Hi,
This is my first time posting on the forum and this is going to be my first build. I've been reading/searching/browsing here on this site/forum and other for some time now and this is what I've come up with so far. I'm really looking forward to your opinion and suggestions are much appreciated.
I will use it mainly for internet browsing (lots of tabs)(45%), ordinary office-like use (5%), programming(10%) and also gaming (40%), although I'm not a gamer per se I would like to get quality graphics while gaming at 1080p on (very) high settings. I will be running windows 7 and arch linux in dual boot.
I would rather not be upgrading every year (or is this not recommended?). A quiet pc is a big plus.
My budget is +- € 1200 (this includes monitor and headset).
I'm going to be shopping in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, anywhere without expensive shipping to Belgium, so the prices and shops listed below aren't necesarily the ones I'll be using.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (€184.90 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 412 Slim 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€57.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) necessary??
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€59.71 @ Amazon Deutschland) , not really futureproof but I suppose that by the time I need a new cpu the cpu's then won't fit on any affordable motherboard I can buy now??
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€140.97 @ Hardwareversand) or would I be better of buying 2x4GB now and some more later?
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.28 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Antec P100 ATX Mid Tower Case (€69.90 @ Caseking) + some extra casefans
Power Supply: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (€18.29 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: Acer K242HL Bbid 60Hz 24.0" Monitor don't know about this, monitors are hard to choose
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset (€94.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) this one gets good reviews but some mention that it needs an amplifier, so maybe I'll go with headphones and seperate mic.
Thanks.
This is my first time posting on the forum and this is going to be my first build. I've been reading/searching/browsing here on this site/forum and other for some time now and this is what I've come up with so far. I'm really looking forward to your opinion and suggestions are much appreciated.
I will use it mainly for internet browsing (lots of tabs)(45%), ordinary office-like use (5%), programming(10%) and also gaming (40%), although I'm not a gamer per se I would like to get quality graphics while gaming at 1080p on (very) high settings. I will be running windows 7 and arch linux in dual boot.
I would rather not be upgrading every year (or is this not recommended?). A quiet pc is a big plus.
My budget is +- € 1200 (this includes monitor and headset).
I'm going to be shopping in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, anywhere without expensive shipping to Belgium, so the prices and shops listed below aren't necesarily the ones I'll be using.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (€184.90 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 412 Slim 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€57.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) necessary??
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€59.71 @ Amazon Deutschland) , not really futureproof but I suppose that by the time I need a new cpu the cpu's then won't fit on any affordable motherboard I can buy now??
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€140.97 @ Hardwareversand) or would I be better of buying 2x4GB now and some more later?
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.28 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Antec P100 ATX Mid Tower Case (€69.90 @ Caseking) + some extra casefans
Power Supply: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (€18.29 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: Acer K242HL Bbid 60Hz 24.0" Monitor don't know about this, monitors are hard to choose
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset (€94.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) this one gets good reviews but some mention that it needs an amplifier, so maybe I'll go with headphones and seperate mic.
Thanks.