My New Gaming Build?

[Shopon13]

Hey im going to build my first gaming pc which will be a mini ITX machine.

These are the following components im going to buy,

Intel Core i5 4570 Quad Core (Haswell)

AMD Radeon HD 7870 Graphics Card

Asus H87I-Plus Motherboard

8GB Corsair Vengenance DDR3 1600MHz RAM

1TB Western Digital Black Hard Drive

Bitfenix Prodigy Case

430W Corsair CX430 Power Supply

Can you please tell me whether this will be a good budget build and whether all the components are compatible and whether i will be able to overclock even though i will not be overclocking. Please can you suggest any improvements i can make if I am not overclocking, Thank you

 

[sam_p_lay]

This looks good to me! Overclocking is very limited, but possible. I'd also add an SSD like the Samsung 840, Plextor M5S or Sandisk Ultra Plus. I'd also use a 450 watt XFX for superior reliability.

 

[Shopon13]

What would limit the overclocking? will the motherboard allow overclocking? will the cpu allow overclocking?

 

[sam_p_lay]

CPU should be 4670K and mobo should be Z87 chipset if you want to overclock properly.

 

[muzzpro]

really pushing it with the psu
i would suggest a better powersupply, though corsair is promising, still a better psu should be there so it allows further headroom for future upgrades etc
if you're getting the 7870 for 220$ then buy it or go for the new gtx 760

 

[Shopon13]

What PSU would you recommend for this build?

 

[muzzpro]

What PSU would you recommend for this build?

Corsair HX520 or VS550

 

[Shopon13]

So would this be an ideal build for a newcomer who isn't looking to overclock?

 

[muzzpro]

So would this be an ideal build for a newcomer who isn't looking to overclock?

if you are not going to overclock, then this rig is PERFECT for your budget

 

[Shopon13]

Intel Core i5 4430 or Intel Core i5 4570 for the extra £10?

 

[sam_p_lay]

Not really any performance difference but almost no price difference either. Intel has been playing this game for a while! I'd take the latter personally - you'd pay more than £10 for a curry takeaway.

 

[muzzpro]

Intel Core i5 4430 or Intel Core i5 4570 for the extra £10?

same in gaming (maybe 1fps difference)