Going to put an order in this evening and would like a last minute run-over. It's an office build for the rents with the budget around £450.
At first I had thought of getting an FM2 mobo and decent APU (Kaveri) so that there was an option for some light gaming and X-firing with a GPU. However, I've since been thinking a bit more and I'm now more convinced by a good PSU and 1150 mobo with a G3258. The CPU will, for the time being, handle media (1080p video will be the most stress it'll endure) happily. It also has good OC potential if I decide to add in a GPU - I could hopefully learn how to OC on it and apply the knowledge gained on my 4690k in time when required. If further down the line I wanted more CPU power I could swap it out for another as the mobo and PSU are decent. Does this sound sensible?
I'm also thinking in future I can swap my PSU and mobo for theirs. I built my first computer this summer and a few of my components could be better.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z97I-Plus Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £105.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G1 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-G1-0650-XR) £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CIR) - Red Light £65.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Raijintek Metis*- Silver Mini ITX Case £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £24.97
Total : £484.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).
I have an SSD for the OS. The case is small, it is mainly for office use. If it was needed for gaming I'd most probably get a new case when getting a GPU as airflow does seem terrible. Might also try my hand at modding with this case. Have access to a workshop and it sure seems like this case would do with some more holes drilled in.
At first I had thought of getting an FM2 mobo and decent APU (Kaveri) so that there was an option for some light gaming and X-firing with a GPU. However, I've since been thinking a bit more and I'm now more convinced by a good PSU and 1150 mobo with a G3258. The CPU will, for the time being, handle media (1080p video will be the most stress it'll endure) happily. It also has good OC potential if I decide to add in a GPU - I could hopefully learn how to OC on it and apply the knowledge gained on my 4690k in time when required. If further down the line I wanted more CPU power I could swap it out for another as the mobo and PSU are decent. Does this sound sensible?
I'm also thinking in future I can swap my PSU and mobo for theirs. I built my first computer this summer and a few of my components could be better.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z97I-Plus Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £105.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G1 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-G1-0650-XR) £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CIR) - Red Light £65.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Raijintek Metis*- Silver Mini ITX Case £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £24.97
Total : £484.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).
I have an SSD for the OS. The case is small, it is mainly for office use. If it was needed for gaming I'd most probably get a new case when getting a GPU as airflow does seem terrible. Might also try my hand at modding with this case. Have access to a workshop and it sure seems like this case would do with some more holes drilled in.
