New to the PC building scene

KJones8

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So I'm new to the PC building scene, having played console since I was a kid, and I want to get myself a PC. I have a friend who built his own, so I thought I'd do the same - he also told me this way was cheaper.

I've looked at various Internet articles, and thought the best place to start would be to get a list of parts together. However, seeing as I'm new to the scene, and my friend says he doesn't know much about it all either, I need help with it all. I looked at articles and comparison sites (such as this one) to decide most of these parts, but like I said, I don't really know what it means. Anyways, here's a list.

Processer: Intel core i5-7500 - £188 // Intel core 13-7100 - £114

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 - £113

Memory: Corsair vengeance lpx - £65

Graphics card: Nvidia gtx 950 - £140

Power supply: Seasonic prime 650 - £185 // evga supernova 850 p2 - £125

Ssd: Samsung 850 evo 500gb - £150

Hdd: Western digital black - £120

Cpu cooler: Cooler master hyper 212 evo - £30

Case:Cit mesh - £20

No disk drive

Total: ~£800

http://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-build-a-gaming-pc-a-beginners-guide/

The article at the bottom is the website I used just to see what parts I needed, and if I didn't understand at all what it meant, such as the power supply, ssd and Hdd, I used their examples.

I would really appreciate if someone could help me with this, and just look over the parts, telling me if they're any good. I want this to be a gaming PC, so running stuff like Battlefield 1 is a must. Other games as well, such as Overwatch and Ark, but I imagine they're less intensive than the former. My budgets around £800, but I would like to dip below that if I can, I'm just not sure if knocking of some money would decimate performance (I'd rather it not).

Thanks in advance, this would help me out a lot, this is all new to me.
 
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I believe your looking at this the wrong way..... I got more things for cheaper and an SSD in ether to boot,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£165.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£30.90 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£64.06 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£103.60 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£46.56 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive...

KJones8

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What does that mean? I just Google it, and isn't the z270 a motherboard? And the Kaby Lake a processer that isn't released?

 

AGiLE KiTTY

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I am sorry for my mistake. i5 7500 is a kaby lake cpu and would work with z170/h170. I would suggest getting a h170 mobo since 7500 has a locked multiplier therefore you can't overclock the cpu. If I was you, I would go for something like a GTX 1060 for the graphic card. Plus for this system 550w would be enough.

Edit: Installing kaby lake on h170 would need a bios update. Since you are new to PC building I strongly suggest you not to do the bios update because doing it wrong can brick the mobo. That is a hassle you don't need to go through as a new comer. Either go with Skylake or wait a little until h270 comes out.

And 500gb SSD, Make that upgrade later. So I suggested dropping the SSD and lowering the PSU 500w/550w (Buy a seasonic psu), And dedicate the money you saved towards a better gpu. A good graphics card is the key to better performance.
 

MWP0004

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You will likely need a BIOS update on a Z170 board to run a Kaby lake CPU. This can only be accomplished if you have a spare Skylake CPU laying around. For that reason, I would recommend a Z270 or H270 board.
 

Jeff Kaos

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This a rather unpopular opinion around here but I personally feel that an SSD is more of a luxury than a necessity despite having one in my rig. The reason I bring this up is that if you're building a gaming system and have a pretty set budget I'd either get a smaller SSD or omit it and use the money to get a better GPU. I feel that a GTX 1050, or preferably a 1060 or 1070, would be a better buy for a gaming system in the long run. But this comes with the downside of needing to reinstall your OS onto an SSD if you decide to get one in the future. But regardless you should always try to pick the best GPU you can reasonably afford and then build everything around that.
 
I believe your looking at this the wrong way..... I got more things for cheaper and an SSD in ether to boot,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£165.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£30.90 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£64.06 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£103.60 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£46.56 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.96 @ BT Shop)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card (£190.80 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.80 @ Alza)
Total: £767.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-01 16:52 GMT+0000
 
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