My New Rig

[Dan010101]

Hi guys im gonna list my rig down below and I just want you guys to check if everything would work well together and please be honest and give advice where you think areas could improve etc. My budget is around £600. I want to play Crysis 3 max and bf4 max as well as raiding on lord of the rings online.

here it is;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KHZ7Y0C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005JTBNVC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1UQ4F1GL6W7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A1ZTZOG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3Q93IXKL8QM8W

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CO8TBR4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

8GB RAM

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-carbide-series-300r-black-mid-tower-gaming-performance-case-with-usb-30-w-o-psu

EVGA GTX 970 4GB

 

[tiny voices]

Looks good to me. For a non-overclocking build, this should max those games. Crysis 3 without AA of course though.

 

[Videographer]

That mobo, is it meant to be a h87 killer? The link is weird.

As it is, it works, but check the board, I think the listing is messed up

As for the ssd I would look to get a 250gb 840 evo or mx100 instead, much faster than what you have picked

 

[Dan010101]

It's a h97 killer

 

[tiny voices]

There will be VERY little to zero noticeable difference between the SSDs. Stick with 120gb and add a 1tb HDD for games and data.

 

[Dan010101]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KFAGCUM/ref=twister_B00KMX1UZO would this be a better SSD? I only wanna put games on it cause I have a HDD 500gb

 

[tiny voices]

Don't waste that much money on an SSD. Stick with 120gb. Only the OS will go on it really.

 

[Dan010101]

alright fair enough ill just stick to my 500gb HD

 

[tiny voices]

Sounds good.

 

[Dan010101]

is 550W also enough for this system?

 

[Dan010101]

should i stick with stock cpu fan?

 

[tiny voices]

You will not be overclocking, so yes the stock cooler is perfectly fine.

550 is perfectly fine here. The unit you picked is VERY high quality.

 

[Dan010101]

awesome stuff, I've just found out this all comes to a grand total of £599 very chuffed, should be a beast!

 

[tiny voices]

Awesome! Should be a good build.

 

[Dan010101]

decided to go with i5 4690 instead of 4670 cause the 90 is cheaper and better

 

[tiny voices]

Awesome! Love when stuff works out like that.

 

[Dan010101]

me too thanks alot for the help!

 

[tiny voices]

Always glad to be able to help!

 

[Videographer]

Before you buy see if a Xeon 1230 v3 is the same price, its better but often cheap too. Its basically an i7 without the gpu

 

[Dan010101]

it's about £20 more in uk so i think I'll pass on that

 

[Dan010101]

looks like a great cpu for money tho

 

[Videographer]

Certainly is, often overlooked because people go for the i5 and i7. Good build for your 600 anyway