im thinking of getting a custom pc. need advice

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James_309

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Hi, was looking to get a custom pc from chillblast. Here are the specs it would have. Do any of you see something that will not work or that will cause a problem, thank you
Total cost is about £1200

The spec:


Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K Skylake CPU, 4 Cores, 4.0 - 4.2GHz
Overclocking: Overclock my CPU by up to 20%
Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 Case - Black
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Graphics Card
Case Lighting: Red LED Case Lighting
CPU Cooler: Chillblast Centurion Direct Contact CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste: Standard Thermal Paste
Case Cooling: Additional Cooling Fans Upgrade Pack
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Motherboard - Free Doom Game
Memory: 16GB DDR4 2133MHz Memory (2 x 8GB Sticks)
OS Drive: 128GB Samsung SM951 M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
Solid State Drives: Not selected
Secondary Hard Drive: Seagate 2TB 7200RPM Hard Disk
Additional Hard Drives: Not selected
RAID Configuration: Not selected
Cable case for additional HDDs: Not selected
Optical Drive: Lite On External DVD+/-RW Drive
Power Supply: 700w
PSU Silencing: Not selected
Sound Card: Onboard High Definition Audio
Internal Card Reader Drive: Not selected
Networking Upgrades: Asus 802.11n 300Mbps PCIe WiFi Card
 
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n0ns3ns3
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Question from James_309 : "I'm looking to buy a custom desktop"



Something like the below + video card like RX480 or GTX 1070

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£283.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£64.45 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£118.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400...
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I would call it a robbery.

You can get a much better system for less.

One of the main problems is the video card. It's kinda weak for this system. Also, a psu have to be of aa good quality, not just wattage numbers.

Here is an example what you should get for what price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£283.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£98.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£54.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£89.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£73.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ CCL Computers)
Other: RX480 or similar price/performance
Total: £708.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-19 11:55 BST+0100

As you can see, same or much better parts.
As for video card, get either RX 480 (on sale from June 29) or GTX 1070.
 
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If you (by yourself or with a help of a friend) can assemble a computer, just order the parts by clicking the links. They are all available in UK.
If you want a prebuilt system, I can't help since I'm not familiar with stores in UK.
Though you should be able to buy it in any computer shop in your area at slightly higher price.
 
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MERGED QUESTION
Question from James_309 : "I'm looking to buy a custom desktop"



Something like the below + video card like RX480 or GTX 1070

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£283.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£64.45 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£118.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£54.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£179.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£73.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £856.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-19 14:04 BST+0100
 
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