Build review and questions

Blirm

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May 3, 2014
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I have made a desktop PC build, and I don't plan on doing too much gaming on it, . Maybe just Skyrim and League of Legends here and there, and the quality of the game (like high, ultra) doesn't matter to me much (although it would be nice), I just don't want the game to lag and to have a fluid gameplay. Also I want the computer to be fast when I browse the web and open many windows at once etc. My build is as follows, I was wondering if it's a good build for this purpose.

Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H ATX LGA1150
CPU- Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core
RAM- G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
HDD- Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card - Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB OR Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB
Case- Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower
PSU- Corsair 500W ATX12V
Optical Drive- Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
Operationg Sytem- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Wireless Network Adapter- TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0



Also, for the video card spot, I cannot decide between the Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB or the Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB. I know that the 750 Ti is better than the R7 260X, but is it overkill? Also, will I need anything else to complete this computer other than mouse, keyboard, monitor, and speakers because I have all those
 
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The 750 Ti isn't overkill, and will do just fine. That's what I would normally recommend. Though you could probably go with the 260x if you can find one decently cheaper, it's not much less performing than the 750 Ti.

I would change just two things:
1) Get a Hitachi or Western Digital hard drive, Seagate has a high failure rate.
2) You can save about $50 and get an H87 or even B85 motherboard, as the Z87 is only necessary for overclocking features, which you won't be using.
The 750 Ti isn't overkill, and will do just fine. That's what I would normally recommend. Though you could probably go with the 260x if you can find one decently cheaper, it's not much less performing than the 750 Ti.

I would change just two things:
1) Get a Hitachi or Western Digital hard drive, Seagate has a high failure rate.
2) You can save about $50 and get an H87 or even B85 motherboard, as the Z87 is only necessary for overclocking features, which you won't be using.
 
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