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Jan Bernard Payumo

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I have the following parts. [strike]http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SneakyBee/saved/Vdprxr[/strike]

Please keep in mind that i already own the Power supply, and plan to use it on a different system in the future, but will use it for this system for now. Also, i plan on adding a GTX 750 Ti in the future to make it a gaming build. Other than that, is there any conflicts with the build i made? Any comments, opinions?
btw, i have already considered the G3258, and other motherboards. I think this build is pretty okay. I'm buying that monitor because i will also be using that with the 520W PSU in a future gaming build.

EDIT: WRONG LINK. Sorry. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SneakyBee/saved/Db8Pxr
 
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You could get an i5 cpu without the integrated HD graphics and save about $100. Spend that on your GPU, upgrading it to a GTX 970. I'm assuming your primary use will be gaming. Other than that, it looks ok to me.

I do want to ask what you mean by adding a GTX 750 Ti later? You already have a R9 280x in your selection. The 750 Ti would not be an upgrade from that, and you can't just pop it into the other PCIE slot. To run Crossfire or SLI you usually need two identical cards, and you certainly can't mix Nvidia/AMD cards on the same mobo.

Or did you mean that you were going to buy the 750 for your second computer you're working on? I wasn't sure.

 
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1) If you use the i7 for games only, then I recommend to get the i5. If you say I want the i7, and you are better to get the xeon e1230v3, because it is similar to i7 4770, but you will save more $$.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E3-1230-v3-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4770
2) You can get the gtx770, because it will be similar r9 280x and it is cheaper than r9 280x. In the review, it is for gtx970/980 but they add the r9 280x and gtx770 and other gpu too. http://www.techspot.com/review/885-nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-gtx-980/
3) The M12II 520 Bronze is not haswell compatible, only 650w, 750w, and 850w. http://www.seasonic.com/new/twevent20130510.htm
And I change the parts, and put in here.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fVzjqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fVzjqs/by_merchant/)
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d8gab) | $73.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc) | $237.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr) | $61.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $373.96
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 15:57 EDT-0400 |
 
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Jan Bernard Payumo

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Sorry, I had the wrong link up. If you have time, please check it again. Anyway, what do you mean by the PSU not being compatible? I checked the link, but there is no explanation.
 
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Here is from Seasonic: Seasonic Power Supplies Ready for Intel's Haswell Processors http://www.seasonic.com/new/twevent20130510.htm

Get the i3 4150. and I change the MB and other PSU too, the xfx 550W is manufactured by seasonic.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KX6jqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KX6jqs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34150) | $109.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary) | $64.78 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $59.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $234.75
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 09:51 EDT-0400 |
 
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Jan Bernard Payumo

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I already saw that. I was just curious as to why it is the way it is. What makes this PSU incompatible for a Haswell processor?
 
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Jan Bernard Payumo

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Oh, wow. Thank you! I already have that PSU for a long time, so i'll probably just disable the low power state in the BIOS, if possible.
Anyway, what else do you have to say about the new build? I posted the new link. Sorry for the wrong link earlier.
 
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Jan Bernard Payumo

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About the processor, from where I'm buying it, there's only about a $2 difference. Other than the 0.1 Ghz difference, i noticed that the i3-4150 supports more instruction set extensions. Am I supposed to be paying attention to that? Will that make enough of a difference to outweigh the performance gain from an additional 0.1 Ghz?

UPDATE: I really think this is just an error. The 4160 should have the same instruction sets since it is newer. Why would intel reduce the number of instruction sets it understands, anyway?
 
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