New build/upgrade help please

Beobrand

Beobrand

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I'm looking for a bit of help in putting together a budget machine for gaming and general purpose use.

I already had a monitor, 1TB SATA HDD, an MSI nvidia GTX 460 that someone gave me (http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N460GTX_Hawk.html#hero-overview), keyboard, mouse etc. and Windows 8.1.

I'm looking at spending under £500 for the rest of the components (as cheap as possible, really) and given what I've read about performance, I'd prefer to get an intel CPU than an AMD one, though I know I can get more for my money with AMD, so I'm not totally stuck on intel.

The main reason for the machine is to be able to play Elite: Dangerous. As I backed it on kickstarter and have access to the beta, it is getting frustrating not being able to play it on my old machine, but I don't have a lot of free cash knocking around.

My idea was to buy a bundle, such as this one:

"Recon iX44" Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz (3.3GHz Turbo) Quad Core Value Gaming Bundle £259.99

But I wanted to be certain that the GFX card will fit, as it looks huge (!) and the mobo is only micro ATX.

To the bundle, I'll add a cheap SSD for the OS, a cheap ATX box, a 550 - 650W PSU,

Here is my current basket:

"Recon iX44" Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz (3.3GHz Turbo) Quad Core Value Gaming Bundle £259.99

Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £54.98

SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99

Aerocool GT Advance Edition White Mid Tower - White Aerocool GT Advance Edition White Mid Tower - White £24.95

Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99



If anyone has any good suggestions and could confirm that the MSI nvidia GTX 460 will fit, that would be great.

Thanks!
 
That case can accommodate GPUs up to 400mm long so should be fine..but just to be sure measure up your GTX 460 to see if it will fit ;)
 
Do you really like that case? I'd go for a different one, not a particular fan of cheaper AeroCool cases :(
 
Just to second Shivy011, I have just built a system with a Aerocool GT Black Edition Mid tower - Black and the case is certainly built to a price. It works fine as a case and holds the components in the correct places, but it feels and looks cheap. If I had the money I would have gone for something different, but as there is so many to choose from I have no idea what, but I didn't because a bigger SSD would help the system more than a better case.
I will watch this thread with interest to see what is suggested.
 
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therealpieman said:
Just to second Shivy011, I have just built a system with a Aerocool GT Black Edition Mid tower - Black and the case is certainly built to a price. It works fine as a case and holds the components in the correct places, but it feels and looks cheap. If I had the money I would have gone for something different, but as there is so many to choose from I have no idea what, but I didn't because a bigger SSD would help the system more than a better case.
I will watch this thread with interest to see what is suggested.
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I know what you mean about choosing a case. There is just so much choice it is hard to decide, especially on a budget.
 
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