A couple of questions regarding a first time PC build

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Christian Casiano

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I’m about to start high school (junior) right now and I’m planning on building my first PC. I am on a budget (~600), and want to know if my components are good for light gaming (Minecraft, Don’t Starve mostly). I do plan on getting a discrete graphics card later in the year though, but I want to know if the integrated graphics on this CPU will do fine for the games I play. I also want to know if I should do a single 8gb and upgrade, or do two 4gb ram sticks. I’m planning on buying stuff that might be more expensive and harder to replace (CPU, cooler, and motherboard mainly) because I want them to last till I’m well into college (2+ years). I do plan on upgrading things within the time (like gpu and ram), but I’m mainly focusing on a good CPU that will last me for a long time.


So all in all, there are my questions
1) Will the CPU I buy last me for a long time (Gaming in the future (I might do more intensive games like Battlefield when I get my GPU, YouTube, school work)
2) Is buying a graphics card later OK (I want to get a good one like a 970, but don’t really have the money)
3) One stick of 8gb ram + upgrade, or two 8 gb
4) I want to know from people if the case is decent, I just wanted one with dust filters so I last longer, but I don’t know if this case has any on the front because I’m inexperienced.
5) Should I buy windows 10 when it comes or get Linux. I hear Linux has some good alternatives to MS word, and I have a laptop that has MS word and PowerPoint as well, but I want to hear your opinions on which one.


This is my PCpartpicker list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vqdwvK

 
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The iGPU should be fine as long as you're using the Haswell and on iGPUs. Don't starve you can run just fine, as it's a blend of 2D and 3D. Minecraft should be fine, my friend has a MacBook with an Intel HD 4000 and he runs it smoothly.

1: Yes, the i7 will last you a long time. Actually, an i5 will definitely last you 3-4 years, maybe 5 before slowing down with future technology.

2: Yes, you can just buy it, put it in the motherboard, screw it in, and plug the PSU cable into it.

3: RAM should be running in dual channel, so 2 sticks of 4GB is good. 8GB of RAM is good enough. You will probably never even reach it in the next year or two.

4: The case is good.

5: Buy Windows 7 or 8.1 right now. Windows 10 will be available on July 29...
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The iGPU should be fine as long as you're using the Haswell and on iGPUs. Don't starve you can run just fine, as it's a blend of 2D and 3D. Minecraft should be fine, my friend has a MacBook with an Intel HD 4000 and he runs it smoothly.

1: Yes, the i7 will last you a long time. Actually, an i5 will definitely last you 3-4 years, maybe 5 before slowing down with future technology.

2: Yes, you can just buy it, put it in the motherboard, screw it in, and plug the PSU cable into it.

3: RAM should be running in dual channel, so 2 sticks of 4GB is good. 8GB of RAM is good enough. You will probably never even reach it in the next year or two.

4: The case is good.

5: Buy Windows 7 or 8.1 right now. Windows 10 will be available on July 29 as a free upgrade (for the first year of availability) to existing Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.25 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $624.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 23:59 EDT-0400

I've changed a couple things to your build.

The i7 to an i5
Z97 motherboard
RAM Brand
Added a SSD
Changed PSU to a quality XFX one

The reason why I changed the processor is because the i5 is not far behind the i7. Also, the i5 runs every game today very good. The i7 is overkill.

I changed the motherboard because I found a better one, and it was cheaper.

I added an SSD so boot times for applications and the OS would be a lot faster than an HDD's. You can choose to buy a 250GB instead of a 120GB one if you'd like. It's about 95 dollars for the 250GB one, opposed to the 65 dollar 120GB one. I think the 250 one is more worth it if you can afford it.

The XFX PSU is manufactured by SeaSonic, which is basically the best PSU manufacturer on the market.



 
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