Compatability Of My PC

speedy72 · Sep 28, 2017

Hi, I have just created a Budget Gaming PC and just wanted to make sure that there were no compatibility problems with my components.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Speedy14/saved/

raisonjohn · Sep 28, 2017

I'd probably change some parts to these (for £40 more) for better price/performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£68.30 @ Alza)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£56.37 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Inno3D - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Twin X2 Video Card (£133.75 @ Box Limited)
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.40 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Box Limited)
Total: £421.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-28 18:01 BST+0100

speedy72 · Sep 28, 2017

I would, but I'm on a tight budget and can't afford to go over £400. Do you reckon you could tell me if my build is compatible.

aquielisunari · Sep 28, 2017

Everything is compatible. Remember that you get what you pay for. The PSU has zero PCIe connectors. That means no GFX card upgrades in the future. It only has 2 SATA connections. That means only two drives. EVER. It only has 1 EPS connector. Your motherboard only has one. Upgrade to a better motherboard? Not with that PSU. What sort of protections does it have? Undercurrent protections? If it should catastrophically fail it can take out your other components.

Inexpensive is one thing but cheap should be avoided.

speedy72 · Sep 28, 2017

Thanks for the advise. I've made a second build that I hope will work better, please could you check it out.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Speedy14/saved/

raisonjohn · Sep 28, 2017

speedy72 :

Then I would suggest to just change the GTX 1050 Ti to the GTX 1050 to fit your 400 budget. This is way better than your i3 + RX 550 build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£68.30 @ Alza)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£56.37 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Windforce OC Video Card (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.40 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Box Limited)
Total: £398.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-28 19:18 BST+0100

aquielisunari · Sep 28, 2017

speedy72 :

What about https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139202&cm_re=CX550-_-17-139-202-_-Product? 2 PCIe connectors. 4+4 EPS. 5 Sata connectors. More power. Better product. $20 mail-in-rebate. $5 off with promo code.

speedy72 · Sep 28, 2017

Thanks, I will use this PSU. Do you have any recommendations on a CPU that's better than the Intel i3, but still isn't overly expensive.

aquielisunari · Sep 28, 2017

speedy72 :

Your welcome

Not with that budget. Anything I would suggest would be at least $50 more than what you have.

How are you going to install an OS?

speedy72 · Sep 28, 2017

I've ended up using a pentium G4560, which will hopefully work fine. Here's my most recent build:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/

aquielisunari · Sep 28, 2017

speedy72 :

Your post and the list are at odd. One sayd Pentium and the other is a 1400 with the B350 AM4 board.

speedy72 · Sep 28, 2017

Sorry about that. Here is the list, I hope this one works:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Speedy14/saved/

aquielisunari · Sep 28, 2017

speedy72 :

Looks good. That build will probably prefer 720p.

Just be aware that you are using a single stick of RAM(Thank you Capt. Obvious.). The RAM will operate at half speed. That will negatively impact gaming. Not a huge amount.

speedy72 · Sep 28, 2017

Should I get a 2x4GB instead of 1x8GB instead then?

raisonjohn · Sep 28, 2017

The G4600 is £5.18 cheaper and is slightly faster than the G4560.

speedy72 · Sep 28, 2017

Thanks, I'll go for the G4600. I will also probably stick with 1 stick of RAM as I am not that bothered by speed. Thanks.

raisonjohn · Sep 28, 2017

No problem

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