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| Thread ID: 136557 | 2014-03-15 19:33:00 | Thoughts on this build? Any help appreciated! | boonrider (17200) | Press F1 |
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| 1370262 | 2014-03-15 19:33:00 | Hi all, My PC is well past it's used by date (Opteron 170 on AMD64 platform), so i'm looking to build a new box . Intent: - The PC will be used for web browsing, multimedia, productivity and light gaming . - Because of the mostly non demanding usage, i'm looking to not break the bank, but just spend what it costs to be happy with it . I am likely to keep this for a LONG time . - The PC I use at work every day is a Ivy Bridge i5, so I don't want something that is significantly slower . - I would like it to be smaller and quieter than my current box, which is in a Lian Li PC-7B . Other parts: - I have a 23" Dell 1920x1080 monitor that i'll keep + a wireless keyboard, mouse and speaker . - I also have multiple storage drives that ill go into the build . Here is the MicroATX build i'm currently thinking . The pricespy list can be found here - . co . nz/list . php?l=109881&view=l" target="_blank">pricespy . co . nz Motherboard - Asus H87M-E CPU - Intel Core i5 4440 3 . 1Ghz Socket 1150 Box RAM - G . Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL9 2x4GB PSU - Corsair CX430M 430W SSD - Samsung 840 EVO Series MZ-7TE120 120GB Optical Drive - Lite-On iHAS324 Case - Silverstone Temjin TJ08B-E (Black) I'm interested to know if anything looks: - Unbalanced about the build - If there are any components that I should upgrade, downgrade or look at different brands . Any thoughts would be much appreciated! |
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| 1370263 | 2014-03-15 21:38:00 | does that board have on board graphics | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1370264 | 2014-03-15 21:47:00 | Hi Gary67, The GPU is in the Haswell CPU I believe. It is a HD4600 (GT2) which I think should be fine for my needs. The motherboard has all the outputs (HDMI, DVI, VGA) required. Cheers |
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| 1370265 | 2014-03-15 22:14:00 | looks reasonably good, with the setup listed, its a good starting point, if you later decide to increase performance a bit, should you need to you can add more Memory or a Graphic Card should the "light" gaming turn into a bit more than light ;) But if that happens depending on how hard its pushed ( read as power usage) the PSU may need upgrading as well for more stability. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1370266 | 2014-03-15 22:17:00 | Great case choice :thumbs: | icow (15313) | ||
| 1370267 | 2014-03-15 22:25:00 | Wainui - Thanks for your thoughts. Yeah, I do wonder if I may be better to go for a slightly bigger PSU now. To be honest, I just don't see me doing much PC gaming. Icow - glad to hear you're a fan! I did a fair bit of research on cases. I thought about the Fractal Design Define Mini but it looks like that case isn't actually any smaller than my ATX. |
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