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Hi everyone! This is like my second build and I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy this if you guys think it's good :) I'm really new to building computers and stuff, but it's mainly for gaming.
I put it all up on PCPartpicker.com but i live in greece so im going to be ordering everything through AmazonGlobal.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9YhQf7 <---- That's the link :)

Also, will i need any extra cables for anything?
Would like an answer soon if it's possible :) wanna order it so i can get to work building it asap!

Thanks!

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Everything looks good, you won't need to worry about liquid cooling anything (750Ti is low power, 4430 should be fine on stock fan since you won't be overclocking), 3-4 case fans are you should be good
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There are actually a few things I would change.

Get a B85 motherboard, they are just as cheap as h81 and have a lot more features you will most likely want.

Get a GeForce GTX 750, they are as cheap to cheaper than GTX 650 and are way more efficient and vastly more powerful.

Get corsair Vengeance LP, it's just as expensive as that corsair ram but better.

You should be fine on cables, they all come with the computer parts.

Later when you have the money, get a good cooler for your CPU, like a Cooler Master 212 Evo air cooler or Corsair H60 liquid cooler.

The built in cooler that intel provides with that i5 4590 will be fine, but they are so cheap that I don't suggest trusting them for a long while.
 
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Ok you have a 4th Gen Intel Chip with an older chipset so not sure if it would be supported, you also could do better with a newer GPU, since this is gaming focused you wont need the top of the line new i5, came up with this,

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.67 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $719.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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The only issue is that i Live in greece, and alot of shipping options just arent worthwhile. Not to mention i litterally just realized that the Shipping/Customs deposit needed on Amazon Global exceeds my Budget by 200$ so you wouldnt happen to know any good shops in greece or that ship to greece at low prices wouldja? :) (And i appreciate the tips, ill change my build around!)
 
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Sadly around 560 Euros. Got ahead of myself at the start :/ Sorry. Still fairly new to all this! Everything in Greek Stores seems a bit overpriced :/I think i may be able to stretch it to 590-600.. maybe :)
 
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Alright made a few changes and tried to keep it below 560 US$ so should balance out the exchange vs the extra costs, what country are you ordering in?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6ChQf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6ChQf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $551.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Im ordering in Greece to Greece Sadly, So shipping/customs is a bit pricey. I wish i was back in the states, things would be alot easier then XD.
I've also noticed that comparing parts in greece vs parts elsewhere and there's a decent difference.
But if i order from amazon UK for example the shipping is pretty cheap :)
 
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No no! It's fine! Sorry that I'm a bit clueless :)
I was looking through Amazon UK and i found
the GTX 650 2gb for 110 Euros
G-Skill 8GB Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 Dual Kit - Red For 72 Euro
Intel Core i5 4430 Quad Core (Socket 1150, 3.00GHz, 6MB, Intel Graphics, BX80646I54430, 4th Generation Intel Core) For 166 Euros
WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue For 52 Euro
MSI B85-G43 Gaming Intel LGA1150 B85 Gaming ATX Motherboard For 78 Euros

Comes out to around 500 Euros with Shipping. But this doesnt include the Power Supply or Case :/
so I'm thinking that either i find a 20 Pound(GBP) case or i buy them from my nearby store cause i found
Coolermaster K350 (RC-K350-KWN2-EN) for like 40 Euro :p I just dont know too much about them :)
And i can get a Corsair Builder Series 450W (450VS) for 42 Euro.

(And i probably wont see any more Posts after another 30 mins - 1 hour cause it's getting a bit late ;)
 
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Alright that RAM is a good price but I doubt you will have much luck with a B85 motherboard (that RAM is designed for overclocking), so I would get a cheaper set of 1600, made up the following (case is a place holder so hopefully you can save some money there), went to an i3 to try and get a better GPU, for gaming you wont see a huge difference in some productivity based things you will,
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VJJLwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VJJLwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£112.76 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.40 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.29 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card (£88.57 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.62 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.61 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£12.52 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £464.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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If you were to change the prices to Amazon UK or Global it would probably be a lot more expensive.
 
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Using the part list you gave me, i went to amazon to pick out everything.
I noticed that the Intel i5-4440 is only like 20 euors more than the i3-4340
and that the R7 260X 1GB is only 20 Euros less than the GTX 650 2GB.
But i took the rest of it and put it in, except the PSU and Hard drive , and came out to 500 Euros/w Shipping.
I was thinkin that i could get a 550 Powersupply from a nearby store (Does it have to be 80+ Bronze Certified?) because i can save like 10 euros in shipping :). The Electronics store (Plaisio, Turbo-X) here has it's own brand that it puts 2+ year warranties on when you buy their product, and they fix/replace that product if anything happens etc. So i was thinking maybe one of these PSU's (hopefully not too expensive :D),
http://www.plaisio.gr/ypologistes-anavathmisi/anavathmisi-ypologisti/psu-trofodotiko.htm?ENERGY_EFFICIENT=80_plus%20Bronze

That would all still be compatible right?
Sorry im such a newbie to all this! :p
 
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No problem, I chose the 260X since it is a much better card now then the 650, it is two tiers higher and cheaper (if you can get a 2GB version then I would recommend it but again was penny pinching)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

For the PSU that makes sense, will save you on shipping, not a huge fan of store style PSU's but makes sense
Yeah it was penny pinching on my part to drop to the i3 so if you can splurge up to the i5 then good

Everything should still be compatible just get a mid-tower atx case and you should have enough room and grab what ever HDD you can afford to run off
 
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For gaming at lower quality and only one monitor yes, you definitely won't be able to push multiple monitors with either card at any high setting but both of these are not the fastest cards so the VRAM isn't the key factor in there performance

You won't be putting out alot of heat so start with 2-3 case fans, I wouldn't expect any issues
 
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Oh last thing, i just wanna make sure EVERYTHING is compatible :) (Friend offered to pay the difference between my budget and gtx 750ti so that's why i wanna be sure)
So parts are :
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Card (2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0)
Thermaltake VERSA H22 Mid Tower Chassis
Intel Core i5 4430 Quad Core Retail CPU Socket 1150
Corsair CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 Performance Desktop Memory Kit
MSI H87M-G43 m-ATX Motherboard
Turbo-X 550 Watt Powersupply (Brand from the store good warranty they fix it all/replace etc.) (Plaisio.gr)
WD Caviar Blue WD10EZEX 1ΤB HDD 3.5"
(Then Various Fans, probably 120mm i think)

This will all come out right on budget :)

I dont think im missing anything :) and in the future should i look into liquid cooling? or just set up a good fan ventilation system?



 
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Everything looks good, you won't need to worry about liquid cooling anything (750Ti is low power, 4430 should be fine on stock fan since you won't be overclocking), 3-4 case fans are you should be good
 
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I appreciate this all so much!
Thank you for being patient with me the whole time :)
After i order all the parts and things can i post a thread if i need help?
Also, if you were me and you would have more money in lets say 3-5 months what would you change/Upgrade on this PC?
 
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Yeah if you have any issues you can PM or start another thread (would be the best bet for an instance response)
Upgrade would be SSD for a boot drive, and maybe GPU if you want to get more but this is a decent card for 1080p
 
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