Hi, I am building a new desktop system after struggling on with my 5 year old rig for some time. I upgraded my graphics card to a Radeon HD7850 2gb less than a year ago and I will be using this in the new rig. Mobo, CPU and RAM will be new. I mainly use my PC for gaming, but I do a lot of multitasking at the same time.
After browsing many replies to posts on here and reviews etc I have come up with a provisional build trying to balance performance against value within my budget. £270 ($455) is probably the maximum I'm willing to spend. For the record I am sticking to Micro-ATX form-factor so I can use my old case and fans.
I would appreciate any comments on my choices or any recommendations of alternatives for any of the components (except the graphics card). I would particularly welcome advice regarding motherboard selection. I want to do some degree of (not hardcore) overclocking so need a z87 chipset, but I can only pay the absolute minimum for the mobo.
Would this be a decent rig for the price? Also double checking all this would be compatible, which I believe it is? Thanks very much for any comments
Mobo: MSI Z87M-G43 S1150 Intel Z87 DDR3 mATX £66 ($)
Possible alternative: ASRock Z87M PRO4 Motherboard £76 ($)
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670k 3.4 GHz
I had also considered the AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core but the consensus seems to be that the i5 4670 far outstrips the FX8320 in the majority of gaming scenarios. So I decided to shell out the extra.
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) £44 ($)
I decided to go for the better known Corsair brand afterall although also available is:
Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) £40 ($) Is there any real difference between these and is the Corsair RAM worth the extra £4, little as it is?
After browsing many replies to posts on here and reviews etc I have come up with a provisional build trying to balance performance against value within my budget. £270 ($455) is probably the maximum I'm willing to spend. For the record I am sticking to Micro-ATX form-factor so I can use my old case and fans.
I would appreciate any comments on my choices or any recommendations of alternatives for any of the components (except the graphics card). I would particularly welcome advice regarding motherboard selection. I want to do some degree of (not hardcore) overclocking so need a z87 chipset, but I can only pay the absolute minimum for the mobo.
Would this be a decent rig for the price? Also double checking all this would be compatible, which I believe it is? Thanks very much for any comments
Mobo: MSI Z87M-G43 S1150 Intel Z87 DDR3 mATX £66 ($)
Possible alternative: ASRock Z87M PRO4 Motherboard £76 ($)
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670k 3.4 GHz
I had also considered the AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core but the consensus seems to be that the i5 4670 far outstrips the FX8320 in the majority of gaming scenarios. So I decided to shell out the extra.
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) £44 ($)
I decided to go for the better known Corsair brand afterall although also available is:
Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) £40 ($) Is there any real difference between these and is the Corsair RAM worth the extra £4, little as it is?
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