My first PC build, opinions needed.

[Justin223]

Hello everyone

I've been lurking around the forums for quite a while now and have decided its about time I sort out a decent gaming PC. Here's a rough idea of the components I would like to use, please understand I am quite ignorant regarding the components required. These are just what I could figure out by myself.

My budget isn't great, by the looks of it this should cost around 10k. Yet I'm not too sure if I found the best deals available.

Ideally I would like to play most games such as BF4 on very high 1080p, in sort a PC that can play most games on relatively high graphics and function well enough for watching movies and what not.

Case
Cooler Master K380 Case USB3.0 with Side Windows - No PSU
http://www.takealot.com/computers/cooler-master-k380-case-usb3-0-with-side-windows-no-psu,29660045

PSU
Corsair CX430 Watt - Power Supply Unit
http://www.takealot.com/computers/corsair-cx430-watt-power-supply-unit,9301067

Motherboard
MSI Intel H81M-P33 H81 Chipset Motherboard - Socket 1150
http://www.takealot.com/computers/msi-intel-h81m-p33-h81-chipset-motherboard-socket-1150,30559395

RAM
Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Gaming - Memory Module
http://www.takealot.com/computers/c...gb-1600mhz-ddr3-gaming-memory-module,30112302

GPU
MSI AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB GDDR5 OC Graphics Card
http://www.takealot.com/computers/msi-amd-radeon-r7-260x-2gb-gddr5-oc-graphics-card,30663973

CPU
Intel Core i5 4670K - 3.40Ghz Socket 1150 Processor
http://www.takealot.com/computers/intel-core-i5-4670k-3-40ghz-socket-1150-processor,29755668

I haven't added a DVD reader/writer but the cheapest one will do, another thing I may have overlooked is whatever component I need to pick up the wifi in my house. I would like about 2TB of HDD storage. I am not concerned about a SSD yet.

I understand some of you guys build setups? I am completely clueless on how to assemble a PC so I would be glad to be able to pay someone to sort everything out.

I am based in Paarl, Cape Town. I don't mind paying for shipping.

Regards
Justin

 

[Glordit]

Getting a unlocked i5 but a entry level GPU and a Motherboard that is not made for overclocking is never a good idea.

CPU
Core i5 4460 R2,330
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11&products_id=12499

MOBO
ASRock H81M R722
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=11914

RAM
Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600 x 2 R2076
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=7841

GPU
MSI R9 270X R2851
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20&products_id=11282

CASE
COOLERMASTER ELITE 372 R497
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=5813

PSU
Corsair V650
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=30&products_id=9120
HDD
WD 2TB R1082
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=26&products_id=1289

R10 100~ Excl. Postage which should be free AFAIK. Rebeltech is usually good in that regard. Just over budget but you should be fine. You also forgot to add a PSU with your build

You are getting a solid CPU (non overclockable version) and a GPU that is about 3 times more powerful than the one you were choosing.

Also Welcome to the forums!

 

[Wesley]

R10 100~ Excl. Postage which should be free AFAIK. Rebeltech is usually good in that regard.

They've actually upped it to R85 now, weight-depending.

I'd like to point out that there are some 8-series boards out there that won't boot with Haswell refresh chips because the BIOS won't be updated to a version that at least starts up and just needs a microcode update for full functionality. A Core i5-4440 or i5-4570 would be a safer bet to avoid compatibility issues.