Opinion on this build please

Hell Sing

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TBDPLD

Please need your opinion on this build , thank you.

- Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor
[strike]- Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151
[/strike][strike]- Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card[/strike]
[strike]- Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
[/strike]- EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
[strike]- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
[/strike]- Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

I have already got the stroked items.
 
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Probably a 120GB Crucial MX300 or similar.

Another point, 450W is probably enough for this build (didn't check) but if you plan to ever use a graphics card that needs more power you'll end up needing to upgrade it. 550-650W is a safer range for single high end graphics cards


It looks like an OKAY build, but here is my opinion on a few things.
1. You could put a better GPU in it even on a budget.
2. You only have one stick of RAM which puts you in single-channel mode. Add another 8Gb card from Kingston and you will see a decent performance increase.
3. I would suggest getting an SSD, even if it's a small one, the performance difference between HDD and SSD is too great to ignore.
4.You don't need the Cooler Master Hyper 212. Since your CPU cannot overclock, there isn't much reason to use anything but the stock Intel fan/heatsink.

 


I already have the gpu from my older build , im thinking about getting an ssd , what is the smallest and cheapest ssd i can get?
 
Probably a 120GB Crucial MX300 or similar.

Another point, 450W is probably enough for this build (didn't check) but if you plan to ever use a graphics card that needs more power you'll end up needing to upgrade it. 550-650W is a safer range for single high end graphics cards
 
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