Build Ready - Could someone review?

EmmetF

Here's my build (not including a moniter, keyboard, mouse and windows)

RAM 8GB-Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport XT Series DDR3-1600, CL9 €66.45
Case Corsair Carbide 200R mit Seitenfenster, ATX, ohne Netzteil €63.07
PSU be quiet! PURE POWER L8 500W €59.35
SSD Crucial MX100 SSD 256GB (2,5", 7mm) €89.64
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K Box, LGA1150 €208.99
DVD LiteOn iHAS124-04 schwarz SATA €12.99
Motherboard MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO, Sockel 1150, ATX €93.44
Card Reader RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-865 interner USB 3.0 Multikartenleser 3,5" €18.81
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD €29.55
GPU AMD FirePro V4900 1GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express 2.1 x16 €153.98
Shipping €11.99
Total €789.65

Monotype

Is the choice of GPU intentional? It's a weak card; only equivalent to a 6670 and not the latest hardware at that.

EmmetF

Yes it is. I went for the business end card which is much more expensive than the consumer cards (even with the same spec) but 1GB is plenty anyway.

..Brian..

Personally I'd get a Samsung EVO SSD over Crucial. Must faster read speeds imo. My bros 840 Pro leaves my M4 in the dust with boot times. Probably 2.5 times faster!

free_man

Go for Noctua NH-U12S for CPU cooling. Might add 30euro to build but recommended.

Monotype

..Brian.. wrote: »

Personally I'd get a Samsung EVO SSD over Crucial. Must faster read speeds imo. My bros 840 Pro leaves my M4 in the dust with boot times. Probably 2.5 times faster!

That's the new MX100. It's two generations newer than the M4. Evo still has the edge, but not by much, unless you get the 512GB. On the other hand, the MX100 is €15 cheaper and you get an extra couple of GB.


Re the graphics card - is it needed at all? Why not just run on Intel's integrated? It's pretty competent.

..Brian..

Ah thought it was an M500. Didn't know they had new ones out.