Is this Build good for gaming and everyday use

dobby1202 · Dec 26, 2016

Hi. I am building my first gaming computer and i would like some advice as to whether my build is a good quality build

My specs are:
Case : Galaxy 3 Modern Midi Tower Case
Power Supply : Branded EVGA 80+ (Plus) Rated 500W Power Supply
Motherboard : Gigabyte H110M-S2H
CPU : Intel I5 Skylake 6400 6th Gen Quad Core 2.7Ghz (turbo 3.3Ghz) CPU
Hard Drive : 1TB Western Digital Blue Hard Drive (7200Rpm
Memory : 16gb 2133mhz DDR4 Memory
Graphics Card : Geforce GTX 1060 3GB
Optical Drive : 24x Dual Layer DVD Writer
Software : Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Thank You.

n0ns3ns3 · Dec 26, 2016

it is OK.
to be good, it would be better to go with the i5-6500 + GTX 1060 6GB. Even if you start with 8GB of RAM.
Do you really need the optical drive ?
what is your country and budget ?

dobby1202 · Dec 26, 2016

n0ns3ns3 :

I am from England and my budget is anything up to £700

n0ns3ns3 · Dec 26, 2016

that would be great start.
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.11 @ Eclipse Computers)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£45.19 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.46 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (£229.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.40 @ Alza)
Total: £688.88

Later, you can add an SSD and more RAM.
As is it would be great for 1080p gaming and general tasks for a year or two at least

dobby1202 · Dec 26, 2016

n0ns3ns3 :

that would be great start.
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.11 @ Eclipse Computers)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£45.19 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.46 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (£229.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.40 @ Alza)
Total: £688.88

Later, you can add an SSD and more RAM.
As is it would be great for 1080p gaming and general tasks for a year or two at least

Thank You for your help, i will look into this

dobby1202 · Dec 26, 2016

n0ns3ns3 :

that would be great start.
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.11 @ Eclipse Computers)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£45.19 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.46 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card (£229.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.40 @ Alza)
Total: £688.88

Later, you can add an SSD and more RAM.
As is it would be great for 1080p gaming and general tasks for a year or two at least

Thank You for your help, i will look into this

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