where to reduce cost of this gaming build

Darren_20 · Jun 11, 2016

CPU:Intel Core i5 6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 8 GT/s DMI, 1150 MHz GPU, 91 W) - £194
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 Gaming Twin Frozr HDMI DVI-I DP Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, DDR5, 256 Bit) - £260
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws 4 F4-3000C15Q-16GRR 16 B Memory Module Kit with Heatspreader - RED
MB: GIGABYTE INTEL LGA1151 H170 D3HP 4*DDR4 / 7*USB3.0 / 6*USB2.0 / HDMI / DVI / VGA / GBE LAN / ATX MOTHERBOARD - £90
Case: Cooler Master MCX-0005-KKN00 MasterCase 5 "ATX, USB 3.0, Mid Modular Tower Case with Exterior Expandability, FreeForm(TM), Dual Handle" Black - £58
PSU: Corsair CP-9020090-UK RM550X 550 W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit - £74
Cooling: be quiet! BK019 - Be Quiet! BK019 Dark Rock Pro3 Heatsink & Fan All Intel & AMD Sockets Dual Silent - £60
I have already got a fhd 44” monitor, o/s and mouse keyboard etc. and plan on using the pc to do most things including some gaming on the latest titles

Thanks you
Darren_20

Turb0Yoda · Jun 11, 2016

You should not need 15 gigs of RAM for JUST gaming.
Also, I advise going with the 1070.
That's all I can see.

D4V3_G · Jun 11, 2016

If you don't overclock or aren't planning to overclock in the future you dont need the K version of that cpu.

Darren_20 · Jun 11, 2016

thanks for the responses
i do not plan to overclock so will go with the i5 6500 will this meet my gaming needs?
is extra cooling still neccessary; could i go with something like the cooler master hyper 212 for £26

could u recommended some ram to suit the build

thanks for all your help

Bearmann · Jun 11, 2016

I would do this unless you decide to go with the GTX 1070. You picked out a great MB. The i5 6500 comes with a stock cooler. Add an SSD if you have some extra cash.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.28 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£91.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£23.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.88 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£61.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£71.90 @ More Computers)
Other: AMD RX 480 (£180.00)
Total: £692.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 23:58 BST+0100

Darren_20 · Jun 11, 2016

thank you looks great ,read some reviews on rx480 and looking like a great card, just gotta wait til month end.
gonna add an ssd to ur suggested build i already have the os so that should all work out at a great cost:
last decisions is on whether to go with a 500gb ssd for £105 or get a 240 ssd and 1tb hdd for around the same price?

thanks again

Bearmann · Jun 11, 2016

I would go with at least two storage drives. SSD for the C drive with only the OS and programs placed on it. Use the HDD for data, e.g. pictures, videos, documents, etc. If there is any problem and you need to reinstall the OS or something, your data is unaffected.

Redirecting Folders off the C-Drive:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/redirect-folders-drives-windows-windows.html

Windows Privacy Settings:

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2015/08/windows_10_privacy_problems_here_s_how_bad_they_are_and_how_to_plug_them.single.html

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