A gaming PC for a friend $1600NZ

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eliun

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HI

My friend wants to get into PC gaming, the games he will be playing is mostly BF4. So i am going to help him build a PC. It can go up to $1600 NZ including windows 7( he does't like windows 8)

Here is what i have been looking at.
CPU Intel i5 4570
MOTHERBOARD Asus B85m-e
RAM Gskill ripjaws X 8gb
Graphic card Sapphire r9 280x Vapor x
HDD Seagate barracuda 1TB
PSU Seasonic M12-II 650w
CASE Corsair graphite 230T

So if any of you could think of something better or different to put into the build please do tell me.
Thanks very much!
 
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Oleonius
Good build and good choice of components. As aevm said, you miss an heatsink. It's always good to invest a better one, since the stock cooler from Intel is cheap and don't perform really well. Your CPU will run cooler and overall, your PC will be much more quieter.

Also, take note that you won't be able to do overclocking in the future if you need it because you need to have a CPU with an open multiplier (K version) and a Z87 board. If you want to change to a Z87 board, I suggest you take a look a the ASUS Z87-C or Z87-A.
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Good build and good choice of components. As aevm said, you miss an heatsink. It's always good to invest a better one, since the stock cooler from Intel is cheap and don't perform really well. Your CPU will run cooler and overall, your PC will be much more quieter.

Also, take note that you won't be able to do overclocking in the future if you need it because you need to have a CPU with an open multiplier (K version) and a Z87 board. If you want to change to a Z87 board, I suggest you take a look a the ASUS Z87-C or Z87-A.
 
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I might be able to, i have only just done my first CPU overclock yesterday. So i am still getting into it.
The only problem is that the difference between the 4570 and 4670k is $50 in NZ and the hyper 212 is $59 here.
Also if i was going to overclock i would have to get a Z87 board and they cost a lot more.
 
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I would really like to put a real cooler in it and get a Z87 board and a K CPU but i can't see how i can fit all that into $1600 NZ. I will try :)
 
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But if i get the 4670k i need to get a Z87 board so i can overclock. For example the asus Z87-C is 205 in NZ, and the non overclocking board is $132 NZ

 
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I will keep the B85 board and the 4570 CPU because there is not that much need to overclock, and the stock cooler will be good enough. Thanks everyone for the input.
 
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