I'm looking to build a system that'll be used for work and, possibly, a HTPC.
I picked up a cheap Haswell CPU (i5-4570) when it dropped £26 below it's usual selling price recently on Amazon and so, am going to build my system around that.
As I'll not be into game-playing, a GPU shouldn't be necessary as I've read that Haswell's onboard graphics should be sufficient for a HTPC (although one can be added later if necessary).
The purpose of this thread is to add my components as I start considering buying them in the hope of figuring out early if something isn't compatible or if something else would be a better buy - I almost bought a Z87 board without knowing that the extra expense might not be worth it for a non-K CPU.
Purchased:
i5-4570 CPU
Be Quiet Pure Power L8 530W PSU
Next Purchases
Crucial 128GB M4 SSD - available at £69.90
ASUS H87M-E motherboard - available at £71.77
Fractal Design Define R4 case - available at £77.98
After that, it'll be a week or two before I can afford the next batch of parts. Any thoughts on the above selections?
For the past 4 years, I've just been using a laptop - Intel Core Duo T6600 2.2GHZ. This will be my first build and it should be a good upgrade.
I picked up a cheap Haswell CPU (i5-4570) when it dropped £26 below it's usual selling price recently on Amazon and so, am going to build my system around that.
As I'll not be into game-playing, a GPU shouldn't be necessary as I've read that Haswell's onboard graphics should be sufficient for a HTPC (although one can be added later if necessary).
The purpose of this thread is to add my components as I start considering buying them in the hope of figuring out early if something isn't compatible or if something else would be a better buy - I almost bought a Z87 board without knowing that the extra expense might not be worth it for a non-K CPU.
Purchased:
i5-4570 CPU
Be Quiet Pure Power L8 530W PSU
Next Purchases
Crucial 128GB M4 SSD - available at £69.90
ASUS H87M-E motherboard - available at £71.77
Fractal Design Define R4 case - available at £77.98
After that, it'll be a week or two before I can afford the next batch of parts. Any thoughts on the above selections?
For the past 4 years, I've just been using a laptop - Intel Core Duo T6600 2.2GHZ. This will be my first build and it should be a good upgrade.
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