Entry-Level Gaming Build, 2nd opinion

[Kristiyan Petroff]

Hey Fellas,
A dude on the other forum made me a good PC Build (~550) But i came to seek a second opinion
What do you think about
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150, 2x 3.50GHz
Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport DIMM Kit 8GB, DDR3-1600, CL9-9-9-24
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H
PSU: Cooler Master G450M 450W ATX 2.31
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB, SATA 6Gb/
And the new Nvidia GTX960 (im still waiting till the end of january but since it will be around 200$ i will definatly get it!)

I was lookin for a Build that i can upgrade like 2-3 years later, thats why i chose the i3 and later maybe i will get a xeon one

What do u guys think?

 

[AHBman]

Hello !

- Maybe the mobo won't support your CPU, get an H97 to avoid all BIOS upgrade issues
- Change the PSU, Get one of theses :
- Antec HCG 520
- XFX TS 550
- SuperFlower HX 550
- Seasonic S12II Evo 520
- You should also get an aircooling, for more silence

There is also the AMD option, with the FX 6350

 

[thekyle64]

this is a good build and should still be good enough to play games at medium to high settings in 2-3 years. (playable settings depend on the game and how much graphics improve, but you will definitely get playable fps)

Also you will not need to get a xeon for gaming you would be better off getting an i5 or i7.

 

[Kristiyan Petroff]

Is there a way that i can check if the MoBo and the CPU are compatible?
What do you mean by aircooling? The case i chose got 3 Fans by default.
What about the Corsair 500W CX as PSU? Those others are a bit too expensive 🙁

 

[AHBman]

- You can get an i3 4130, which all B85 mobos are compatible with it
- I would mean a CPU Cooler for aircooling
- The CX is not good, but not bad, give us a merchant and a budget and we will found you the best PSU that you can bring

 

[Kristiyan Petroff]

well the problem is i live in germany .. 🙁 but im Building a 550-580$ Build
I there much difference betwee 4150 and 4130?

 

[AHBman]

There is almost no differences between an i3 4130 and an i3 4150 😉
From which site you order your parts ?

 

[RCFProd]

well the problem is i live in germany .. 🙁 but im Building a 550-580$ Build
I there much difference betwee 4150 and 4130?

PCPartpicker is also for Germany. Your budget is about 500 euros yeah?

 

[Kristiyan Petroff]

500 to 530 yeah, i will order them from hardwareversand.de

 

[AHBman]

I hope that it's on your budget :
http://www.hardwareversand.de/400+-+500+Watt/149421/Super+Flower+Golden+Green+HX+80Plus+Gold+Netzteil+-+450+Watt.article
Better than CX pick

 

[Kristiyan Petroff]

kinda.. But how is this Super Flow better than the cooler master?

 

[AHBman]

WAY Better
You can found it on PSU tier list : Tier 2A (most recommended PSUs)

 

[LucoTF]

Don't get the CX, get the coolermaster in your OP or the superflower mentioned

 

[Kristiyan Petroff]

But the 450W will be enough for this Build? I mean i will have like 4 Case Fans and maybe one for the PSU as AHBman suggested

 

[AHBman]

It's sufficiently sufficient 😀

I don't think that the upcoming GTX 960 will consume more than 150W
An i3 with his mobo : ~ 100W
Rest : 20W

Total : 270W
Only

 

[Kristiyan Petroff]

Cool man, Thanks! BTW will be the GTX960 a limited version or nobody knows yet?

 

[AHBman]

This card will replace the GTX 760, for 1/2 years

 

[RCFProd]

Im afraid though that an i3-4130 + GTX 960 won't fit in a 500 euro budget build. You'll have to push higher towards 560-580 euro and this is with an i3. A 500 euro build will get you the i3-4130 with a GTX 750 Ti and 8 GB RAM.

 

[Kristiyan Petroff]

One more thing, Why do i need a CPU Cooler?, only if i go OCing? or i should have one.. Can you link me some budget ones? thanks

 

[LucoTF]

One more thing, Why do i need a CPU Cooler?, only if i go OCing? or i should have one.. Can you link me some budget ones? thanks

Only if OCing, otherwise the cooler that comes with the CPU will be fine