Is this still a good combo

Paul C

Paul C

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Hi all

A while back I asked for advice on building/upgrading my PC. Just wondering if the board and chipset recc'd back then are still good for gaming and reasonably heavy photoshopping.

http://www.takealot.com/intel-core-i5-4690-processor-3-50ghz-6mb-cache-skt-1150/PLID32732299

http://www.takealot.com/msi-intel-h81-p33-atx-motherboard/PLID34158493

http://www.takealot.com/transcend-ddr3-1600-desktop-dimm-cl11-8gb/PLID32837337

Monitor
http://www.takealot.com/lg-ips-27-wide-monitor/PLID28713839

(Or are there better 27" monitors out there? I've heard Dell do good monitors.)
 
Paul C said:
Hi all

A while back I asked for advice on building/upgrading my PC. Just wondering if the board and chipset recc'd back then are still good for gaming and reasonably heavy photoshopping.

http://www.takealot.com/intel-core-i5-4690-processor-3-50ghz-6mb-cache-skt-1150/PLID32732299

http://www.takealot.com/msi-intel-h81-p33-atx-motherboard/PLID34158493

http://www.takealot.com/transcend-ddr3-1600-desktop-dimm-cl11-8gb/PLID32837337
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Yes it's a good combo BUT you can get a i5-4590 for half the price, you would be stupid not to get one. You just need to get your own cooler as it does not come with one.
R1850 - Intel® Core™ i5-4590 Processors (6M Cache, up to 3.70 GHz)
or you can get a i7-4790 for R2.5k which is more than R1k less than that i5 4690 you listed, would also require you to buy a cooler.

The MB & RAM usually contribute zero to the performance of the system.
 
ponder said:
or you can get a i7-4790 for R2.5k which is more than R1k less than that i5 4690 you listed, would also require you to buy a cooler.

The MB & RAM usually contribute zero to the performance of the system.
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I like the look of that one, thanks. Can you recommend a cooler for it?

Paul
 
Paul C said:
I like the look of that one, thanks. Can you recommend a cooler for it?

Paul
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Just google search and check the reviews

[video=youtube;DHIycm51m2U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHIycm51m2U[/video]
 
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Paul C said:
I like the look of that one, thanks. Can you recommend a cooler for it?

Paul
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Any aftermarket cooler will probably be better than the stock intel one, you don't need anything fancy either.

Budget?
 
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