Thoughts on this PC build?

[MilksAreUs]

I'm trying to get the cost as close to £500 and I did with this build (got it to £511) and then remembered I needed an OS

Here is the link to the build


(I know some of u will suggest torrenting the OS but I have no experience in that sort of stuff)

[mrwoooooooo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£100.80 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.79 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£52.82 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£128.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.27 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£51.56 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.20 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £536.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 13:36 GMT+0000

download an iso of the OS and stick it on a usb so you dont need cd drive

[MilksAreUs]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£100.80 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.79 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£52.82 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£128.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.27 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£51.56 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.20 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £536.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 13:36 GMT+0000

download an iso of the OS and stick it on a usb so you dont need cd drive

I don't want to sound like a noob but what is an iso?

[AgnesIO]

Why not find a key for Windows7-8.1 and install that on there? Free upgrade to Windows 10.

[MilksAreUs]

Why not find a key for Windows7-8.1 and install that on there? Free upgrade to Windows 10.

where can i find one of these keys?

[AgnesIO]

where can i find one of these keys?

Any old computer you or a friend has will have the key on the bottom, most likely. If not, you can find it in your OS. Just wipe the hard drive of whichever system the key is currently being used for.

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Alternatively, purchase Windows 8.1 via the Microsoft Store (cheaper than Amazon); http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Windows-8.1-Pro-Student/productID.288533400

Only if you are a student though.

[MilksAreUs]

Any old computer you or a friend has will have the key on the bottom, most likely. If not, you can find it in your OS. Just wipe the hard drive of whichever system the key is currently being used for.

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Alternatively, purchase Windows 8.1 via the Microsoft Store (cheaper than Amazon); http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.288533400

Only if you are a student though.

So I would wipe the hard drive and then the key which I found on the PC would work?

[AgnesIO]

So I would wipe the hard drive and then the key which I found on the PC would work?

Yeah.

[Andings]

Personally I'd do this:

Upgrade ram to 16GB
Changed the HDD to an SSD
Get Windows 8.1 not Windows 7