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Orange8120

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Hi, I'm attempting to build my first gaming PC so I am rather inexperienced. My budget is £500 preferably including some of the peripherals. My current plan looks as if it is going to cost around £600 (by the time I add peripherals), so I am wondering if there are any things I could change/ remove to save me some money. Also I mainly play Minecraft, which I think is a more CPU heavy game...
My Current Part list is:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory )
Storage: Toshiba Q Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit

Thanks!
 
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if you're really only going to be playing minecraft you don't need a video card especially with an i5-4670. having the 260x would probably help if you play other games that are graphically intensive. i would recommend a case that supports atx sized motherboards just for extra options when upgrading later on and for better airflow. id also recommend changing the power supply to one from xfx/seasonic if you can as they have a bit better psu's than corsair in my opinion.
 
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I would drop the SSD and the optical drive. i would also get the EVGA 500 watts, which is on sale for 35$ at newegg. I agree with thblite, a 260X is just wasted money if you're just going to play Minecraft, although it might get some decent frames on Watch_Dogs... Also, I would get a Z97 board for the future upgrade to Broadwell (maybe Skylake???). Drop the Caviar Green and go with Blue or a Seagate Barracuda. Also, get the i5-4690 if you can.
 
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