New PC Gaming build for around £1500

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Hi

I've been outweighing console vs pc gaming for a while, and created a nice looking shopping cart on PC part picker. Would someone be able to have a quick look at it and be able to tell me if what I have chosen would be the best for the budget.

I'm looking for this rig to last me a while playing AAA games and indie games for hopefully the next few years, through medium to ultra settings (basically the best I can get), without going too low, and the PC to be overclocked when need be.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kNJVMp
 
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- That's a wrong statement, whoever told you is wrong. Maybe, yes, some cases like editing, streaming, rendering it will be benefited, but for games i don't think you will need it in future. The Intel i5 performs exact same what a core i7 does or barely noticeable. Now, games aren't pushing more than 4 cores, but as per benchmark test, we can see the recent titles are taking advantage of most of the cores, so the No.of hyper thread (8) of i7 could be useful. Either of them will hold a long run. Since, you don't need a display, the Intel 6700K looks reachable.

- The Phanteks Enthoo Pro M is a better case for every single penny. There are ample room for cable management, dual video card, & got better cooling support with...
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Always post the permalink if you want to show your selected build. Anyways, this should do whatever you throw:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£189.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£99.96 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£115.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£72.90 @ More Computers)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£529.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.54 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.98 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor (£169.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1484.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:06 GMT+0000
 
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- For Games, An i5 will be more than enough & a better option for price over an i7.
- You're spending lot on a Case.
- Not with that Power supply unit. I already suggested one, far more stable & reliable.
- It's better not to go with an Internal sound card. A quality external card can produce a better output, but you don't need it for now (either of them). Just keep the On-board sound driver updated, that will be worth a while. Later, Still if you're tired on listening On-board sounds, go for an external card (and that would be my recommendation).

I don't see any display on your build, though i added one & there is enough room for wifi adapter if you need it.
 
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-I thought an i7 would be better in the long run? Spend money now rather than down the line. But maybe I was wrong.
-I realise the case is expensive I only went full tower so again upgrading down the line I won't have to shell out for a bigger case, and I went for it for its cooling capability's.
-Okay I wasn't sure on the power supply.
- The other sound card I picked i thought would be better than what's in the motherboard? But maybe I can axe that for now.
-I already have a display i can use just in need of keyboard and mouse, would this money for a display be better used in getting the i7, or spending £100 elsewhere?
- I have a plug in USB optical drive that would be able to install any disks I need for the setup of software or in the future, possibly not ideal, but it's money I can spend elsewhere on the build, no point buying something I've already got.
 
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- That's a wrong statement, whoever told you is wrong. Maybe, yes, some cases like editing, streaming, rendering it will be benefited, but for games i don't think you will need it in future. The Intel i5 performs exact same what a core i7 does or barely noticeable. Now, games aren't pushing more than 4 cores, but as per benchmark test, we can see the recent titles are taking advantage of most of the cores, so the No.of hyper thread (8) of i7 could be useful. Either of them will hold a long run. Since, you don't need a display, the Intel 6700K looks reachable.

- The Phanteks Enthoo Pro M is a better case for every single penny. There are ample room for cable management, dual video card, & got better cooling support with flexible options. So, a better option over CM stryker.

- The On-board sound can produce better output, generally most of the users don't need it, but like i said if you're tired of listing with the On-board go with an external device. I would say, first experience yourself with the On-board, after that go for a quality device, at least you can see the difference by your own. A Couple of examples here may clear some of your doubt regarding this thing:-
:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPkJgiVb_C4
:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFBvvlebSmw

Updated: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cvxcJx

 
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Wow, do you really think the right way to recommend parts and advice is by flat out saying people are wrong when the subject is purely opinion? Rude, foolish, and short sighted.


The i7 isn't to much for you OP, With that budget, I would certainly start with a i7 for a quality well rounded build.
 
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- my general philosophy when spending lots of money is buy once buy good, and the i7 fitted that philosophy. No one told it to me that I need an i7. But I will go for it.
- the case you suggested does look good, but it does have minimal dust filters, possibly something I could knock up, my room can get quite dusty.
- I'll axe the sound card, if I need something better I'll buy a firewire PCI and run it through my studio recording rig. Latency shouldn't be an issue doing it this way.
 
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I guess, OP having confusion between an i7 & i5. I can clearly see a fancy choice without knowing the exact distance between them. That was just a correct statement before anyone make it a conclusion. I've mentioned two statements based on conditions, whether he is asking or if someone told him ( That's a wrong statement, whoever told you is wrong.) That's it. There is no such word like : Recommendation in that part. Hope you got my point.
 
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Don't get me wrong, One thing I've noticed about you that, you really don't know what you're up to or you should have mentioned all your requirement at the beginning before making your requirement one by one . Without knowing complete date about OP's needs, sometime it becomes hard to meet a conclusion.

I don't know, in what way you're searching a PC case. Have you heard the word about negative cooling / air pressure. Yes, the one which In-hales from the Front side and push it through Rear ( Positive Cooling). In-hale from front and push the air through top ( Negative cooling). Most of the chassis (not all) got filters at Front & top and the Enthoo pro M dust filters can be easily removed while cleaning. In my point of view, It's a better case for price.
 
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Your are correct sir, I'm kind of playing this by ear at the moment. I'm not stupid, I know where I need to be, in most of the computer requirement, graphics cards I don't know a lot about. Building it looks quite straight forward, software side and bios setup will require more reading.

As I said this is my first build, I am trying and learning along the way. Nope I don't know everything, but hoping to learn about the process and have a nice gaming rig I can update along the way when needs must.

No I haven't heard of negative or positive cooling, but it seems quite straight forward.

Give me a break, I'm sure you where at this stage at one point.
 
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