Hey, this is the build I'm currently looking at:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£136.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£60.92 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £388.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 18:35 BST+0100)
I've played around with it a lot and changed some things, I just want some opinions on if the parts are all good or I could get better for cheaper (with the motherboard & RAM especially) and if they're all compatible together. Thanks!
NOTE: I already have GPU and PSU, hence it not being there.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£136.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£60.92 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £388.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 18:35 BST+0100)
I've played around with it a lot and changed some things, I just want some opinions on if the parts are all good or I could get better for cheaper (with the motherboard & RAM especially) and if they're all compatible together. Thanks!
NOTE: I already have GPU and PSU, hence it not being there.