i5 4460 1080p Gaming and Oculus Rift Build

SkidR0we1

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Looking for opinions on these components and if they will make a good system. Ready to order soon, so I'd love to know what you guys think!

Hey Guys,

I am about to order the parts for my build, and I'd like to know what you guys thought, and if theres anything I should change.

My build is primarily for Oculus Rift gaming, and 1080p gaming.

The oculus recommended specs state a 4590 as the recommended cpu or higher. Will the 4460 give similar performance?

I put a 970 in there, but I don't plan on actually purchasing the graphics card right away. I am waiting to see what AMD announces soon. However, I will likely purchase something similar or a bit more powerful, so I'd like a PSU that can easily handle whatever card I get.

I won't be OCing, or SLI or CF.

My questions are this:

Will these components work well together?

Is the PSU a good choice? Overkill? Underkill? I want a quality modular one, but on a budget.

Thanks for your input!

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/f9JmhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/f9JmhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.25 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.25 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($397.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($114.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.95 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1273.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 22:27 EDT-0400
 
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Your build is great.

Your PSU is a little overkill. Just get a 550W Gold. It will work for both the new 300 series (up to the r9 380) and the GTX 970.

And yes, I'd try to get a 4590. Here in the U.S. it's not much of a price difference, at most about 20 USD.

And for the storage, the SSD I would get a 850 EVO.
 
Solution
Your psu is not very good. I switched it out for a better one also by EVGA

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.25 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.25 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($397.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($114.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.95 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1273.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 23:10 EDT-0400
 


Switched out the 4460 for the 4590, there was only a 15$ difference, thanks!
 


Thanks, I looked its up and you're right, it seems to have better reviews. I changed it up!