Corsair 250d built - need some advice on components

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I'm looking at building a new SFF PC as my old machine is just a bit long in the tooth and is due a near total replacement. In fact I've just checked and most of what's in my current machine is 6 years old!

I'll be keeping my existing SSD, HDD and graphics card, and I'm OK for an OS, but that's about it.

I'm going for the Corsair 250D Obsidian case, and a MSI Z97I Gaming AC mobo with 4690k. So I still need

RAM
CPU cooler (was looking at the H100i but a bit pricey for me)

Maybe a new PSU - I'm currently running an old Corsair 650W TX Series PSU which I've had for 6 years and is fine, but not sure if connections have changed etc.

Anything else I've missed?

The most intensive thing this will be used for is gaming (1080p) and I'll probably move it between the lounge and office, hence the desire for SFF (that and I just don't need any more space).

Thanks in advance!
 
Thanks, all looks good. Guessing that with a liquid cooler like the one you've suggested those memory modules will be OK (they look pretty tall)...

Do you reckon my PSU will still be up to the task?

Interestingly I also have the same SSD and graphics card as you :)

Cheers
 
PS will deffo post build pics if and when I go ahead!

Basket now looking like this

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Z97I Gaming AC - Devil's Canyon i5 4690K CPU & Mini ITX Motherboard Bundle **£18 Saving** £271.98
1 x G.Skill TridentX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-2400C10D-8GTX) £79.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian Series 250D Mini ITX Compact Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011047-WW) £71.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 950 Liquid CPU Cooler £37.99
Total : £471.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Having looked at some reviews for the Antec H20 950 I'm not so sure... any good alternatives that don't cost the earth? Doesn't have to be liquid cooling...
 
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