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mpaterson

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Hi all,
I've recently been looking into building a new PC and I've come up with this build:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Q5uj

However, I can save about £40 by using a previous generation CPU and mobo:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Q5Ub

I plan to use my PC mainly for gaming but also light internet browsing and film watching etc.

What I would like to know is:

1. Are these builds any good? (would you recommend any changes)
2. Would the second be noticeably worse for performance?
3. Which (if any) will last longer? And if so, how much by?

Thanks in advance to anyone answering my post, it's much appreciated :)
 
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You don;t have to have a SSD in your build right now. Also I don;t really recommend the Kingston SSDNow V300 as it uses cheap flash memory that doesn't meet the advertised speed as before.

These SSD are better:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct120m500ssd1
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw
You can go for a cheaper case: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r
Slightly cheaper ram: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl
swap to this power supply, it is a better quality: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9
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You don;t have to have a SSD in your build right now. Also I don;t really recommend the Kingston SSDNow V300 as it uses cheap flash memory that doesn't meet the advertised speed as before.

These SSD are better:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct120m500ssd1
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw
You can go for a cheaper case: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r
Slightly cheaper ram: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl
swap to this power supply, it is a better quality: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9
 
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mpaterson

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Thanks I think I'll keep the case as it's one that caught my eye :)
I will change the ram and PSU so thanks for that!

Does anyone know about the performance difference between the two cpu's in future games and their life length/ compatibility?
 
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Suztera

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The i5 4670k is roughly 5-8% quicker but might be not noticeable in real life. However the previous gen is locked to that socket. So you will have to change both the cpu and motherboard if you want an upgrade.
With the i5 4670k, you can use it on the Z87 and Z97 motherboards and the z97 offers the path to Broadwell cpu when it comes out.
 
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mpaterson

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So is it worth the extra £40?

Keeping in mind I hope not to be upgrading for many years until there are noticeably bottlenecks on any GPU upgrades, and by that time current gen cpus will need a new socket than either anyway.
 
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