Advice on £1300~ Gaming PC Build, Please.

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Hi,

I've put together a build for a friend & I was wondering if some kind knowledgeable folks could look it over & see if it's decent & has any compatibility issues &/or problems? He's looking to get an Intel i7/Nvidia Pascal build w/ a cheap monitor & keyboard included in the price.

Also, PCPartPicker shows an incompatibility with the GPU & the NZXT Phantom 410. I'm guessing that will be no issue with one of the HDD cages removed?

Thanks.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£305.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic 1.75g Thermal Paste (£4.80 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.80 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£272.91 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£86.38 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£93.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£10.05 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VC239H 23.0" 60Hz Monitor (£125.04 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£79.62 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1340.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-13 20:59 BST+0100
 
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Updated it Noctua HU14S. And yes the Cryroig has no price so i guess thats because its not sold in the UK.

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-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£48.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£97.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.32 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£61.08 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
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g-unit1111

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That is a pretty decent start, I would change a few things around - mainly throwing out the expensive keyboard (you can always buy that later) and the thermal compound (which is not necessary) and investing in a better GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£293.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£47.70 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£127.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£66.07 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (£416.28 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.65 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £1225.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-14 08:26 BST+0100
 
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MikeScully

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Are you going to be doing any video editing or such? If not, an i6700k is overkill considering the mid range cpu. I have a similar budget to you and i can show you my parts if you wish that I'm planning on getting.
 
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Hello everyone! I'm Boxanata's friend that's getting the PC. g-unit1111 thanks for the reply and yes changing the keyboard and removing the paste is a good idea. I see you changed some other stuff as well like the storage which id like to stay at 2tb as 1tb fills up fast, seen as I play a lot of MMO's that are 100's of GB on there own.
I would like to get the GTX 1070 without comprising the Memory, storage and cpu if possible. i noticed you removed my monitor as well. But I'm currently playing on a laptop so I have no monitor and obviously need one.
 
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Spuddy240

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Hi Mike! Umm I don't think I will be doing video editing at all but obviously you never know. Umm yeah if you could post what you have built it might give me more ideas to play with. I did do a comparison between the i7 6700K and the i5 6700K and the i7 seems to be a lot better all around not just at editing. Or that's what I saw in all the YouTube videos I watched. Plus being i7 it will last longer without needing an upgrade.
 
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Spuddy240

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Here is a new updated build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£213.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£31.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.32 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£61.08 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£399.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£86.99 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£12.20 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard (£10.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1240.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-15 10:46 BST+0100
 
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That looks better but get a better cooler. There's definitely been better coolers that have come along since the 212 Evo like the Phanteks TC-12, Noctua NH-U14, and Cryorig H5, though I don't know if Cryroig is currently available in the UK or not.
 
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Spuddy240

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Updated it Noctua HU14S. And yes the Cryroig has no price so i guess thats because its not sold in the UK.

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-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£48.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£97.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.32 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£61.08 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£399.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£77.70 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£86.99 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£12.10 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 24.0" 60Hz Monitor (£105.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard (£10.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1271.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-17 11:21 BST+0100
 
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