My PC Build

[Guest]

Hello,
I was wondering what some of your thoughts were on my PC Build. I have a budget of about $850 and was wondering if you had any tweaks or feedback on the build!

Let me know if any of the components are not compatible.
Thanks!

 

[iceclock]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2xQJmG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2xQJmG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $209.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4) | $109.00 @ CPL Online
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10fk28) | $95.00 @ CPL Online
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $67.00 @ CPL Online
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270xdc2t2gd5) | $245.00 @ CPL Online
**Case** | [Cooler Master K350 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rck350kwn1en) | $53.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Power Supply** | [Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-power-supply-st50fes) | $59.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbrsbs) | $22.00 @ Mwave Australia
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $859.00

this would be better

 

[i7Baby]

What country are you in?

 

[Guest]

What country are you in?

Australia

 

[iceclock]

how do u like the small changes to make it a more safe and solid build?

 

[Guest]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2xQJmG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2xQJmG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $209.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4) | $109.00 @ CPL Online
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10fk28) | $95.00 @ CPL Online
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $67.00 @ CPL Online
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270xdc2t2gd5) | $245.00 @ CPL Online
**Case** | [Cooler Master K350 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rck350kwn1en) | $53.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Power Supply** | [Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-power-supply-st50fes) | $59.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbrsbs) | $22.00 @ Mwave Australia
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $859.00

this would be better

At the moment I've taken your power supply and added it into the build. The other bits like the CPU, RAM and the motherboard, I'd like to know why you choose them over what I've currently got!
Thanks.

 

[iceclock]

you chose 1 stick of ram thats not good, because computers today are meant to run in dual-channel and ud only be running in single channel.

Dual Channel provides a 10-15% performance boost compared to single channel.

that motherboard u chose isnt of great quality

the cpu i chose is very close to the cpu u chose and cheaper u will never see a real world difference.

 

[iceclock]

cheers lmk if u require more assistance

 

[Guest]

Hey,
What are your thoughts on the ASUS Radeon R9 280 DirectCU II TOP 3GB ?
If I were to have a budget increase by $200.

 

[iceclock]

its better than the gpu i chose for u because u was on a budget but only get it if u can afford it 😉]