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My upcoming budget gaming pc, What do you think?

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Hello,

im going to buy my pc within a month my budget is 800 eur. Give me your opinion about also im looking for solid case suggest to me one!

CPU: intel i5-4670k
GPU: gigabyte r9 280x
PSU: corsair 750cx 750w (i know its overkill but if want upgrade in future)
MOBO: MSI Z87-G43
RAM: kingston hyperx fury blue 8gb
HDD: western digital blue 1 TB
 
PSU: corsair 750cx 750w (i know its overkill but if want upgrade in future)

If that one is overkill, then I wonder what mine Corsair AX Digital atx modular 1500W is..

But yeah, it is enough with 750 :)
 
Why should he get a z97 motherboard if you don't even know whether he wants to overclock his system or not?
 
You can better take the money and get a better graphic card instead of getting a z97 which doesn't gives your system more power as the h87 pro4 does.
 
You can better take the money and get a better graphic card instead of getting a z97 which doesn't gives your system more power as the h87 pro4 does.

+1

There is no need to spend more than 60-80Eu on a mobo nowadays, you could get a 50gb ssd for windows or a better GPU with that money that would benefit your whole computer much more.
 
Why should he get a z97 motherboard if you don't even know whether he wants to overclock his system or not?

Future upgradeability.

Your specs are decent. You did quite well putting together a good build. However, the motherboard, PSU, and GPU are areas of concern for me. Here's why:

The Motherboard:
While it may be good enough, it does not allow much room for future upgradeability down the road. And it also only supports 1333 MHz memory. The ASUS Z97-A ATX (seen here) motherboard will provide you with compatibility, better audio, greater future upgradeability, and it's only about $30 more.

The Power Supply (PSU):
The PSU you chose is good. It's not a bad choice. However, I have had experience with the new RM series from Corsair, and it is the best PSU available on the market within your price range. The Corsair RM Series 750W Power Supply Unit will support better and more efficient use/gaming, and will allow great stability during overclocking (if you decide to do so in the future). It is also gold-certified, meaning it is extremely efficient.

The Graphics Card (GPU):
AMD is known for creating gaming graphics for budget gamers, and that market is booming. However, the R9 280x is an amatuer choice of a GPU. Why? Simply put: it's a hot, unstable, inefficient, and cheaply made. Another reason to avoid AMD, is the simple fact that AMD is not known for their driver support. You will run into issues down the road with performance, and further instability. My recommendation to you is to muster up another $40~ and purchase an EVGA GeForce SuperClocked GTX 770 with EVGA ACX Cooler. It performs about 15% better, on average, than the 280x. You can see the comparison between the two here: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280X-vs-GeForce-GTX-770.
 
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It's cheaper to buy new hardware when you computer is getting worse instead of buying overpriced hardware which potential you cannot use in near future.

The system I posted will be able to play all games inhigh-ultra within the next two~ years.
 
thanks for the comments but ive changed some things i agree with @J.Dre that its sometimes better use a bit money to get better but i also disagree because it always evolving it depends where you spend it. i've bought some pieces already, processor, hdd , optical drive and i changed my mobo to a cheap msi b85m
also im not planning buy ssd for now. i thought about should i ever upgrade this pc and for now i wont because i will just build a new one and give this to my brother also i will check out gtx 770
 
thanks for the comments but ive changed some things i agree with @J.Dre that its sometimes better use a bit money to get better but i also disagree because it always evolving it depends where you spend it. i've bought some pieces already, processor, hdd , optical drive and i changed my mobo to a cheap msi b85m
also im not planning buy ssd for now. i thought about should i ever upgrade this pc and for now i wont because i will just build a new one and give this to my brother also i will check out gtx 770

I would recommend any NVIDIAcard over an AMD card, because of the cooling of those cards. Generally AMD cards are running on a higher temperature, because they use more power which could reduce their lifespan. If you dont mind about that, you could buy an AMD without problems, if u mind, I would buy a NVIDIA card then.
 
I, myself use the H87 Pro4 Motherboard and am totally satisfied with it :)
I have the following setup and can play basicly anything ive played so far in max. Res without lags :)
CPU: i5 4670 --> 100$ bucks cheaper then yours and enough to play anything at max even without having the feature of overclocking .
GPU: NVIDEA GTX 780 Ti
RAM: 8 GB CORSAIR VENGENCE --> cheaper than the kingston i think and totally fine
 
Like the others said: Buy a big kick-ass motherboard. Even if you purchase a cheap processor or gpu. You can later sell those and keep upgrading with newer things as they are coming out or if you catch them in a promotion with discount or something. Personally i suggest you to buy one capable of SLI or crossfire: You can purchase one GPU for $400, then, in about a year purchase that same gpu again for $250; Instead of purchasing another gpu, just put them in SLI and you will get an increased performance of nearly 50% (Regarding GPUs nvidia actually is better than amd).

Do the same with the ram: Purchase 2 or 4 modules, let the rest empty, then within a year or two purchase exactly the same model of your installed rams. Just be sure if you're going to use a lot the quad channel. Some games won't get any performance increase with it.

That msi b85m and the H87 Pro4 are fine if you want to stay there and not planning to upgrade over the years... The ideal motherboard should be one like the asus crosshair v formula Z or something similar. Even if you have just 1 GPU and 2 ram modules, you can keep upgrading and upgrading that PC for years.
 
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