Mini ITX build advice needed

[Dolan]

Alright guys,

This will be my first home built PC so I'm after advice from some experienced hands. I've been doing research for a little while and have chosen the BitFenix Prodigy-MiniITX to put the components into. I am on a budget of around £600. From the research I've done I can see that it may be better to go down the AMD route for price/performance with my budget. So far I have:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-073-BX

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-353-AM

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-123-GI

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-482-GI

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-141-KS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-026-KS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG

I am looking to move from console gaming to PC gaming. I have a 1TB Western Digital hard drive from a shop bought PC that I'll be able to use in this. Any advice on components or alternative builds with a similar budget that would out perform what I have chosen. If anyone can suggest cooling and a solid psu that would also be handy. Budget could stretch to 700 providing I'm happy to split the buying over two months.

Thanks

 

[Dolan]

Thanks for the suggestions, it does seem Intel is the way to go then. I won't need a Keyboard, Mouse or monitor at the moment. I may upgrade my keyboard/mouse in the future though

 

[Dolan]

true that.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefie (GX-122-GI) £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £79.9
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £685.34 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Hi mate, thanks for that. I've had a look over the components and they look the part. What type of games could this machine run if I were to buy it? I mean at present the only PC game I actually play is Civ 5 due to system limitations. I'd be looking to venture into the likes of Skyrim, Battlefield and Crysis.