Haswelll build

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What's the recommended set of components for a small, silent haswelll build with the best inbuilt hd graphics for a HTPC & light gaming?
 
Was thinking along these lines:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Sugo SG06 HTPC Case with 450W Power Supply - All Black (SST-SG06BB USB3.0) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-4330 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £71.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £67.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x OcUK Slimline Slot Loading 4x BluRay-ROM / 8x DVD-RW Drive - OEM £39.95
Total : £591.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).



This would give future proofing as I could drop a graphics card in it later if needed. The case PSU seems beefy enough. Just debating whether i5 would be worth the extra £60?
 
 
oceaness said:
Either of those options will only give you very light gaming though. You'd also want to use an AMD APU build as they are better for gaming than Intel's HD 4600, and you have no option to add a GPU down the line.

This is similar to you first build with an i5, a faster SSD and space to add a GPU later.
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Thanks oceaness. Isn't the case pretty much the same as the one in my first build? My first build and this both seem to be able to take a dual slot GPU?

Any pros/cons on my choice of MB versus yours?
 
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