Looking for upgrade advice!

wilz00 · Sep 7, 2016

Looking to buy new parts after my pc got fried with a power surge

Have a 950 ish pounds budget, can go a little bit over.

Currently looking at:

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-maximus-viii-hero-z170-atx-motherboard-plus-intel-i7-6700k-unlocked-quad-core-skylake-processor

Paired with a - Msi Gtx 1070 gaming x / gigabyte 1070 g1

And 16gb bog standard ram - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-(2x8gb)-corsair-ddr4-vengeance-lpx-red-pc4-24000-(3000)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-15-17-17-35-xmp-

Any advice on what could be better for the price i'd appreciate it!

Have a psu and case so no need for one.

Thanks!

jlr0042 · Sep 7, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£293.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£85.89 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£62.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£42.24 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £994.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 20:33 BST+0100

I couldn't get it quite down to 950 while keeping the i7-6700K. If gaming is your priority, I would recommend choosing the i5-6500 non K CPU and a H110 motherboard and pick up a solid state drive.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£68.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£62.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£78.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card (£414.55 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£42.24 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £962.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 20:36 BST+0100

Similar setup that I described, also replaced the 1070 for one that is slightly better.

Isokolon · Sep 7, 2016

TERRIBLE TERRIBLE choise of PSU
please don't recommend Corsair CSM units, they are pretty poor.

also OP stated he got PSU + Case + RAM already

I'd go with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£293.88 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-EU ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£103.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£78.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £939.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 20:46 BST+0100

jlr0042 · Sep 7, 2016

Isokolon :

Woops! I completely missed that line about the PSU and case, I apologize.

What's wrong with the PSU? It has decent reviews, and JonnyGuru gave it a decent review.

wilz00 · Sep 7, 2016

Yep i have a new Psu which i bought just to test if that was the issue but it seems the mobo is fried, not going to buy a 1150 bored to test my i5 4...k (unsure of model xd)

I also have 2 ssds and a hard drive so hopefully they're not fried also, just a case of picking a mobo/gpu/cpu/ram then taking it from there really!

If the drives are fried can replace them in a few weeks.

Edit: also have a h10 water cooler so no need for that, sorry for not clarifying more

Isokolon · Sep 7, 2016

jlr0042 :

read reviews on the 650/550W unit
delivering only 612/516W on the V12 is not particularly great
it doesn't feature OCP
caps are certified for 85°C, quality PSUs use caps certified for 100°C+
the hold-up time is significantly below the specified ATX standard, to quote techpowerup "This is a typical symptom when a bulk cap of lower capacity than needed is used to save on cost."
ripple suppression isn't great

so the main issue with the CSM is only few caps of low quality and no OCP

no OCP can be dangerous when not implemented in a high quality fashion. I found no information regarding the CSM specifically. anyway, I wouldn't overload it. (it seems to be better than the Cx
while the low quality caps make a huge difference in terms of lifespan

also JonnyGuru was measuring it against a RM which isn't known as the best and most reliable unit either (before getting reworked and released as RMi/RMx)

so yes, the CSM will get the job done (wouldn't stress it) but doesn't age well and is sensitive to heat (top mounting in budget cases out of the question)

seeing as the CSM is only marginally cheaper than comparable Seasonic/SeasonicOEM units there's not really a reason to recommend them

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