How is this gaming PC build

Cameron6399 · Jul 27, 2016

How is this gaming PC build?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7jqhgL

Please suggest any changes and give reasons why your suggested part is better.

Thanks

jimmyEatWord · Jul 27, 2016

if you want a 2400 mhz RAM then corsair is the expensive choice , try buying gskill ;
also , 1 TB of storage is good , but if you want to have it into the future you can buy 2 TB or 3 maybe

Zerk2012 · Jul 27, 2016

Good build. Keep it like it is.

timeconsumer · Jul 27, 2016

I love it, great build. My only criticism is that your CPU cooler while being a decent budget option will not be a very strong overclocker and if you have goals in mind of 4.5Ghz or higher then you would be better served by spending more there. Otherwise if you are only looking to achieve mild overclocks (or if you win the silicon lottery) you are 100% good to go. What kind of monitor will you be pairing this with?

inerax · Jul 27, 2016

Is a strong build. Only thing that I would change (this is me personally) would be the SSD. You need enough room on the SSD to install windows, all applications and games. You never want to max out the SSD capacity or the performance goes way down. If you install apps/games on the HDD then they will load slow and seem sluggish. I upgraded from a 250 SSD to a 500 SSD.

-HH- · Jul 27, 2016

If you'tr not down for overclocking, check this out:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£269.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£92.33 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£75.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB JetStream Video Card (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£54.15 @ BT Shop)
Total: £1013.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-27 15:08 BST+0100

Cameron6399 · Jul 27, 2016

inerax :

How much would that cost? I'd like to keep my budget at around the £1000 - £1100 mark. And is it really worth the extra ££? Also, what are the advantages downloading games to the SSD over the HDD?

Thanks, and sorry about all the questions.

Hawkshot · Jul 27, 2016

This is what I would go for, I didn't change too much but the changes I made would be nice for your system, the CPU cooler I gave is you very good and will allow you to overclock quite well with little noise.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£210.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£56.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£87.82 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X Video Card (£287.33 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£64.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.30 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (Purchased For £29.90)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan (£12.00 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £994.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-27 15:51 BST+0100

-HH- · Jul 27, 2016

Cameron6399 :

I think a 250GB is fine. I have a 240GB intel SSD in my personal rig and it covers what I need; I.E A few games, google chrome spotify and most importantly windows.

Always have an SSD and a HDD running together, it means you can have mass storage and fast storage

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