Need help with new build

[JLH-2012]

Will you guys just help me and tell me if this is compatible?

Already have a hard drive and DDR3 1600mhz RAM

I5-3470
Intel G12527-310 Socket LGA1155 Motherboard - DQ67SW
Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Vengeance Memory x2

Cooler Master Hyper 212X Air CPU Cooler

Aerocool QS240 Gaming M-ATX Case
EVGA 100-W1-0500-K3 500 W W1 Series Budget ATX PC Power Supply - Black 

 

This is on a tight budget and it will run games (when I get a RX470) 

but this is what I want, so will it be compatible? I appreciate your help

[Droidbot]

It should be, yes. With a 470 it'll kick the spit out of a PS4/XB1.

[Light-Yagami]

That CPU is old tho.. How about something like i5-6500? Oh, you already have those.. yeah it will run.. 1866mhz would be better in terms of RAM, but this will do as well:)

[JLH-2012]

I was honestly expecting a "it won't be good enough for that" but I'm a lot happier now you said that.

So for £194 (before GPU) its a good deal?

[JLH-2012]

The CPU doesn't support 1866mhz I don't believe. and yeah the CPU will be better but it will cost me £100 more, that's the only issue.

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, JLH-2012 said:

I was honestly expecting a "it won't be good enough for that" but I'm a lot happier now you said that.

So for £194 (before GPU) its a good deal?

It's a very decent quad-core, better than anything I could come up with for 200GBP before GPU new.

[JLH-2012]

O no it's not all new. If only. It's a good core, however it's hard to find a good 1155 MOBO, It;s my first build and wanna make sure I get everything checked and decrease all of the worries.

[stconquest]

21 minutes ago, JLH-2012 said:

I was honestly expecting a "it won't be good enough for that" but I'm a lot happier now you said that.

So for £194 (before GPU) its a good deal?

So you have a hard drive and 8GB of DDR3 RAM.

 

The CPU, motherboard, case, power supply and CPU cooler are what you are buying for 200 GBP?

 

I still game on an IvyBridge i5 (3570K), it is still a very capable architecture.  As long as the parts are in working order, your gaming experience won't be terrible with most titles.

 

The power supply is bad, I would not offer more than 10-15 GBP for that thing... and would avoid it entirely.

 

I would try to bring the price down.  The CPU is the only "good" thing worth looking at.  Since those motherboards are hard to find a good deal on, I guess that board is worth about 35-50 GBP.

[JLH-2012]

4 minutes ago, stconquest said:

So you have a hard drive and 8GB of DDR3 RAM.

 

The CPU, motherboard, case, power supply and CPU cooler are what you are buying for 200 GBP?

 

I still game on an IvyBridge i5 (3570K), it is still a very capable architecture.  As long as the parts are in working order, you gaming experience won't be terrible with most titles.

 

The power supply is bad, I would not offer more than 10-15 GBP for that thing... and would avoid it entirely.

 

I would try to bring the price down.  The CPU is the only "good" thing worth looking at.

 

What power supply would you recommend for about £40 (including postage) ?

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, JLH-2012 said:

What power supply would you recommend for about £40 (including postage) ?

Worth the extra cash:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/WmV48d/super-flower-power-supply-sf450p14xehx

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Worth the extra cash:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/WmV48d/super-flower-power-supply-sf450p14xehx

+vote for the Super Flower unit, they're a great OEM - while they do sound like a no-name, they make high end PSUs for multiple manufacturers.

[JLH-2012]

8 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Worth the extra cash:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/WmV48d/super-flower-power-supply-sf450p14xehx

 

Thanks for that, seem as I'm new to this, what is the issue with the original PSU? (So II learn for the future)

[stconquest]

9 minutes ago, JLH-2012 said:

Thanks for that, seem as I'm new to this, what is the issue with the original PSU? (So II learn for the future)

The internal components of cheaply made PSUs are not rated well for heat and longevity.  If you try to push the limits of these lower end PSUs, they will die a quick death.  A lot of the time, the rated output wattage is not what they can actually deliver.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/86M323/evga-power-supply-100n10400l1

 

This PSU, for example, will only provide 360W to the 12v rail.  This rail being responsible with powering the CPU/GPU.  As it heats up, the chance for failure will go up as the internal components are only tested at a specific temperature. 

 

There is a lot of information regarding what makes a good power supply, I am not well versed in the field.

[JLH-2012]

2 minutes ago, stconquest said:

The internal components of cheaply made PSUs are not rated well for heat and longevity.  If you try to push the limits of these lower end PSUs, they will die a quick death.  A lot of the time, the rated output wattage is not what they can actually deliver.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/86M323/evga-power-supply-100n10400l1

 

This PSU, for example will only provide 360W to the 12v rail.  This rail being responsible with powering the CPU/GPU.  As it heats up, the chance for failure will go up as the internal components are only tested at a specific temperature. 

 

There is a lot of information regarding what makes a good power supply, I am not well versed in the field.

 

Thanks a lot man, makes sense, better to learn before the purchase day tomorrow!!

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, JLH-2012 said:

Thanks a lot man, makes sense, better to learn before the purchase day tomorrow!!

There are good reviewers/testers all over the web:  JohnnyGuru, PCPerspective and such.

 

There is no reason not to check places like this before you buy anything:  http://www.jonnyguru.com/