Help With Haswell

leightonr25

leightonr25

leightonr25

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Basically, I have NO idea if Haswell is good or bad, so can you decide what I should get.

All I know is I like these cases:-
YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Colossus Blue LED Big Tower Windowed Case - White £119.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - White £104.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.95
Total : £333.86 (includes shipping : £19.95).





And I was thinking about this:-

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £179.99
1 x BitFenix Colossus Blue LED Big Tower Windowed Case - White £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £91.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £49.99
Total : £518.45 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Which one of these cases are best for ventilation, ease of installation, etc. just to make it easier for me :) And are these the best uprades for a £500 budget? I am Almost certain on upgrading my current PC, I have put it off for WAAAY too long now

Current PC:

CPU - AMD Athlon II x2 250 Processor
GPU - KFA2 Geforce GTX 660 Stock Clock
PSU - Corsair CX 500
Motherboard - Gigabyte M68MT-S2P
CPU Cooler - Stock Cooler
Sound Card - Motherboard Integrated
Memory - 2x2GB Kingston RAM 1333mhz
Hard Drive - Hitatchi 500GB SATA II 7200RPM
Optical Drive - LG Optical Drive
Case - Mars Blue Micro-ATX

Will the upgrade be worth it? Anything to change? Anything to add? Cosmetic to make it look good, or just add something cheap for performance, or essential to make a component fit? ALSO is my PSU OK for Haswell CPUs? I have no idea :S

Thanks,
~Leighton
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £179.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £91.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Windowed Gaming Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
Total : £514.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).




OK, That PSU wasn't on the Haswell Compatible list, so I chose this one instead, the subtotal is £499.90 without shipping, and I live like 1-2 hours away so easily picked up (If that is possible, IDK) does this look good? And do I need to change PSU at all? If not I would prefer one of the 3 White/Blue cases above.
 
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