Can someone take a look at these PC parts and tell me what you think?

[Tall kiwi]

If I have enough money by the end of today then I will be thinking of buying some PC parts as apart of boxing day sales etc.

Can someone have a look at these parts and tell me what you think of them

Case and PSU bundle - https://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139...ctdetails.html

CPU - PB Tech - CPUIT4440 : Intel Haswell Core i5-4440 3.1GHz 6MB LGA1150 (H81,B85, H87,Z87 Motherboard Required)

GPU - https://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139...ctdetails.html

DVD drive - PB Tech - DVWAS61773 : ASUS DRW-24D3ST SATA Black 24x DVDRW Retail box

HDD - PB Tech - HDDSE2104 : Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.12 SATA3 HDD 64M CACHE 7200RPM NCQ ( 2 years warranty )

RAM - PB Tech - MEMGSK0493 : G.SKILL Ares 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Low Profile 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAB

Motherboard - PB Tech - MBDASR1801 : ASRock H81M-HDS Socket 1150 Intel H81 Chipset,mATX,2 X DDR3 DIMM, VGA/HDMI/DVI, SATA3, USB3, Gigabit Lan

Please tell me if those parts are good or if I need to swap anything out. So far its around $1190 (maybe a bit more due to GST.) My budget is $1250, maybe $1300 if I have to. This is my first time doing stuff like this

@Ethereal, @Aborted and @Doc can you guys tell me what you think?

[Aborted]

Drop the Intel, pick up an FX 8320. Cheaper, and heaps more powerful.
Course you'd have to pick up an AM3+ board though.

[yugurt]

Agree with aborted here. try to save on parts so you can get a better gpu. the 270x is great for it's price but try to get a 280x and you will see a big performance increase.

[Tall kiwi]

Drop the Intel, pick up an FX 8320. Cheaper, and heaps more powerful.
Course you'd have to pick up an AM3+ board though.

Agree with aborted here. try to save on parts so you can get a better gpu. the 270x is great for it's price but try to get a 280x and you will see a big performance increase.

Swap out my current CPU and Motherboard with these:

CPU - PB Tech - CPUAMD8320 : AMD FX-8320 New Vishera Eight-Core AM3+ CPU , 3.5Ghz ( Turbo speeds of up to 4.0Ghz) , 125 Watts TDP , incorporate DDR3 memory controller with 1866 MHz data rate

Motherboard - PB Tech - MBDGBM1065 : Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P AMD 760G mATX Socket AM3+ Dual Channel DDR3-1333 RAID VGA/DVI Dual Output Support

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Added up the price and it came to $1173.43NZD which is a great price for me I might buy those parts in the next couple of days or so.

[Horror]

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[yugurt]

Swap out my current CPU and Motherboard with these:

CPU - PB Tech - CPUAMD8320 : AMD FX-8320 New Vishera Eight-Core AM3+ CPU , 3.5Ghz ( Turbo speeds of up to 4.0Ghz) , 125 Watts TDP , incorporate DDR3 memory controller with 1866 MHz data rate

Motherboard - PB Tech - MBDGBM1065 : Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P AMD 760G mATX Socket AM3+ Dual Channel DDR3-1333 RAID VGA/DVI Dual Output Support

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Added up the price and it came to $1173.43NZD which is a great price for me I might buy those parts in the next couple of days or so.

I would try to get a higher end motherboard. There is some quite bad things with that one.
1. no sata 6Gb/s which will slow down disc read quite alot
2. only one pci-e port which means that you won't be able to use crossfire in the future.
3. Only supports one system fan. you will want more unless you plan to get a fan controller.
4. only two ram slots. if you want more then 8 gigs of ram you will need to buy very expensive 8 gig sticks.
5. no usb 3.0 which for some doesn't matter but for others is a huge loss.

[Tall kiwi]

I would try to get a higher end motherboard. There is some quite bad things with that one.
1. no sata 6Gb/s which will slow down disc read quite alot
2. only one pci-e port which means that you won't be able to use crossfire in the future.
3. Only supports one system fan. you will want more unless you plan to get a fan controller.
4. only two ram slots. if you want more then 8 gigs of ram you will need to buy very expensive 8 gig sticks.
5. no usb 3.0 which for some doesn't matter but for others is a huge loss.

How about this? PB Tech - MBDASR0327 : ASRock 970 Pro3 R2 Supports AM3+ Processor, 8-Core CPU 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, Support AMD CrossFireX

[αяgуяσѕ]

How about this? PB Tech - MBDASR0327 : ASRock 970 Pro3 R2 Supports AM3+ Processor, 8-Core CPU 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, Support AMD CrossFireX

pc part picker is a really good place, not sure why MPGH has it blacklisted....

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
GPU: GTX660 TI ($233.00 @ SuperBiiz)
PSU: Cooler Master GX 650W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ TigerDirect)

Total: $620.97

[Lady GaGa]

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Save yourself time and get this (or cheaper one) and put your OS on it. I wish I did.

Also: AMD goes beyond Intel so spend an extra $70 on an AMD AM3 mother board and get yourself an 8-core

[Ferris Bueller]

I'm the worst when it comes to computer building/parts.

[αяgуяσѕ]

The only reason you should ever pick up a intel cpu, is only if you are really going to overclock the cpu and or editing and rendering videos.
Otherwise AMD is very good just for gaming as it is a lot cheaper and does have a faster stock clock then most intels.

[yugurt]

The only reason you should ever pick up a intel cpu, is only if you are really going to overclock the cpu and or editing and rendering videos.

Or if you have a job and you like hardware. Intel wins 99% of the time in performance. it's just there pricing.

[Poison]

i5 is a no no

[Tall kiwi]

pc part picker is a really good place, not sure why MPGH has it blacklisted....

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
GPU: GTX660 TI ($233.00 @ SuperBiiz)
PSU: Cooler Master GX 650W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ TigerDirect)

Total: $620.97

The reason I list NZ sites is because that will be the price I spend. With the sites you listed, I'd have to convert NZD to USD to purchase it (the GPU ended up being $280) then I have to pay for shipping. In the end it adds up to be more than I can get it in NZ

[αяgуяσѕ]

Or if you have a job and you like hardware. Intel wins 99% of the time in performance. it's just there pricing.

Nope not now a days.
Games are starting to use AMD a lot more then intel does.
You would be spending a lot of money on buying the cpu and spend less on buying other components.

What would you rather have a $500+ cpu with components that are under $100 that don't last you even 2 years?
Lets not forget you need atleast water cooling just to get the i5 above 4.0ghz.

I myself would go the AMD path and buy a AMD FX 8320 and save over $200, also most games like BF4 run better with AMD. (Which is what they made the game run great with, especially at E3)

The reason I list NZ sites is because that will be the price I spend. With the sites you listed, I'd have to convert NZD to USD to purchase it (the GPU ended up being $280) then I have to pay for shipping. In the end it adds up to be more than I can get it in NZ

Well you don't have to take those websites, just find parts similar to those.
Also the prices would still be $300-$500 cheaper with a AMD build than a Intel build.