking motherboard. I'd recommend the i5 4460 instead, which, being cheaper should help address the second issue

2: really rather shoddy PSU. i'd recommend the 550W G2 or GS by EVGA instead

The 4460 seems a lot slower than the 4690 (not 4690K). Would it make sense to use the 4690? Also, the 650W G2 is cheaper than the 550W G2. What am I missing here?

[JebKerman]

The 4460 seems a lot slower than the 4690 (not 4690K). Would it make sense to use the 4690? Also, the 650W G2 is cheaper than the 550W G2. What am I missing here?

the ~0.3GHz makes very little difference i real world scenarios.

 

regarding the PSU, that's a little odd, but I've seen it before, maybe a rebate? either way just go with the cheaper of the 2.

[john01dav]

the ~0.3GHz makes very little difference i real world scenarios.

 

regarding the PSU, that's a little odd, but I've seen it before, maybe a rebate? either way just go with the cheaper of the 2.

I was looking at passmark scores to compare the CPUs. It said that the 4460 is about 6/7ths of the power of the 4690,