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Richard Turpin

Richard Turpin

Richard Turpin

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Hey there, I've been a PC gamer for many years now but I've never actually put one together from scratch until now. I've been researching for quite a while, and this is the shopping list I've whittled it down to:

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GPU Keyring £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
2 x BitFenix Spectre 140mm Fan Blue LED - black £9.98 (£19.96)
Total : £865.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).



I'd really appreciate some feedback on this build. I've already found the users of these forums very helpful in choosing my case, but now I'd like some criticism of the whole system.

I intend to use this system mainly for gaming, work and some occasional video editing. I intend to have both 140mm fans as front intakes, 2 120mm fans as top exhausts, and a single 120mm fan as a rear exhaust; both stock fans will not be used (due to quality, and aesthetic choices).

Right now, I'm at the very limit of my budget, so I really cannot stretch any further without making compromises in other components. However, I do intend to upgrade this system in the future (when funds are available) with 8gb more RAM when it becomes necessary, and a CPU cooler when I decide to mess around with overclocking (which will not be until atleast 6 months down the line).
 
Best to go for the suggested upgrades because in the end these will make your system more future proof especially the k series CPU which means it can be over clocked
 
Could all ways either drop some of the fans or go with cheaper fans, seems you shouldn't struggle for air flow with the 120mm and 140mm fans the case comes with.
Then you could afford the upgraded ram, only get the K series CPU if you are actually going to overclock it as well, pointless pennies if you don't.
 
Something Else said:
probably better off in the general hardware tbh

also drop the fans, get the little things once you have got the main components
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I agree with this. The case already comes with 2 fans - Put that money towards a 4670K or better RAM. It's better to spend money on the larger items first, as you can always add a £20 fan down the line. You can't just add £20 to a CPU/RAM/GPU down the line...
 
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