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WelshOsprey

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I have ordered the spec below. I want it to be expandable to add a mid range graphics card in the future. Will the motherboard I have selected allow me to do this considering what all the other components I have selected for installation now or should I have upgraded the motherboard to something else?

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4460 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
DVD Recovery Media
NO DVD RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1
 
mantadog

mantadog

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The motherboard is very basic but will work just fine for adding a GPU later. I would upgrade to the Samsung 840 evo if you can, the v300 is rubbish after Kingston lowered its spec.
 
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WelshOsprey

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Any real advantages to upgrading the motherboard to the H97 before my pc is built and it becomes too late to change?
 
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WelshOsprey

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I suppose that what I should have perhaps said is that if a mid range graphics card was fitted in the future would the motherboard be suitable for stuff like video editing etc? Will I ever need more than 16gb RAM for video editing/light gaming or access to more SATA 6gb connections?
 
keynes

keynes

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WelshOsprey said:
I suppose that what I should have perhaps said is that if a mid range graphics card was fitted in the future would the motherboard be suitable for stuff like video editing etc? Will I ever need more than 16gb RAM for video editing/light gaming or access to more SATA 6gb connections?
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That depends on you. If you do heavy video editing for a living yes you could benefit from more ram, if you want to have several hard drives then you would need more sata ports
 
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WelshOsprey

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Thanks, unlikely to ever do video editing for a living, only hobby type stuff. Doubt I will need a third hard drive either, so sounds like the motherboard should be capable for all my existing and future expansion plans.
 
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