building my first gaming pc. i need some advise

Anthony_Lee · Jan 20, 2016

Hi everyone in going to build my first gaming pc with a budget of £650. I am new so I do not know much about what brands\parts are good. Can anyone create a good £650 pc part\component for a gaming and give me the specs? Thx.
I did some research and here's the specs I have http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rsFNK8
Please mention if there a problem with it or how I can improve with it.you do not need to include the os with it.

Forever Oleg · Jan 20, 2016

This one is a bit more balanced build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.89 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£105.97 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£40.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£178.98 @ Dabs)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.93 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.96 @ Aria PC)
Total: £647.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 23:37 GMT+0000

You could replace that 380 with R9 390 Nitro but that will come up to 720 pounds.

Anthony_Lee · Jan 20, 2016

Thx so much now I know what to buy

Forever Oleg · Jan 20, 2016

As I said, you could instead grab an i3-6100 or i5-6600 with a cheaper motherboard while grabbing the R9 390 Nitro or GTX 970 if you can't spend 720 pounds.

badboyrog2 · Jan 20, 2016

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/sRgMLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/sRgMLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.89 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£94.48 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£41.52 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£56.49 @ Dabs)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card (£198.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Blue ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.18 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £685.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-21 00:00 GMT+0000

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TqPpf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TqPpf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.89 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£94.48 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£41.52 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£56.49 @ Dabs)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (£249.95 @ More Computers)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £718.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-21 00:05 GMT+0000

Anthony_Lee · Jan 20, 2016

Are Intel actually that much better than and at gaming? I did some research on youtube and the and fx8320 Is winning so far

badboyrog2 · Jan 20, 2016

``Are Intel actually that much better than and at gaming? I did some research on youtube and the and fx8320 Is winning so far ``

WRONG INFO .........
the fx 8320 is only good for a low budget 3d editing rig , not for gaming

assassin445522 · Jan 20, 2016

Anthony_Lee :

for gaming intel i5 6600 is better it has ddr4 ram support and gets massively higher fps than any current AMD cpu Intel is better than AMD for gaming purposes. The best build i see here is Forever Oleg's build, but replace the 212 evo with the cryorig h7

assassin445522 · Jan 20, 2016

badboyrog2 :

plenty of gaminig pc's have AMD cpu's and that is fine for a lower budget, they are ok for gaming and excellent in game like bf4 or crysis, you you cant say they are not for gaming

Anthony_Lee · Jan 20, 2016

Okay but I thought the higher clock rate and six core cpu would help gaming more? I know that and is known for higher clock rates and poorer single core performance but doesn't that higher clock rate and more cores help? Also I'm more of a gtx fan so I'm going for the gtx970

Forever Oleg · Jan 20, 2016

badboyrog2 :

FX-8320 is also frequently used for game streaming and video editing. People choose the 8320 OVER the i5 just for that reason. FX-8320 is VERY capable in gaming and will be for the next couple of years unless you are talking about very high end cards like GTX 980/980 Ti that will be bottlenecked by it.

Forever Oleg · Jan 20, 2016

Anthony_Lee :

Higher clock =/= better performance.

You cannot compare clock speeds of CPUs of different architectures. Single core performance of a 2.7ghz i5 is around 35-40% better than that of a 3.7ghz FX-X3XX processor.

Anthony_Lee · Jan 20, 2016

Thankyou. So much for all of you guys help. I will now buy the 6600k and i agree with forever oleg setup but I'm building my pc in 2 weeks time.

I will change the case to the carbide spec 3 but if I change the motherboard will it affect any performances and realiability of the pc itself because I want it to last a long time. Also I'm going for the gtx 970 which means I need to cut down on some of the specs because with forever oleg setup with my preferences its costing more than £700. Can anyone kindly here to make it £670 with the same cpu but with gtx 970, carbide 3. Thankyou everyone

Forever Oleg · Jan 20, 2016

Motherboard does not affect performance but it is important to get a good one.

FYI: You said that you will overclock just a little bit which is why I chose the locked i5-6600 and Asrock mobo - Asrock mobos allow to overclock locked CPUs so that you are paying the same for the mobo and paying less for the CPU (you would otherwise buy 6600K).

Anthony_Lee · Jan 21, 2016

Name out any realiable brands/models mitherboard for the i5600

badboyrog2 · Jan 21, 2016

``Name out any realiable brands/models mitherboard for the i5600 ``

if you read all the post above and you see AsRock everywhere , i think this is the answer....

Forever Oleg · Jan 21, 2016

For overclocking i5-6600 (which is locked): Asrock Fatality I linked above.

For overclocking i5-6600K: ASUS Z170-A and MSI Z170A GAMING M5 are decent.

Anthony_Lee · Jan 21, 2016

Forever Oleg :

Thankyou for your help forever oleg, i did abit more research and i got the price of the pc itself for £700

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bKg6kL

letme know if this is good

Forever Oleg · Jan 21, 2016

Anthony_Lee :

Why are you getting i5-6500 if i5-6600 is cheaper? Once again, don't get a CX PSU. I recommend the R9 390 over the 970 but of course if you want lower temps and driver stability, go for the 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£105.97 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£40.91 @ More Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card (£252.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.48 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.96 @ Aria PC)
Total: £708.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-21 23:01 GMT+0000

Anthony_Lee · Jan 21, 2016

Okay many thanks again, I will change the psu to the one you recommended to me. Do you need over 550w psu in my setup? Also is the motherboard I chosen is realiable and good?

I didn't know that the 6600 I cheaper, I get that instead but on amazon there are complaints that people selling 6th gen i5 are delivering them with just the CPU itself which I do not want so I'm going to buy it somewhere else. Do you have any recommendations where I can buy the 6500 or 6600 in the UK except from amazon and ebay

Forever Oleg · Jan 21, 2016

pcpartpicker.com has websites listed: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600

Anthony_Lee · Jan 21, 2016

From what I can tell from my research cx series psu are good psu according to people saying but I'm sticking with seasonic and evga psu which are good right? Anymore good psu brands? 600w psus

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