New budget build

[50 Caliber]

Hello tom's hardware community. Im building a pc for a friend and i've decided to go with these parts:

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer

Where i live it costs €700 exacly, which is his budget.(rip off, i know but this is how it is here...)

Are there any compatibility issues/bios updates needed in order for everything to work?


Thanks in advance.

 

[CTurbo]

Looks decent enough. That Corsair psu is mediocre at best. Maybe he could get a better unit. Make sure that B85 has the latest BIOS ver. or it won't support the 4150. Get a 4130 if the BIOS is not up to date.

 

[badboyrog2]

http://www.topachat.com/pages/configomatic.php?c=R0SnCiq4lyM%2Bk%2FETBuwgxMH43Hyiy7V4PI5toyVbPIY%3D

 

[oscartamv]

Honestly I think an i3 4130 is fine, and I'd go for the cheapest H81 motherboard that is made by a reliable company, for RAM I'd go with corsair vengeance because they're more reliable. IMO an optical drive is a pointless asset. If you're buying it to install the OS, just get a usb drive or go on youtube to look up how to do it

 

[50 Caliber]

Looks decent enough. That Corsair psu is mediocre at best. Maybe he could get a better unit. Make sure that B85 has the latest BIOS ver. or it won't support the 4150. Get a 4130 if the BIOS is not up to date.

Am i going to need a supported cpu of the current bios to update it,to get the 4150 working on it?

 

[50 Caliber]

Honestly I think an i3 4130 is fine, and I'd go for the cheapest H81 motherboard that is made by a reliable company, for RAM I'd go with corsair vengeance because they're more reliable. IMO an optical drive is a pointless asset. If you're buying it to install the OS, just get a usb drive or go on youtube to look up how to do it

Can i take the usb drive back to its original form after making it a bootable drive,making it a storage drive again?

 

[CTurbo]

Yes if it is not already updated out of the box, you would need a non-refresh model in order to update it.


Yes you can use the USB drive regularly again after booting.

 

[50 Caliber]

Yes if it is not already updated out of the box, you would need a non-refresh model in order to update it.

Is there another way to do this?

 

[RCFProd]

http://www.topachat.com/pages/configomatic.php?c=R0SnCiq4lyM%2Bk%2FETBuwgxMH43Hyiy7V4PI5toyVbPIY%3D

Why did you guys ignore him?

 

[CTurbo]

No. Why? Do you already have these parts? Do you already know that the B85 is NOT updated?

 

[50 Caliber]

No. Why? Do you already have these parts? Do you already know that the B85 is NOT updated?

No i wanted to know if there was another way.Anyway, thanks for the help.I could ask the shop that im buying the parts from to do that for me,maybe.

 

[CTurbo]

There's a pretty good chance that it's going to have the current BIOS ver and wouldn't be an issue.

 

[oscartamv]

No. Why? Do you already have these parts? Do you already know that the B85 is NOT updated?

No i wanted to know if there was another way.Anyway, thanks for the help.I could ask the shop that im buying the parts from to do that for me,maybe.

No dude, you will only access the BIOS and only able to update it when you've built your computer, it isn't that hard to update your BIOS anyway, just go on youtube