First build

[Hubes]

Someone convinced me to go intel a while back when I posted an amd build so now I'm going with an Intel cpu (haswell) and I have done some research and found a sight that has majority of the components I think I need . I need some help with some of the components and whether the are compatible and what I could improve on my system build.I especially need some help with the Psu for future compatibility but more so that I saw a video that linus posted about haswell and psu's being compatible so that it can go into a mode where it uses less power.it says on this site

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DLVRD3

That I need to upgrade my bios. I need help

[Amazingasian]

Someone convinced me to go intel a while back when I posted an amd build so now I'm going with an Intel cpu (haswell) and I have done some research and found a sight that has majority of the components I think I need . I need some help with some of the components and whether the are compatible and what I could improve on my system build.I especially need some help with the Psu for future compatibility but more so that I saw a video that linus posted about haswell and psu's being compatible so that it can go into a mode where it uses less power.it says on this site

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DLVRD3

That I need to upgrade my bios. I need help

What's your budget?  Motherboard Manufacturers usually update the Bios on motherboards anyways so unless your motherboard has been sitting in a warehouse for the last year, you'll be fine.  Safest thing to do is to contact MSI and ask what BIOS their board ships with.  

[Rampaging_Tomato]

That motherboard is mini-ITX, and the case is micro ATX. Unless you are planning on going mini soon, I'd recommend a slightly larger board for substantially more expandability.

Also when it comes to "future compatibility" it depends on whether you plan on adding more parts later on (and with that board, you won't be able to add much. At the moment, that combination of parts doesn't look suited to expanding, so a 450W PSU from a decent brand should be plenty.

 

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List:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q48vP6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q48vP6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($214.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.47 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $743.05

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-01 13:30 EST-0500

[Hubes]

It is hard to say what my budget is because I live in a different country ,I live in south africa . I think around 12000 - 13000 rand is good which is about $800. My dad said if I did well in exams he would buy me a pc but he wasn't to specific on the price so we will see because we are not stupid rich .Some of those sites don't ship to south africa but it's fine like I said I found a website .

Oh ya and I am going with 2 of those ram sticks.and that psu isn't compatible I think with the haswell cpu check tbis site out http://techreport.com/review/24897/the-big-haswell-psu-compatibility-list