Suggestions and advice for a new build

IcarusAbides

Honorable
Feb 11, 2013
3
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10,510
After years of surviving on laptops and consoles I'm looking to build a new PC to get me up and running so I'm after a bit of advice/refinement on the rough build I've come up with so far, without pushing the price point up if possible. As it stands I might have to wait a month or so after sorting the rest of the components before I can sort the GPU out.

Anyway this is what I have so far and any help/advice would be greatly appreciated:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£32.74 @ More Computers)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.90 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (£267.29 @ More Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£50.71 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.66 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £821.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 11:51 BST+0100
 
Solution
This looks like a well rounded build and I have no criticism. Maybe get a mid tower case if you like the asthetics more but if not then this build is fantastic

irish190

Reputable
Apr 25, 2016
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4,535
Bit of a noob here , but everything I read suggests getting two sticks of RAM instead of one. Like 2x4 to get 8. Or even better 2x8 to get 16. Crucial DDR4-2133 288-pin DIMM 15 2x8GB 16GB £3.18 is just slightly more than the other and would be a big jump.





(5) £50.85
 

IcarusAbides

Honorable
Feb 11, 2013
3
0
10,510


Nice one, thanks for that.



My rough plan was to add a second 8gb stick but it just comes down to what money I have spare when I come to build it really.