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Is this a decent first build?
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Is this a decent first build?Posted:

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Hi guys,

I recently decided to sell on my ps4 and Xbox one and build a pc that would be able to run games instead. I sourced the parts from all over and it has cost me a total of 620 pounds. Inside I have:

AS Rock b75 motherboard
Asaka venom duel processor fan
A corsair cx500 psu
A sapphire tri x r9 280x Graphics card
A I5 4720 processor
8gb of corsair vengance ram
500gb hdd
Inside a z3 plus zalman case

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Overall I'm pretty happy with the result but would like opinions on what I could do next or anything you notice that might need improvements.

Thanks
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That CPU doesn't exist. It's not a very good build, and you could have done better for that budget. It's not terrible though.
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Sorry I meant the 3470 haha, and what could I have done differently?
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Ah, makes more sense. I wouldn't have got that case since the build quality isn't great. That PSU is bad. If the rig was built recently, you've gone for an older CPU and mobo combo, which doesn't make sense since you could have gone with a Haswell chip and compatible mobo for the same price, or possibly even less. I'd be adding an SSD into that rig asap as well.
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