Is this cheap build any good?

DSzymborski

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£95.00)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.91 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£39.10 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.90)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card (£194.98 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.36)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.55 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VP228TE 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor (£79.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £601.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-13 08:16 GMT+0000

- Better to get 2x4 GB of RAM rather than 1x8. And here it's cheaper.
- Better power supply
- 1060 3 GB instead of 1050Ti
- Getting a discrete sound card doesn't make much sense at this budget - integrated has been very good for at least a decade.
- No need to use some of your budget for extra thermal paste.
- No sense getting a relatively expensive motherboard on a locked CPU.
 
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