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Shokyu

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Hey!

I'm upgrading my PC next month and would like to ask for some advices. I'll need a new CPU, GPU, ram, hdd, ssd, PSU and motherboard ofc.

As for the sdd and hdd my best bet is probably a Samsung EVO 120GB and a WD Caviar Blue 500GB (don't really see the point in 1TB).

As for the others tough I'm kinda lost. I guess that a i5 4440 would be the best CPU but I'm open for any other type of CPUs aswell.

Mostly I will use the PC to play relatively newer games, but nothing that fancy 1080p, ultra setting things. I'm not interested in those really. Other than that I will use it to grind online poker on 2 22" screens (upgraging them later on this year to 24" probably) on many-many tables at once (hence the need of a fast SSD for my database).

Any good setup would be appreciated! Thanks!

 
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For the SSD, go with the evo then. And RAM is RAM, so whatever is cheapest with CAS9 1600 at 1.5v, and the western digital would be a little better too :)

And yes, 450w is plenty with a quality power supply. Your build will draw around 300w or so at full load, so you have plenty of headroom for longevity :)
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You'll want Intel for the single thread performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($178.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $646.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 21:28 EDT-0400)

The i5 is superb for gaming and general computing. The 270 is pretty low power, but can still get you High in new games at 1080p. This is actually a pretty dang good setup for you lol
 
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Shokyu

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Thanks and sorry but I forgot to mention that I don't need a new case or any optical drive.
 
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Revised to include the 270x under budget :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.38 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $638.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 21:40 EDT-0400)
 
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Shokyu

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Thanks for this but may I ask about a few parts?
Why Kingston ssd over Samsung? Is this only for the price on part picker? In my country (Hungary) there is about a $3 difference between the two SSD.
Same for the RAM and HDD? If I can get a Kingston/Gskill ram and a WD HDD for roughly the similar price are they gonna be better?
And also will the 450W PSU be enough for sure? :/
 
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For the SSD, go with the evo then. And RAM is RAM, so whatever is cheapest with CAS9 1600 at 1.5v, and the western digital would be a little better too :)

And yes, 450w is plenty with a quality power supply. Your build will draw around 300w or so at full load, so you have plenty of headroom for longevity :)
 
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