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bigdog5474

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Any comments on the following will be appreciated

I've been lurking here for a while now and I'm ready to take the plunge and build my own pc for the first time. I don't expect to be overclocking and I'm not a hardcore gamer but I want some gaming capability so this is what I've come up with for my build:

Intel i5 4570 CPU
GIGABYTE GA-Z87M-D3H motherboard
ASUS GTX650-E-1GD5 GeForce GTX 650 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 for GPU
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 for memory

Nanoxia NXDS4B Black Steel ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Antec BP550 Plus 550W power supply
Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM hard drive
ASUS 24X DVD RW

At today's prices this all adds up to around $730 through Newegg.

Does this seem like a reasonable build that will give me some upgrade capability in the future?

 
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hmm there are definitely somethings you can do better here

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($222.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($45.77 @ Amazon)
Power Supply:...
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It's ok, and it'll work fine, but you might want to consider a few things.

4570 is fine, but you'll never notice the difference between that and a 4430/4440, so it might be worth saving some money here.
Z87 boards bring two features over H87 (basically) - overclocking and SLI. If you have no use for either, then dropping down to H87, B85 or even H81 will save you a load of money without having a significant impact on anything.

A GTX650 is a basic graphics card, and if you do want to play modern games at 1080P (common resolution these days) then pushing more funds into graphics wouldn't hurt.

The case seems pretty expensive for what it is. I might consider alternatives, depending on the budget constraints.
PSU is ok but it wouldn't be my first choice. It's hard to look past the XFX Core 550/650 at that level.

Random sample build for ~$700 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SEbW
 
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lmaonade200

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hmm there are definitely somethings you can do better here

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($222.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($45.77 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($26.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $747.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

changed some parts around, H87 motherboard instead because the main difference with a Z87 is that the Z motherboards support overclocking, which your CPU cannot do anyways since it's not a "k" variant processor.

a GTX 650 is a pretty low end card, an R9 270x would be much better, or if you still prefer Nvidia, then get a GTX 660Ti

I went a little lower end on the case because I believe raw performance should come first in a build of this budget.

Antec BP's are no good, the VP basiq PSUs are alright, but the BP ones are pretty low end and not very reliable, switched in a nice Thermaltake instead.

Ripjaws are good but Ares are good also and cost 10 bucks less so why not? Also, the Ares are low(er) profile than the Ripjaws so that will be helpful should you decide to get a large aftermarket cooler
 
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bigdog5474

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Rammy and Champion thanks for the comments.

I know the case is bit overkill but it's more based on aesthetics than anything else.

I know the Z87 chipset allows for overclocking but I had selected it as the H87 motherboard that I had been looking at, an ASUS, was only a few dollars less.

Thanks for the headsup on the GPU and the PSU I'll take a another look at both of those choices.

Again thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback, much appreciated.
 
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well it's still up to you in the end :) looks can be just as important as performance if it means a lot to you, and I can't push my beliefs onto you only suggest it.

when looking at prices for these, I usually go by the philosophy that a penny saved is a penny earned, tighten your budget as much as you can, you'll find that you can save a lot of money even just by scratching a few dollars off each part
 
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