Thanks for coming to help.
It's been a long time since I've built my own computer.
I sold it on because of money issues, had to get all the money we could to get by, and I've been buying second hand PC's every since.
I've had a few close calls with going to buy new parts but it never happened. I've always had a passion for computers and can't wait to build another new PC.
Luckily the time has come!
I started researching and planning my build a few weeks back and planned a really nice mid-range build, but the price is the only drawback of course. Was working out about €800/900 when you convert pounds to euros and include shipping (I am located in Ireland but I usually buy from Amazon UK). But when I stumbled across the Pentium G4560, I thought that I could used that as a starting point and upgrade as time goes by rather than buying it all at the one go, that way I have my own new computer and will have the sense/feeling of knowing that I can still make it better and better, which I like.
Below you will find the builds, one being the expensive build (END_POINT) and the other being the budget build (START_POINT). I will talk through each part and my intentions. Please don't hesitate to suggest other start points, for example, getting a better CPU and cheaper graphics card. Side note: I have a sufficient SSD already. So here we go:
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Expensive Build (END_POINT)
- Better to see the end point first to help with what I will talk about in the budget build choices! All suggestions on the future build are completely welcome.
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VscTNN
CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£228.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£75.46 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£91.31 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card (£259.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£69.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £902.67
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Budget Build (START_POINT)
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LyDxtJ
CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£64.95 @ Amazon UK)
- Like mentioned above the G4560 Dual-Core with hyper-threading I can't see why this is not a good start point.
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£91.31 @ Amazon UK)
- The motherboard is a tough decision, I am not entirely sure what the "best choice" is when it comes to motherboards, usually go by reviews (Would love an MSI board). But the way I looked at this was the motherboard is probably the last thing I want to be swapping around in a computer, so I may as well go for the Z170 Board right off so that the i5-6600K will overclock with that chipset.
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
- Kingston, reviews are extremely good, was considering the Corsair LPX also, suggestions welcome here. Wasn't sure whether to go 1x8GB and just add another 1x8GB later on.
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
- Another great budget card, completely outperforms the RX 460 in terms of price for performance. Good starting point I think.
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
- Case is always another difficult one for me, because of course people don't want a case that looks awesome but feels very cheap. I just know I definitely want a Window and support for 3.0 (Which is surely standard these days). Would definitely love some suggestions on this but this is the start point, so it needs to be well within budget and I thought that this was really nice for a start point.
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£69.95 @ Amazon UK)
- Seasonic seem to be the superior PSU brand. Would love a modular PSU and I'm hoping that this 620W with Bronze efficiency will be okay for overclocking the i5-7600K down the line....
Total: £484.17
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Computer Uses: Important I Guess!
- Dual Booting Windows and Linux
- Gaming, mostly light but don't want to be restricted later on down the line with the end build.
- A lot of development, Android Studio... Virtual Devices galore, Visual Studio, Java GUI work....
- Like the occasional streaming session on twitch and recording of course. Like keeping them funny moments for myself to watch later.
- Working with Sony Vegas and the Adobe Suite.
- General stuff too of course!
So that's all folks. I'm confident I mentioned as much as possible to help ye out with what I'm looking for. If there is anything else please comment and I will comment back! Thanks a million for your time.
It's been a long time since I've built my own computer.
I sold it on because of money issues, had to get all the money we could to get by, and I've been buying second hand PC's every since.
I've had a few close calls with going to buy new parts but it never happened. I've always had a passion for computers and can't wait to build another new PC.
Luckily the time has come!
I started researching and planning my build a few weeks back and planned a really nice mid-range build, but the price is the only drawback of course. Was working out about €800/900 when you convert pounds to euros and include shipping (I am located in Ireland but I usually buy from Amazon UK). But when I stumbled across the Pentium G4560, I thought that I could used that as a starting point and upgrade as time goes by rather than buying it all at the one go, that way I have my own new computer and will have the sense/feeling of knowing that I can still make it better and better, which I like.
Below you will find the builds, one being the expensive build (END_POINT) and the other being the budget build (START_POINT). I will talk through each part and my intentions. Please don't hesitate to suggest other start points, for example, getting a better CPU and cheaper graphics card. Side note: I have a sufficient SSD already. So here we go:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expensive Build (END_POINT)
- Better to see the end point first to help with what I will talk about in the budget build choices! All suggestions on the future build are completely welcome.
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VscTNN
CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£228.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£75.46 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£91.31 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card (£259.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£69.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £902.67
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Build (START_POINT)
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LyDxtJ
CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£64.95 @ Amazon UK)
- Like mentioned above the G4560 Dual-Core with hyper-threading I can't see why this is not a good start point.
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£91.31 @ Amazon UK)
- The motherboard is a tough decision, I am not entirely sure what the "best choice" is when it comes to motherboards, usually go by reviews (Would love an MSI board). But the way I looked at this was the motherboard is probably the last thing I want to be swapping around in a computer, so I may as well go for the Z170 Board right off so that the i5-6600K will overclock with that chipset.
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
- Kingston, reviews are extremely good, was considering the Corsair LPX also, suggestions welcome here. Wasn't sure whether to go 1x8GB and just add another 1x8GB later on.
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
- Another great budget card, completely outperforms the RX 460 in terms of price for performance. Good starting point I think.
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
- Case is always another difficult one for me, because of course people don't want a case that looks awesome but feels very cheap. I just know I definitely want a Window and support for 3.0 (Which is surely standard these days). Would definitely love some suggestions on this but this is the start point, so it needs to be well within budget and I thought that this was really nice for a start point.
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£69.95 @ Amazon UK)
- Seasonic seem to be the superior PSU brand. Would love a modular PSU and I'm hoping that this 620W with Bronze efficiency will be okay for overclocking the i5-7600K down the line....
Total: £484.17
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Computer Uses: Important I Guess!
- Dual Booting Windows and Linux
- Gaming, mostly light but don't want to be restricted later on down the line with the end build.
- A lot of development, Android Studio... Virtual Devices galore, Visual Studio, Java GUI work....
- Like the occasional streaming session on twitch and recording of course. Like keeping them funny moments for myself to watch later.
- Working with Sony Vegas and the Adobe Suite.
- General stuff too of course!
So that's all folks. I'm confident I mentioned as much as possible to help ye out with what I'm looking for. If there is anything else please comment and I will comment back! Thanks a million for your time.