New build for girlfriend!

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Hey guys,

I've made up a list for a build.

I'd just like a second opinion before I go and spend 1 grand.

She'd want to play battlefield 4 with me, she's moved on from COD ps3 to BF4 on pc thanks to me and my build.

Using the website listed, would there be any changes you'd make?

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1019&products_id=27072
ASRock H81M-ITX Motherboard - $85.00

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_1532&products_id=27436
Aerocool Dead Silence Cube with Window Blue Edition - $125.00

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_1490&products_id=27548
Intel Core i5 4460 - $209.00

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1560&products_id=27893
XFX Radeon R9 270X Double Dissipation 2GB - $219.00

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_344&products_id=24833
Seagate ST1000DX001 Desktop SSHD 1TB - $99.00

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_538_913&products_id=23688
G.Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 - $99.00

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_1650&products_id=27908
BitFenix Fury Gold 550W Sleeved Modular Power Supply - $139.00

975$ with out shipping.

 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/P2RMTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/P2RMTW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified...
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The build looks good - well balanced. I would not buy an XFX graphics card though. Their cards have an abnormally high defect rate. Especially with regards to the bearings in their fans. Other than that, everything is great.
 
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I've made the same build with equal or great quality components for cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($249.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Gold Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $905.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 10:59 EST+1000
 
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I noticed you went for the XFX probably because of the $219 price. All the better board manufacturer's are more expensive it seems. In that case, you could easily go with the Sapphie R9 270 (non-X) from the same site which is $209:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1589&products_id=26092

The R9 270 is literally the 270x but with a slightly lower clock speed out of the box. It can easily be overclocked to equal the 270x and even beyond the stock 270x performance. It's a really good value card at the moment. I wouldn't roll the dice of an XFX card just to have that letter "X" at the end of my 270 ;)
 
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Those prices aren't very good. You can get better parts for cheaper.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wgLqBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wgLqBm/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($279.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($103.23 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $826.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-17 21:04 EDT-0400
 
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He's in Australia it would appear - hence the price differences.
 
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Ah I see


PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/P2RMTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/P2RMTW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $931.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 11:16 EST+1000
 
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I'm starting to see a trend with these 'redone builds'

Everyones getting rid of the SSHD I picked and is switching it with a normal HDD.

I guess looking at these psu's, the one I picked isn't worth the cables.

In saying all that, so far looking at these redone builds. I'll definitely switch out the gfx, ram and maybe the psu.

Do you think the cables on the psu are worth it?
Is the SSHD not worth it?

Thanks guys.
 
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