Rebuilding Old system

[trifidpaw]

Hi, I am currently rebuildig an old system. I am, well pretty much replacing everything apart from the case and monitor. Is there anything here that I have missed that I may still need, and will it all work together?

Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: Competing with a Mac Mini, preferably below £600

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Quiet, small, low maintenance )

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (Any UK website)

Location: london uk - central

Parts Preferences: by brand or type : none

Overclocking:nope

SLI or Crossfire: Don't think so

Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024 (Person im building for loves it - don't ask)

Additional Comments: (e.g.: Quiet, upgradable)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: (e.g. On XP Old machine with cellron CPU want to upgrade to 7, need quieter and faster. More storage needed)

Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.

The easiest method is to paste the label on one line and then paste the link below
Thanks.

Here are the parts so far:

Asus Z87 K ATX Motherboard

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/ASUS+Z87+K+Intel+Z87+%28Socket+1150%29+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=55942


i5 4430(Haswell)

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors/Intel+CPUs/Core+i5+-+Socket+1150+Haswell/Intel+Core+i5-4430+3.00GHz+%28Haswell%29+Socket+LGA1150+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=55831

250GB Samsung 840series sata SSD

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/250GB+Samsung+840+Series+2.5%22+SATA+6GB%2Fs+%28SATA-III%29+Solid+State+Drive+?productId=53638

2tb SATAIII

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/2TB+Seagate+Barracuda+ST2000DM001+3.5%22+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+-+HDD+-+Clean+Pull+?productId=56402

8GB DDR3 Ram

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Corsair+XMS3+8GB+%281x8GB%29+DDR3+PC3-12800C11+1600MHz+Single+Module+?productId=55438


Thanks,

Theo.

 

[Christian Angelo]

Graphics card if you want one, and depending on hold old your system is you might want to buy a new power supply. And make sure that your case has enough drive bays and space to fit this stuff

Also Z87 boards let you overclock but your processor doesn't, so you can save a few bucks and buy an H87 instead.

 

[Alain123]

It will work togheter but were are your PSU, Case, and video card if you're not using built in graphics.

 

[trifidpaw]

It will work togheter but were are your PSU, Case, and video card if you're not using built in graphics.

I'm trying to find the PSU model, I'm keeping the old case and monitor. And Integrated graphics are fine (Its for a work PC, nothing graphics intensive)

 

[trifidpaw]

Graphics card if you want one, and depending on hold old your system is you might want to buy a new power supply. And make sure that your case has enough drive bays and space to fit this stuff

Also Z87 boards let you overclock but your processor doesn't, so you can save a few bucks and buy an H87 instead.

Ok, So which motherboard would be better, and is there any advantage other than size to micro ATX and ATX?

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+Socket/Socket+1150+-+Intel+H87/GIGABYTE+GA-H87-HD3+Intel+H87+%28Socket+1150%29+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=55566

or

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/MSI+H87M-E33+Intel+H87+%28Socket+1150%29+Micro-ATX+Motherboard+?productId=55802

 

[Christian Angelo]

Both good. Seems like ports are a bit different the Gigabyte one has a DVI and a VGA, where the MSI has a HDMI and a VGA. That and the audio ports differ. Due to the MSI's size you'll lose out on some expandability options like dual graphics cards(which doesn't matter to you), a few more SATA ports, and RAM slots.

I mean if you want those extra slots and such then go with the ATX, if you don't see yourself ever using those extras then go with the mATX. Just make sure these all fit in your case, usually if your case fits an ATX, then it will fit a mATX

 

[trifidpaw]

Both good. Seems like ports are a bit different the Gigabyte one has a DVI and a VGA, where the MSI has a HDMI and a VGA. That and the audio ports differ. Due to the MSI's size you'll lose out on some expandability options like dual graphics cards(which doesn't matter to you), a few more SATA ports, and RAM slots.

I mean if you want those extra slots and such then go with the ATX, if you don't see yourself ever using those extras then go with the mATX. Just make sure these all fit in your case, usually if your case fits an ATX, then it will fit a mATX

Cool, thanks. I'll go for the MSI mATX one then. Could you also recommend a good (cheap) PSU, as I am unsure if my current on is compatible.

 

[Christian Angelo]

Fortunately you don't need much so I'd go with this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033&IsVirtualParent=1

This one seems to be well liked as well and has a little bit more power, and it's a more standard size:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

 

[trifidpaw]

Fortunately you don't need much so I'd go with this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033&IsVirtualParent=1

This one seems to be well liked as well and has a little bit more power, and it's a more standard size:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

How's this?

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Micro+ATX+%26+SFF/400W+ARIAnet+Micro-ATX+Power+Supply+?productId=53582

 

[Christian Angelo]

Ever since I had a run in with a super cheapo psu(it broke after a year, and the company was nice enough to send me another broken one), it's made me a little bit more careful about buying them. Let's just put it this way: You get what you pay for.

 

[trifidpaw]

Ever since I had a run in with a super cheapo psu(it broke after a year, and the company was nice enough to send me another broken one), it's made me a little bit more careful about buying them. Let's just put it this way: You get what you pay for.

Ok, ill get the other one you recommended then.

Thanks!

 

[Christian Angelo]

Trust you might have to spend more, but if it prevents RMA/warranty headaches, then it's well worth it!

No problem, have fun building