Building a new gaming PC, need advice

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poilkj215

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Hello,

i'm probably going to buy a new gaming PC soon and i'm thinking of some specifications i would like to build/use.

I'm hoping to not have to replace all my parts as my current PC is very old so I thought i would make a forum post to check if the parts I had in mind were all compatible.I'm new to PC gaming so I would like your advice on whether this build will work.

Here are the details:

GPU: MSI R9 380 GAMING 4G 4GB - http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127878&cm_re=r9_380-_-14-127-878-_-Product

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 - http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372

MOBO: MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150 - http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770

RAM- my friend said he could give me some of his spare RAM, but i'm not sure which he has so I will update this later.

Case: ASUS TA-88 - https://www.asus.com/Chassis/TA88/overview/

PSU: CIT Dual Rail 480W Fully Wired Efficient Power Supply - http://www.ebuyer.com/158481-cit-dual-rail-480w-fully-wired-efficient-power-supply-480ub

HDD: Samsung 750 GB SATA II Hard Drive - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001492LG2?ie=UTF8&ref_=de_a_smtd&showDetailTechData=1#technical-data

Feel free to offer alternatives if they are around the same price range.

What do you guys think of the possible PC and components? Any advice?

 
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MENTAL BAHAMUT
I'd be looking at something a little bigger than that psu also.
amd have power hungry cards. I'm not having a dig at them, looks like amd might be the better choice with dx12 results so far.
This is coming from someone who owns a 980 ti.
But yeah, i'd be looking @ a 650w psu you want something a little bigger so that it's not stressing and not using 100% otherwise you could have problems.
The power supply is the back bone of the pc, if something goes wrong it could possibly take out other parts.
Also, that power supply might not even have the right plugs to power the gpu.
Do your research, find out what pins are needed to go in that gpu and find a psu with those pins in your budget.
One of the easiest ways to proof check your pc is...
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Hey Friend...congrats on the plans for a new PC.

The only thing that jumps out at me is the PSU. I've never heard of that supplier and for the price I doubt they will be good. Look for EVGA, Seasonic, or Corsair for options.

The HDD seems way over priced for it's capacity as well...are you buying parts from the US? I'd look for a 1TB WD Blue drive.
 
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Thanks for the quick reply, my PS, HDD and case are from my old PC, and I don't really want to spend more than £500 on the pc so I was hoping to use the older parts in conjunction with the newer parts.
 
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I'd be looking at something a little bigger than that psu also.
amd have power hungry cards. I'm not having a dig at them, looks like amd might be the better choice with dx12 results so far.
This is coming from someone who owns a 980 ti.
But yeah, i'd be looking @ a 650w psu you want something a little bigger so that it's not stressing and not using 100% otherwise you could have problems.
The power supply is the back bone of the pc, if something goes wrong it could possibly take out other parts.
Also, that power supply might not even have the right plugs to power the gpu.
Do your research, find out what pins are needed to go in that gpu and find a psu with those pins in your budget.
One of the easiest ways to proof check your pc is using pcpartpicker.
It will generally tell you if there's a part in the rig that doesn't suit the pc.
Like for example if a psu doesn't have the right pins.
not always, but most of the time.

Also, better off getting some cheap but performance ram like G.Skill trident X 2400mhz, can get 8gb for real cheap now.
 
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