Case and MOBO help

[lakeyb85]

Hi guys, newbie here

Ive just sold my current set up and am purchasing this as it was cheap
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c02174764
(£50 cheap)

i want to use it as a start up MOBO for my first proper build, my last rig was a new build but most bits came already in the case.

Ami right in thinking this MOBO will fit in to any case that takes a MICRO- ATX MOBO? or is there something else i have to keep in mind?

Also is there a good place i can look at that shopws me a list of compatible hardware?

thanks in advance

 

[tiny voices]

YEs this will fin in any mATX case or any standard ATX case that fits mATX boards (basically 100% of them).

Unfortunately you are limited to old 1156 socket CPUs which are pretty dated and decently expensive now.

 

[lakeyb85]

oh ok, im using it to play lower rated games like CS:GO and War Thunder, maybe some online streaming.

What sort of MOBO/CASE would you recomend for a budget gaming pc? dont have to be top end.

i currently have
Amtec 900 case
intel 2 quad 2.3GHZ
2gb ram
geforce GTS8800
MSI-7514

 

[tiny voices]

What is the budget? You basically need build a whole new PC.

 

[lakeyb85]

something like £600 if possible. want it to run CSGO and War Thunder at a high FPS without breaking the bank

 

[tiny voices]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.18 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.93 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£158.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £489.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-30 20:55 BST+0100

Use your current case.

 

[sora]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.18 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.93 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£158.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £489.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-30 20:55 BST+0100

Use your current case.

This is a great build for under 500 quids that should handle most games that you throw at it!

 

[lakeyb85]

sweet thanks for that, new question.
ive bought my small office pc, its a HP pavillion we168aa p6325uk intel I5.
im trying to put my geforce 8800GTS n but it wont go as the CPU is in the way of the casing, is there any cheap smalll but powerful graphics cards? mine is standard with gefore g210 but want somethign bit more powerful to run decent games, runs war thunder at 80FPS on old video card supprot and only 20-30 on min settings

 

[tiny voices]

That 8800gts is so weak there is no point of using it.

You want something like a gt740.

 

[lakeyb85]

used to do the job for me. need a small one to fit my case. will be doing a new build soon so will be looking at nice but cheap MOBOs aswell

 

[tiny voices]

A gt740 would be ideal for your situation. No power connector and small card.

 

[lakeyb85]

Excellent, cheers fo that gonna look around and pick one up.

 

[lakeyb85]

the oc you listed above, i dont have my Amtec nine case anymore, what sort of cheap case would you recommend?
Thanks

 

[tiny voices]

NZXT Source 210.

 

[lakeyb85]

Thanks great help, now to start saving bored of playing CS:GO at 20FPS lol

 

[lakeyb85]

in the meantime i know you said a GT700 would be ideal for my case, is there anything dirt cheap to replace my G210 in the mean time? thats gonna run at more than 20FPS lol. ive seen an Eva 610 for like £30 just wanna know if its gonna be much improvement

 

[tiny voices]

The gt610 is just as bad as your 210 is.

I would not wast money on something that will be no better. Just wait and get the gt740.

 

[lakeyb85]

ah ok fair enough, whats a good price? £60/£70?

 

[tiny voices]

For the 740? You can get one as low as 75.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt7100310l

 

[lakeyb85]

sweet what sort of performance will i be looking at with that?

 

[lakeyb85]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-740-2GB-Graphics-Card-/181705338829?hash=item2a4e7b6fcd also will that do?

 

[tiny voices]

No, that is a DDR3 card. You want a GDDR5 card like I posted.

 

[lakeyb85]

ah ok cool, just trying to find a UK link

 

[tiny voices]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KPULYUA/?tag=pcp0f-21

Get that one.

 

[lakeyb85]

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