Could somebody look over my first build?

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loganfraser

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Hello,

This is the first computer that I will have ever built and I just wanted to run it through here to make sure I have everything right or if there is something better available.
So far I have come up with this -

Bitfenix Prodigy case with 2x120mm fans and 1x200mm fan
Corsair 600w ATX12V power supply
Intel i5 processor
Asus F2A55-M Motherboard
Seagate barracuda 1TB Hardrive
Crucial m500 120gb SSD
Gtx 760 Graphics card
8gb Ram (I dont know what brand to go for)

This adds up to around £550 which is what I was aiming for. Would all these components work fine together or is there something which could be improved?

Thankyou for your time,
Logan
 
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Ahmadjon
I would go for Asus motherboard.
Here is mini-ITX build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.14 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.82 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£145.13 @ Amazon UK)
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Ahmadjon

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Your motherboard and CPU are incompatible with each other.

If you want Intel build go for this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.02 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.74 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.82 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£145.13 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £576.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 03:52 BST+0100)
 
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loganfraser

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Thankyou both for the replies.
I already own a prodigy case and as far as i'm aware only mini itx motherboards will fit inside it. If I used the Intel build suggested and swapped out the motherboard for a Gigabyte GA-H81N would it still be fine?
 
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Ahmadjon

Ahmadjon

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I would go for Asus motherboard.
Here is mini-ITX build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.14 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.82 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£145.13 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£73.78 @ Dabs)
Total: £557.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 04:49 BST+0100)
 
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sora

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+1 to this build; it will get you through most of the games today!
 
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