New build next month

[DeludedGuy]

I have been slowly building a new PC for general use, a bit of gaming, a bit of photo editing etc.

Items I have already bought:

Case: Silverstone TJ08-E
Power Supply: Be Quiet Pure Power L8 630W Semi Modular
SSD: 250GB Samsung 840 Pro

I have completely dismissed an AMD build due to shortage of decent affordable mATX motherboards.

Items I am considering buying next month are:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4440
Motherboard: Gigabyte H87M-HD3
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2)
CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2
Sound Card: Creative OEM PCI-E Sound Blaster Z
Speakers: Microlabs SOLO6c
Monitor: Dell UltraSharp U2414H
Keyboard: Corsair K-65


Graphics card? No idea yet, but don't want to spend more than £120 - I can even wait for a bit until something better comes out at that price range.

As you can see its not exactly the worlds most powerful system but I am aiming for some mid range power with some quietness.

Any suggestions/comments?

[DeludedGuy]

UPDATE:

Purchased the Motherboard, RAM, CPU Corsair Vengeance M65 Mouse and decided on the Asus GTX 750 Ti OC 2GB graphics card.

I have changed my mind on the monitor, I will actually get two 23" AOC IPS monitors instead.

Just need to purchase the keyboard, sound card and speakers now.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Sorry I did not see this earlier. I would go with the GTX660 and R9 270 over the GTX750TI. They are both faster and will last longer.

[DeludedGuy]

I did look at the GTX660 and R9 270 which are both ever so slightly quicker than the 750 Ti OC edition but couldn't find one near my £100 budget from a reputable brand with a good RMA Policy - I also dislike stock coolers as they tend to be considered too noisy by my girlfriends sensitive ears, so a nice and quiet after market cooler is a must.

If you know of any cards that ticks all the boxes it's not too late to change my order.

[DeludedGuy]

Argh! You've only gone ahead and done it haven't you, Cat....I decided to look a little more and dug a little deeper into my pockets and ended up buying the Gigabyte R9 270 OC 2GB!

[MrJim]

How about a 7850 for £127.25?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ACHDL5M/?tag=pcp0f-21

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I did look at the GTX660 and R9 270 which are both ever so slightly quicker than the 750 Ti OC edition but couldn't find one near my £100 budget from a reputable brand with a good RMA Policy - I also dislike stock coolers as they tend to be considered too noisy by my girlfriends sensitive ears, so a nice and quiet after market cooler is a must.

If you know of any cards that ticks all the boxes it's not too late to change my order.

In some games a R9 270 can be around 40% faster!!

Argh! You've only gone ahead and done it haven't you, Cat....I decided to look a little more and dug a little deeper into my pockets and ended up buying the Gigabyte R9 270 OC 2GB!

This one I assume:

http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyt...ld-4-952B.html

Gigabyte has UK based RMA.

I have a SB based Xeon E3 1220(a Core i5 2400 with more L3 cache) and a GTX660 and it can run many games fine,and those include Crysis3 and Metro:Last Light.

A Core i5 4440 and a R9 270 should be faster overall.

[DeludedGuy]

Yeah that's the one CAT - sometimes it's better to just spend that extra £20, cheers for your advice.