Hello there, I would like to ask the community if anyone could modify the build guide that I will link down bellow, so it is under £700. It will be used as a workstation, server and maybe some light gaming such as CSGO. Dark Cube PC (i5-6500)
Could you midify or build me a similar PC please?
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ryguybuddy
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That build is good for workstation, however, don't expect to do any gaming on the iGPU above 720p low settings.
Well, look at the build... Couple of weeks before I though that I will fit into the budget even with a quiet solid GPU but look.. £700 which £100 is only windows, £100 monitor and the build is under £500.. Okay I could go for the i3-6100 CPU but I'm worried about the performance of it.. Also the mobo could be cheaper and this is what I was trying to find from you and the community..
elbert
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You do know that build doesn't include a video card? I left it out of my build as im guess your using the igp or have one.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus B150I PRO GAMING/WIFI/AURA Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£110.95 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.34 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (£92.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £690.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 16:31 BST+0100
If you like CSGO check out my custom maps.
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966464007/myworkshopfiles/
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus B150I PRO GAMING/WIFI/AURA Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£110.95 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.34 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (£92.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £690.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 16:31 BST+0100
If you like CSGO check out my custom maps.
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966464007/myworkshopfiles/
ryguybuddy
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£63.12 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card (£104.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.34 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (£92.58 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Logitech Wireless Combo MK345 Keyboard and Mouse Set (£24.85)
Total: £746.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 16:33 BST+0100
I managed to fit in your entire build's main components (same CPU, RAM, mobo size, etc.) and get a RX 460 which can handle light 1080p for 900p gaming at medium settings.
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£63.12 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card (£104.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.34 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (£92.58 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Logitech Wireless Combo MK345 Keyboard and Mouse Set (£24.85)
Total: £746.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 16:33 BST+0100
I managed to fit in your entire build's main components (same CPU, RAM, mobo size, etc.) and get a RX 460 which can handle light 1080p for 900p gaming at medium settings.
Well, I didn't include the GPU because I was expecting the build to be under £700 including the GPU but as you can see only the Windows and monitor take up £200.. Anyway it is not hard to add a GPU in the future so.. I was also thinking about using i3-6100 instead but I'm worried about the performance.. I also might go for the build that TechSource made for under £500. What do you think?
elbert
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Here is a build with the i5 for under 600 pounds. Get this build and on the 25th pick up a new 1050 $109ish.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150N Phoenix-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£83.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£42.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.75 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.34 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (£92.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £596.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 16:42 BST+0100
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150N Phoenix-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£83.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£42.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.75 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.34 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (£92.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £596.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 16:42 BST+0100
ryguybuddy
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For your budget, I would suggest a cheaper I3-6100. Even a I3-6300 or i3-6320 would be cheaper.
Most of what you do will not use more than 2-3 threads so the i3-6100 will be faster.
Here is a review, Compare to the slightly stronger I5-6600 which is used as a comparison.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10543/the-skylake-core-i3-51w-cpu-review-i3-6320-6300-6100-tested
I3 does well because of the higher individual clock rates compared to the quad.
You can use any LGA1151 motherboard. The H100 chipset will be the cheapest.
There is nothing that a more pricy motherboard will bring.
Ram is very good, as is the Seasonic psu.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.
I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice for performance and reliability.
Most of what you do will not use more than 2-3 threads so the i3-6100 will be faster.
Here is a review, Compare to the slightly stronger I5-6600 which is used as a comparison.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10543/the-skylake-core-i3-51w-cpu-review-i3-6320-6300-6100-tested
I3 does well because of the higher individual clock rates compared to the quad.
You can use any LGA1151 motherboard. The H100 chipset will be the cheapest.
There is nothing that a more pricy motherboard will bring.
Ram is very good, as is the Seasonic psu.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.
I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice for performance and reliability.
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