What do you think of my PC build?

[celtic_warrior99]

Hi, I am planning on building this PC. What do you think? My limit is $850. What would be a good GPU for $160? Thanks


CPU- Intel Core i5 4460 3.2GHz 6MB-$250- http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/home/13702-intel-bx80646i54460-core-i5-4460-32ghz-6mb-lga1150-haswell-refresh-boxed-cpu.html
Motherboard- Asus H81M-PLUS-$79- http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/1244-asus-h81m-plus-intel-h81-s1150-2xddr3-sata3-front-usb3-dvi-d-sub-hdmi-microatx-motherboard.html
RAM- Patriot Signature 8GB Kit (4Gx2)-$88- http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/9706-patriot-signature-8gb-kit-4gx2-ddr3-1600-psd38g1600kh.html
Graphics Card- ??? -Up to $160
Hard Drives- (HDD) Seagate 3.5" Barracuda 1TB-$69- http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/5105-seagate-35-barracuda-1tb-st1000dm003-sata3-7200rpm-64mb-hdd.html
and
(SSD) Patriot Blaze PB60GS25SSDR 60G SATA3-$45- http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/hard-drive/14717-patriot-blaze-pb60gs25ssdr-60g-sata3-ssd-solid-state-drive.html
Case- Thermaltake Black Versa H25-$52- http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/case/14120-thermaltake-black-versa-h25-ca-1c2-00m1nn-00-usb30-mid-tower-case-without-psu.html
Power Supply- Corsair VS650 650W-$85- http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/8950-corsair-vs650-650w-power-supply-units-psu.html
Disk Drive- Samsung SATA 22x Black DVD RW-$18- http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/9858-samsung-sata-22x-black-dvd-rw.html
Total: $686 (Not With Graphics Card)

 

[Matt Dobe]

This would be a great pick if you can go slightly over. If you can't you are going to lose quite a margin of performance.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r72652gd5oc

Or slightly cheaper - http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r7260xdc2oc2gd5

 

[celtic_warrior99]

well i was thinking of getting a used GTX 660 or 660ti on ebay for $160

 

[celtic_warrior99]

so if i had to get a GTX 660, what would you think of the PC?

 

[holyrage]

corsair VS isnt a good PSU btw check the PSU tier list sticky just google it and pick something from tier 1 or 2

and IMO having an SSD is good but if its for gaming might as well drop in a better GPU get the SSD later

 

[Matt Dobe]

The 660ti would be a nice pick. A lot more power than the r7 265/260!

 

[celtic_warrior99]

well reviews for the vs650 are quite good on google so Im probably gonna stay with it.

 

[holyrage]

well if you're fine with cheap caps that can go out and transformers go ahead

 

[celtic_warrior99]

Ok. what PSU would you suggest?

 

[celtic_warrior99]

what about a Thermaltake SP-550PCBAU Smart 550w?

 

[pralhad9]

get a gtx 960 ....

 

[pralhad9]

clean install of windows 8.1 will format c drive.......but what about other drives.. will thoose be safe?

 

[Bossyfins]

what about a Thermaltake SP-550PCBAU Smart 550w?

Look into an XFX SeaSonic Antec, or EVGA GS psus. Some of the best PSUS

 

[holyrage]

just check the Tomshardware PSU tier list google it and check the new list not the old one and find anything in the price range in tier 2 or 1

 

[celtic_warrior99]

ok. what are the evga 500Bs like?

 

[holyrage]

this a copy paste from the tier list anything in this list whiten your price range can be trusted

Tier One
The highest quality and most stable Power Supply Units available. Protected by industrial grade protection circuitry and can output wattage at a rated maximum temperature of 50°C or below. These units are also Haswell certified, meaning they can cope with the C6 and C7 sleep states of 0.05Amps without triggering the under-current protection switch. May even go over labelled wattage and still work until it safely shuts down.


Antec High Current Pro Platinum Delta Electronics
Be Quiet Dark Power Pro P10 / 850w FSP (550w - 750w) / Seasonic (850w - 1200w)

Corsair
AX / AXi series 760w - 1200w Seasonic (AX) / Flextronics (AXi)
AX1500i Flextronics
HXi Channel Well Technology

Cooler Master V series / V series 1200w Seasonic
EVGA SuperNova G2 / P2 / T2 Super Flower
Firepower Silencer MK3 1200w Super Flower
FSP Aurum PT FSP
LEPA G1600 Enermax

Seasonic
Platinum series Seasonic
Snow Silent 1050w Seasonic
X series / X series XM2 Seasonic

Silverstone Nightjar Platinum 520w Seasonic

Super Flower
Leadex Gold / Platinum Super Flower
Golden King Super Flower
Golden Silent / 430w Super Flower

XFX
Pro series Black edition Seasonic
Pro series Black edition Limited Edition 1000w Seasonic
Pro series XXX / Semi-Modular Seasonic
XTS Fanless Seasonic


tier 2 if u cant affrod tier 1 and want more watts

Antec
EDGE Seasonic
Earthwatts / Earthwatts Platinum Delta Electronics
High Current Gamer Delta Electronics (Non-Modular) / Seasonic (Semi-Modular)
Truepower Classic Seasonic (Essentially a Non-Modular version of the EDGE series)

Azza Platinum Super Flower
Cooler Master VS Series Enhance
Enermax Platimax Enermax

EVGA
Supernova B2 Super Flower
Supernova GS 850 Seasonic

Firepower
Silencer MK III 400 500 600 / 750 850 Super Flower
ZX Great Wall

Fractal Design Edison M Seasonic
High Power / Sirfa Astro GD Sirfa

Rosewill
Capstone series Super Flower
Lightning series Super Flower
Silent Night 500 Watts Super Flower
Tachyon series Super Flower

Seasonic
G series / G series V2 Seasonic
M12-II EVO (fully modular) Seasonic
S12G (Think of 2011 - 2013 Seasonic G series) Seasonic
S12-II Seasonic

Silverpower
SP 460w Fully Modular Seasonic
SP Semi-modular Seasonic

Silverstone
Strider Gold Evolution Enhance
Strider Plus 750w 850w 1000w 600w Enhance

Super Flower Golden Green / Modular / HX series Super Flower
Sentey Golden Steel Power 850 Watts Super Flower

Thermaltake
Toughpower Gold 850M Enhance
Toughpower Grand Platinum 850w Enhance
Toughpower DPS Gold Channel Well Technology

XFX
TS 430w / 550w-SEW Seasonic
XTR series Seasonic


anything from EVGA that doesnt have 2 isnt a good PSU B1 G1 etc

corsair VS/CX/RM aren't that high quality either

an the only good thing made by Coolermaster is the V series

 

[celtic_warrior99]

So then would an Antec Neo Eco 620C be good?

 

[celtic_warrior99]

disregard my last comment. Would an antec HCG 520 be the better option?

 

[Bossyfins]

Try to look for a 600 watt. I do know that the 6xx series was not as power efficient as Maxwell(9xx series) so, a 600 would be on the safe side. But Antec HCG psus are top nothc

 

[celtic_warrior99]

Ok cool thx. ill see if I can het an antec hcg 600w or above rhabks for all the answers.