First PC build - Final suggestions

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PinkieBarto

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So after many hours of research I came up with this build, my budget is around £800 and I plan to use this build for 1080p 60+FPS gaming mostly.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£69.48 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£64.80 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card (£221.89 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.91 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £780.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-07 17:01 GMT+0000

I am worried about a couple of things though, firstly partpicker highlighted that the graphics card may block the hard drives, is that really an issue if I only plan to put in 2 hard drives?

Also, the RAM slots seem really close to the pci express slot, will the graphics card fit fine into the case without touching the RAM slots?

Any suggestions are welcome :)
 
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That GPU will for in the 100r easily , that case has unrestricted GPU length access on the slot nearest the cpu.

That said the 100r only comes with a lone exhaust fan , you're going to have to purchase an extra fan for an intake

The newer cxm series are far better than the old csm golds mate , far better!
Cxm550 is plenty for that rig.

I'd consider changing the case out , add a good fan to that 100r & you're close to £60.

For that money you can grab something better with good preinstalled cooling in the first place.



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Apart from the PSU it's nice. Go for a 550W Corsair CXM (with the grey letters) instead. Way better.
I don't know about the case, usually there are 2 drive cages where you can take one out which ain't a problem usually when you don't have 6 drives.
Ram is no issue
 
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Some people are recommending me the CSM series and some people are telling me to go with CXM, is there really much difference? Also, am I better off going with 650W or 550W?

 
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I will probably end up picking a new PSU in a few years time, I also don't plan to overclock and noise isn't that much of an issue, do I really need a aftermarket cooler?

 
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No, it comes with a cooler and pre applied paste. In my experience, buying quality the first time makes all the difference.
 
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That GPU will for in the 100r easily , that case has unrestricted GPU length access on the slot nearest the cpu.

That said the 100r only comes with a lone exhaust fan , you're going to have to purchase an extra fan for an intake

The newer cxm series are far better than the old csm golds mate , far better!
Cxm550 is plenty for that rig.

I'd consider changing the case out , add a good fan to that 100r & you're close to £60.

For that money you can grab something better with good preinstalled cooling in the first place.



 
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Ah completely didn't realise 100r only comes with a single fan.. Do you have any case suggestions close to the price, or if not then any fan suggestions?
 
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