New Mid range Gaming build

Ataxia · Mar 17, 2016

Hiya folks

It is that time again, so I am going to call on your skills again if I may.
This is a Build I am putting together in a couple of days time and was wondering if anyone could see any mistakes I have made or any advice they could give me please.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-core-i5-6600k-3.9ghz-skylake-socket-lga1151-processor-retail-cp-579-in.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-z170a-gaming-pro-carbon-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-317-ms.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kingston-fury-black-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-19200c15-2400mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-hx424c15fbk2-16-my-229-ks.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-geforce-gtx-970-gaming-edition-4096mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-259-ms.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/samsung-500gb-850-evo-ssd-2.5-sata-6gbps-32-layer-3d-v-nand-solid-state-drive-mz-75e500b-eu-hd-192-sa.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seagate-2tb-7200rpm-sata-6gb-s-64mb-cache-hdd-oem-st2000dm001-hd-335-se.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/samsung-sh-224fb-bebe-24x-dvdrw-sata-rewriter-black-oem-m-disc-compatible-cd-162-sa.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aerocool-ds200-black-edition-ca-092-ae.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-builder-series-cx-600w-v2-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-cp-9020048-uk-ca-048-cs.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/nzxt-kraken-x31-aio-water-cooling-unit-120mm-variable-speed-control-hs-012-nx.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/microsoft-windows-10-64-bit-dvd-oem-ms-kw9-00139-sw-172-ms.html

Any advice you could give me would be most appreciated

superninja12 · Mar 17, 2016

the seagate 2tb is really bad replace it, corsair psu is really bad. the rest is nice

Ataxia · Mar 17, 2016

Is this a suitable replacement for the psu or is there another oyu could recommend?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aerocool-x-predator-650w-80-plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-164-ae.html

superninja12 · Mar 17, 2016

this is one sick psu for the price http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1
replace that hdd too and u got a solid build man

Ataxia · Mar 18, 2016

Ok how is this for a HD?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-blue-2tb-sata-6gb-s-64mb-cache-hdd-oem-wd20ezrz-hd-520-wd.html

And i've seen this recommended here before so i assume its better?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/super-flower-golden-green-hx-650w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-004-sf.html

cheers for the help btw

superninja12 · Mar 18, 2016

both great options man, you won't regret it !

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Ataxia · Mar 18, 2016

Just noticed the Hard drive is only 5400rpm

Any other recommendations please?

superninja12 · Mar 18, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $49.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-18 11:31 EDT-0400

i really wonder how fast u can fill a 1tb hdd that requires 15 triple A games.
or few hunderd series, if u delete all u unessereties once ina while ur fine .

Chayan4400 · Mar 18, 2016

Need more information here. What's your price range? Are you building the PC or having it assembled? Can you use sites other than overclockers?

Ataxia · Mar 18, 2016

I am building the pc myself and have been doing so for the past 20 odd years. Budget wise i am trying to keep it as cheap as possible without compromising the build. Got a family to worry about nowadays lol.
I would prefer to use just overclockers since I have a nice deal going with them for delivery

Chayan4400 · Mar 19, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.01 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£82.36 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£28.49 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£67.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£269.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos White/Silver ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.48 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £805.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 05:17 GMT+0000

A build similar to this will pretty much max out any game at 1080p. No corners have been cut on any of the parts, but for what you pay you're getting a very solid PC. Sorry but I couldn't use overclockers since they are not listed on PCPartPicker. A similar build from them should cost around £850.

CTurbo · Mar 19, 2016

Chayan4400 is on the right track. I made a few changes for the better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.01 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£74.51 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.90 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£269.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos White/Silver ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.48 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £806.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 05:53 GMT+0000

Chayan4400 · Mar 19, 2016

CTurbo :

I somehow forgot an SSD! My bad. OP did have a 2TB HDD in his build so I thought it's best to include one of the same size since he's the best judge about how much storage he needs.

On the SSD, though usually I'd recommed the BX100 for budget builds here I'd say it's best to go for the 850 EVO. It's only £5 more, and well worth it for the two extra years of warranty (Not that it's going to fail in that time space; just extra reassurance) and marginally better performance. Everything else is fine.

Ataxia · Mar 19, 2016

Edit - mis post

CTurbo · Mar 19, 2016

Ataxia, your super fancy water cooled overclocked i5 build that's several hundred pounds more expensive will give you practically no real world performance increases over our "minimum spec" build.

Chayan4400 · Mar 19, 2016

There's a fine line between PC parts. On one side are the absolute essentials - 8GB RAM, an SSD, a 970 and a decent PSU. They are the core components that'll make a difference in how immersive games are. On the flipside, you have luxuries - overclocking, insane cooling, huge cases, OP GPUs, etc. They are nice to have, but in reality how much is a few MHz increase in the CPU - or a few Hz in the GPU - going to affect how games look?

Both mine and CT Turbo's builds will max out any game at 1080p. Do you really want to spend more on features that, though they may be advertised as essential, are really just nice to have?

CTurbo · Mar 19, 2016

Ataxia, would you mind explaining what about our builds exactly is so offensive to you?

I'm assuming it the locked i5 and H97 motherboard.

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