Advice on tentative build

Enci

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Aug 12, 2014
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Any opinions on my tentative built? First time I'm building one from scratch.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.98 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.91 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£38.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£58.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£64.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Toxic Video Card (£253.56 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.52 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£119.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £953.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 12:28 BST+0100

Approximate Purchase Date: within a month

Budget Range: around £1000

System Usage: Gaming. I don’t usually play anything massively demanding in terms of performance, but would like to make the most of my budget and consider it an investment for the future.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any

Location: UK

Parts Preferences: no preference whatsoever

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Additional Comments: Would like it to be quiet.

I had issues with CPU coolers before (and heating in general), so I picked a few options, wondering if the 212 EVO will be enough or if I should aim for something else.

Would I need additional case fans? If so any suggestions? Again, would prefer them to be quiet.

Thanks.
 
Nice build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.98 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£16.48 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£64.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Toxic Video Card (£253.56 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.52 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.05 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£119.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £839.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 12:58 BST+0100

If you're not overclocking then any cooler will do, even the stock cooler. I've picked out a cheap one for you.

Better quality power supply picked (it's also cheaper, yay!)