New Pc build advice

[Mr_tony]

Hello everyone, I'm currently in the process of building a budget gaming pc for 1080p gaming. I have selected some bare parts from amazon uk which fall into my dwindling budget, what I want to ask is will all parts work together, I have done my research and am fairly confident only things work me is psu fitting in the case. So the parts -

CPU - i3 4170 - 85.99
Motherboard - Asus H81-M Plus - 47.23
Ram - Hyper x 1x8gb ddr3 - 31.11
PSU - Corsair VS 550 - 35.97
CASE - Thermaltake core v1 mini itx case - 33.75

I already have a Seagate 1tb 7200rpm hdd and windows 7/ upgrade windows 10 Is there any compatibility problems with the above parts This tops out my current budget of £230 which I cannot go over.

Future upgrades I want - another hyper x 8gb stick, the gpu ofcourse at the moment I'm thinking 770 or 280x, and i5 4590 possibly will these upgrade have any issues? Maybe a ssd also for my os only.

So all feedback is welcomed and really appreciated, is there a better h81/h85 motherboard for the price? mini itx required. I think the motherboard I have selected is pci express 2.0 but according to many threads this should be an issue? I live in Northern Ireland so can only shop uk, I'm currently using amazon uk for the above parts.

 

[Barty1884]

That PSU is not very good. I wouldn't use it, especially if you plan to run a GPU off it soon enough.

Just looking up parts just now, give me a minute

 

[Mr_tony]

That PSU is not very good. I wouldn't use it, especially if you plan to run a GPU off it soon enough.

Just looking up parts just now, give me a minute

Even for a non oc build? After some research I believe th motherboard is to big, uatx while the case is mini itx

 

[Barty1884]

CPU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Core-Processor-LGA1150-Socket/dp/B00VHKZ6I8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453153068&sr=8-1&keywords=i3-6100
Motherboard: http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-H81I-LGA1150-Mini-ITX-Motherboard/dp/B00F4J5D9K/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1453153247&sr=8-14&keywords=mini-ITX
RAM: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Patriot-PSD38G1600KH-PC3-12800-1600MHz-DIMM/dp/B004JKNJ0U/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1453153360&sr=8-4&keywords=2x4GB+DDR3
PSU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-TS-Wired-Power-Supply/dp/B00O3JHESA/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1453153402&sr=1-3&keywords=seasonic
Case: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermaltake-Core-Mini-Cube-Case/dp/B00MJSV9Y2/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1453153434&sr=1-1&keywords=Thermaltake+core+v1+mini+itx

So the total there is 235.74

Dual Channel RAM (2x4GB) and a quality PSU capable of running a 770. I'd stick with nVidia though, the AMD cards run too hot for a mITX (IMHO). A 430W will be borderline for a 280X.....I don;t think I'd be confident to run that.

 

[Mr_tony]

WOW thanks you so so much. I have read that xfx psu are very good but though 430w wouldn't be enough. Thanks mate very very helpful!!

 

[Barty1884]

430W will be enough, but for your GPU upgrade in future, you'll likely need to stick to nVidia unless AMD do someting amazing to control the wattage required. A 750ti (at 60W at absolute max load as an example) would drop in there no problem.

XFX is one of the only ones you can trust just a "brand" on the PSU. Most it depends on the specific model. SeaSonic (who make XFX's units) or XFX are probably the only two.

 

[Mr_tony]

Ok mate thanks, out of curiosity say I got a 4690 non k or 4771/4790 non k and a 770 and overclocked the gpu, would the xfx hold out?

 

[Mr_tony]

And I talking about future upgrades really here, the 770 will be first on my list il upgrade the cpu in a few months

 

[Barty1884]

It would be damn close......I think you'd be ok at stock speeds, but OCing the GPU would likely put you right at 430W, probably making it unstable at max load (not too many people actually hit true 'max load' though, which is what the TDP is set against). A 550W+ would be a better option with that plan.......but a quality 550W PSU doesn't really play well with your budget there mate.

 

[Mr_tony]

ok barty thanks for everything, might hold out for a xfx 550

 

[Barty1884]

Yeah, a 550W would be a good investment for your planned upgrades. Doesn't need to be XFX either.
Anything Tier 1 or 2 from here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

This seems to be the best priced 550W PSU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-SuperNova-Fully-Modular-Supply/dp/B0141B21JG/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1453156270&sr=1-4&keywords=evga+supernova

Tier 1, gold, fully modular too. But double the price of the XFX 430 unit.