Budget Gaming PC for Uni student, Advice on finishing touches

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Pez901

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Feb 7, 2016
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Approximate Purchase Date:
Between 2-5 days from 7th Feb

Budget Range: (£750-£800) After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, playing films, Microsoft Office use for assignments etc.

Buying a Monitor: Yes

Parts Not Required: Speakers, Mouse.

Buying OS: Yes, Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
PC Part Picker UK

Country: UK

Parts Preferences: Intel processor, good value monitor, Samsung SSD.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Quiet PC would be ideal. Be able to run games on high/very high resolution (not too fussed with ultra)

My PC Part Picker Part List:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Pez901/saved/VHD9TW
The above link will show the current build I've decided upon and obviously has links to all the components' specs and their prices.

I'm fairly happy with the build, just wanted some finishing touches advice like whether or not I should purchase more fans, or if I've gone wrong slightly in certain places.

Thanks in advance!
 
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madmatt30
honestly mate - I see no reason not to go skylake .

This build is all from amazon , skylake i5 (on a par with your selected CPU), far better GPU, far better quality IPS screen.

The n200 is a great matx case with ample preinstalled cooling , the evga 509b although not modular is IMO better quality than the corsair CX series.
The 380 4gb should speak for itself , it'll absolutely trounce a gtx 950.

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£168.45 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 54.2 CFM CPU Cooler (£18.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S/D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.77 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB)...
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honestly mate - I see no reason not to go skylake .

This build is all from amazon , skylake i5 (on a par with your selected CPU), far better GPU, far better quality IPS screen.

The n200 is a great matx case with ample preinstalled cooling , the evga 509b although not modular is IMO better quality than the corsair CX series.
The 380 4gb should speak for itself , it'll absolutely trounce a gtx 950.

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£168.45 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 54.2 CFM CPU Cooler (£18.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S/D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.77 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£31.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£156.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£41.44 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.17 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£13.98 @ Amazon UK)
Other: AOC I2369VM 23" IPS Monitor (Display port, 2 x HDMI, VGA, MHL, Speakers, Vesa) (£119.99)
Total: £756.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-07 12:59 GMT+0000
 
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Pez901

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Feb 7, 2016
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Thanks a lot for your advice. Had a long session of checking the pros and cons and I'm fairly confident I will go along with this build or something very similar :)
 
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