Looking at building this £1400 Gaming Computer for the first time in June..

Corbey · Apr 19, 2016

I have waited a while (due to money management) and have finally got enough to build my very own first Gaming PC, which I've wanted for a while.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any tips of my build and if any of these components won't be able to fit into my PC.

Many thanks, link will be here to have a look:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pTHh6h

Dulith1118 · Apr 19, 2016

good build and for gaming thats the way to go..
And do u really intend to overclock a lot??
If not get a cryorig H7 and use that money u save to get an ssd
And if u have some spare cash already get a 250gb ssd cuz it will save u time when booting up and loading games

DasHotShot · Apr 19, 2016

my advice would be to ask in June...New cards are hitting the market then and it will affect the prices of current models

Also the gaming components market changes regularly and prices vary...there is no point in asking right now as something might become cheaper and a better choice in 6-8 weeks time.

General pointers:

- Building a system with an i5 but a 980Ti card is a but contradictory. It is a high-end card designed for high resolution gaming (not 1080p, standard HD) Usually it is advisable to pair high-end with high-end, in this case an i7 processor
- You don't need to stick a Corsair H100i on an i5...it is unlikely you will overclock it that much and the thing is super loud too. A Noctua DH-14 or beQuiet Shadowrock Pro will do as good or even a better job and whisper silent and cost a whole lot less too
- 1400 quid build and no SSD? No, you need to reconfigure that you have at least a 256GB SSD for boot, key progs and main games
- 850w PSU...are you trying to power a minor city? For single GPU gaming builds 600w is more than you will ever come close to consuming. If you get an EVGA G2 for example you can even comfortably opt for the 550w - 650w version and have plenty of headroom up
- The Asus Hero mobo is...ok...but there are simply better offering by asus even and by MSI or gigabyte at lower prices
- You don't need 3000Mhz ram as you won't ever feel the benefit over plain 2133 or 2400 Mhz sticks, saves money again

You also don't have a screen, a mouse, a keyboard, a mousepad, a headset and operating system etc in this budget? Is it safe to assume you have another 400 or more spare for that?

Here is a build that crushes what you posted for a lower price...spend more time and an even beter build could come out of that money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£288.32 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler (£31.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£122.08 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£563.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case (£94.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Novatech)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£37.73 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1376.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-19 11:57 BST+0100

Corbey · May 5, 2016

Dulith1118 :

DasHotShot :

my advice would be to ask in June...New cards are hitting the market then and it will affect the prices of current models

Also the gaming components market changes regularly and prices vary...there is no point in asking right now as something might become cheaper and a better choice in 6-8 weeks time.

General pointers:

- Building a system with an i5 but a 980Ti card is a but contradictory. It is a high-end card designed for high resolution gaming (not 1080p, standard HD) Usually it is advisable to pair high-end with high-end, in this case an i7 processor
- You don't need to stick a Corsair H100i on an i5...it is unlikely you will overclock it that much and the thing is super loud too. A Noctua DH-14 or beQuiet Shadowrock Pro will do as good or even a better job and whisper silent and cost a whole lot less too
- 1400 quid build and no SSD? No, you need to reconfigure that you have at least a 256GB SSD for boot, key progs and main games
- 850w PSU...are you trying to power a minor city? For single GPU gaming builds 600w is more than you will ever come close to consuming. If you get an EVGA G2 for example you can even comfortably opt for the 550w - 650w version and have plenty of headroom up
- The Asus Hero mobo is...ok...but there are simply better offering by asus even and by MSI or gigabyte at lower prices
- You don't need 3000Mhz ram as you won't ever feel the benefit over plain 2133 or 2400 Mhz sticks, saves money again

You also don't have a screen, a mouse, a keyboard, a mousepad, a headset and operating system etc in this budget? Is it safe to assume you have another 400 or more spare for that?

Here is a build that crushes what you posted for a lower price...spend more time and an even beter build could come out of that money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£288.32 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler (£31.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£122.08 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£563.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case (£94.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Novatech)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£37.73 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1376.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-19 11:57 BST+0100

Thank you both for helping me out a lot, I appreciate it a lot and will take into account with both of the ideas you guys sent me.

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