800€ first time pc build

CP6uH · Feb 3, 2015

Hi there I'm looking forward to building my first pc. Here are the components that I chose:
CPU: i5 4590
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 (mini because its cheaper)
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury red, DDR3-1866
GPU: MSI or ASUS R9 280 3GB
HDD: 1TB WD blue
PSU:Corsair VS550 2014 - 550W CP-9020097-EU ANTEC ATX 550W VPF550 80Bronze
Case: NZXT SOURCE 340

Is this a good build and is there any cheaper or same price solution for around 800€ ?

chrisb99 · Feb 3, 2015

looks god but do not get a asrock mobo also see if you can afford a ssd

wolverine96 · Feb 3, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (€206.02 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€102.33 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€76.28 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€71.50 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (€209.86 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (€59.79 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€75.33 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €801.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-03 18:59 CET+0100

I'm not sure if these prices are relevant to your location, but I hope this helps!

CP6uH · Feb 3, 2015

wolverine96 :

OK it looks better but do you know anything about the case? Does it have good cable management ? I was also looking at the ANTEC GX300 case.

wolverine96 · Feb 3, 2015

It seems to have a little room behind the motherboard tray for routing cables. The Antec GX300 is a great case, as well.

Here's a couple more:
Cooler Master K380
Corsair SPEC-02

RCFProd · Feb 3, 2015

Now this is a build Im going myself with really soon (With some still to be modified):

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/HDzmBm

The motherboard is a good one, Im still debating myself if I want an overclockable CPU now or later. For now I've left it with the non overclockable Intel processor. 1 x 8 gb for me because Im planning to add another 8 gb ram stick later on. The Super flower is a very future proof processor in case I decide to add another GTX 960 but that's just in case.

The selected GTX 960 will actually beat the R9 280 in most games, so really consider it. I think for 800 euros this is a set with great future proof components and the graphics card is plenty, quite underrated by many.

The case also is quite world class.

wolverine96 · Feb 3, 2015

I would say that if you are thinking about maybe overclocking in the future, then definitely buy the overclockable version.

CP6uH · Feb 4, 2015

wolverine96 :

Thanks ! ...oh and do I really need a 600W PSU ? Here (http://coolermaster.outervision.com/PSUEngine2) It says that 450W is recommended as minimum that's why I would with a 550W PSU

wolverine96 · Feb 4, 2015

Here's a good 550-watt PSU:
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
The R9 280 needs 43 amps, so make sure you connect the GPU to the 44-amp 12V rail of this PSU.

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