What do you guys think of this build?

Skrillex24 · May 13, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jm2T
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jm2T/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Jm2T/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $792.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-13 16:30 EDT-0400)

s4in7 · May 13, 2014

Please don't double post.

dwatterworth · May 13, 2014

If your budget has room for it, I think you should go for the i5 4670. For a few more dollars you gain quite a bit of base and turbo clock speed. Other than that, everything looks pretty balanced. Nice work.

bigshootr8 · May 13, 2014

Skrillex24 :

I like your build honestly. I think you did a good job with the CPU. You did save some money by opting away from the 4570 which is 10 dollars more.

I would say that people have a love hate relationship with the Corsair Builder power supplies. I have one myself a Corsair Builders Power supply CX430M and it works just fine for me however its powering just a APU no GPU, 0 hard drives, and 4 GB of ram (I use a work ubuntu usb stick)

I would say you have a good build it'll get the job done I guess if anything my only complaint would be the power supply however it'll get the job done not the best unit in the world but it'll be better then a lot of standard oem Power Supplies.

Skrillex24 · May 13, 2014

bigshootr8 :

Skrillex24 :

I like your build honestly. I think you did a good job with the CPU. You did save some money by opting away from the 4570 which is 10 dollars more.

I would say that people have a love hate relationship with the Corsair Builder power supplies. I have one myself a Corsair Builders Power supply CX430M and it works just fine for me however its powering just a APU no GPU, 0 hard drives, and 4 GB of ram (I use a work ubuntu usb stick)

I would say you have a good build it'll get the job done I guess if anything my only complaint would be the power supply however it'll get the job done not the best unit in the world but it'll be better then a lot of standard oem Power Supplies.

What would you recommend for a PSU?

bigshootr8 · May 14, 2014

For your build with a single GPU I'll list a couple.

Seasonic 520 $59.99
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

XFX 550 (Seasonic OEM Components)
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

dwatterworth · May 16, 2014

Newegg is having a great 'shell shocker' deal today for a power supply, the Antec 620HCGM, a 620w bronze modular PSU made by Seasonic for 39.99 USD after rebate, heck of a deal on a Seasonic part.

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Splendid

dwatterworth

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