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Ben_Keith

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Current Specs:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Ben_keith/saved/#view=qWbqqs

Looking to upgrade too:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Ben_keith/saved/#view=K34ypg

Just Wanted to post this on here before purchasing to make sure I'm not missing out on anything. I considered a Haswell build but in practice Skylake was only £20 more expensive. If anybody has any recommendations feel free to post :) I'm on a loose budget of £300 to upgrade so I'm already pushing it! Mainly used for gaming, occasional photoshop work + video editing/rendering. Quite simply will the build I've listed work okay? This is my first build with Skylake/DDR4. Thanks a bunch :D

Oh and all of the prices listed as 0.00 are already purchased, just thought I'd through that out there...
 
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azaran
Looks like a good build. Couple of things

Suggestions:
CPU: For gaming, that CPU should be a great upgrade. For Photoshop and Video Editing, something that could take advantage of multi threading would be a really good upgrade to consider. It's also a big jump in price but depending on needs, it may be worthwhile in the future to look at.

RAM: I'd consider going to a 2x8GB. It's £20 more, but any photoshop/editing you do will thank you for it. Something however that can be done later if you want to since you're already tight on budget.

CPU Cooler: Intel has gotten better with their coolers but they're still just adequate and on the loud side and you'll be putting it in to a pretty small case. According to partpicker, the Cryorig...
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azaran

azaran

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Looks like a good build. Couple of things

Suggestions:
CPU: For gaming, that CPU should be a great upgrade. For Photoshop and Video Editing, something that could take advantage of multi threading would be a really good upgrade to consider. It's also a big jump in price but depending on needs, it may be worthwhile in the future to look at.

RAM: I'd consider going to a 2x8GB. It's £20 more, but any photoshop/editing you do will thank you for it. Something however that can be done later if you want to since you're already tight on budget.

CPU Cooler: Intel has gotten better with their coolers but they're still just adequate and on the loud side and you'll be putting it in to a pretty small case. According to partpicker, the Cryorig M9i or H7 will fit in your case. These may be good ones to look at for some beefier cooling and reducing noise. Since you're not overclocking the H7 is kind of overkill but the reduction in noise may be worth it. Since your case selection has a very large cutout in the motherboard tray, adding this later wouldn't be a big issue.

GPU: What BadActor said.

Concern:
That PSU. The CX line isn't the best, and you'll be putting it in to a tighter area with less airflow. Also its not modular, so you may run in to issues with space in that tight of a case. You already have it, so by all means try and use it. Just something to keep in mind when building and something to keep an eye out for if you expand out to a video card with a higher power draw.

 
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Ben_Keith

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Thanks so much for this! Will definitely take your suggestions into consideration! Just one more question, am I likely to have issues if I stick with the stock cooler in such a confined space? A Gpu upgrades certainly next on the list, so considering the case would it be worth looking into a rear exhaust design? Just a thought, thanks again for your input!
 
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azaran

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The stock cooler should be fine. If you can get a push/pull airflow going in that case it'll help a lot. The only way to tell how well you're cooling is going to do is to track it progress. This is a good post to read through to learn why your temps are important and how to correctly monitor them. If you're finding your temps are higher than you liked then look at an aftermarket solution.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

As for your exhaust design, if it allows for better air flow, go for it. Your GPU and your CPU are going to be putting their heat out in to a small case, so if you can get a good intake/exhaust setup going then you're all the better for it. That case is designed very well for fans, so take advantage of it. I'd also recommend checking out some youtube videos of other peoples builds before you start. You'll get to see how they did it, or how they fouled up first and gain the experience for your own build.
 
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