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Dylan SJ Perez

Dylan SJ Perez

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Hi all, I've compiled a gaming PC build, it's my first build and the total checks out at just over £1,500, just wondering what you guys think of all the parts and if you think anything needs changing, price isn't much of an issue but if you'd try to keep it around the same price for each individual component that'd be great, thanks for your help!

Build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Pxsg4C

Cheers,

Dylan
 
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AbhiTheBoss
Drop the CPU cooler as you are using a non-overclockable CPU and a 1070 will not be able to show its true colors at 1080p 60hz. A 144hz monitor would be better at 1080p or go for a 1440p monitor. Looks good otherwise.
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AbhiTheBoss

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Drop the CPU cooler as you are using a non-overclockable CPU and a 1070 will not be able to show its true colors at 1080p 60hz. A 144hz monitor would be better at 1080p or go for a 1440p monitor. Looks good otherwise.
 
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ryzen 5 will release on April 11

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard (£100.73 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£123.60 @ Aria PC)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£75.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card (£355.86 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Core V31 ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.04 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£67.80 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£87.00 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£67.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus PB277Q 27.0" 2560x1440 75Hz Monitor (£319.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Logitech G213 Prodigy RGB Gaming Keyboard (£59.99)
Other: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (£220.00)
Total: £1567.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-24 16:49 GMT+0000
 
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Isokolon

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agree on the CPU cooler
disagree on the 1070
PSU is pretty poor, wouldn't trust that one in my system. also: heavily overpriced.
talking about overpriced: unless the WiFi signal is really bad, a 70$ WiFi card is overspending
overall pretty poor value choices, I'd probably go for something like this - less aesthetically pleasing but makes room for better performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£262.74 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX B250F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£112.96 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£109.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card (£373.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Suppressor F31 ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.84 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS UK 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£73.48 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£87.00 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£51.48 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VX239H 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor (£142.80 @ Aria PC)
Other: Logitech G213 Prodigy RGB Gaming Keyboard (£59.99)
Total: £1526.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-24 16:56 GMT+0000

 
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Dylan SJ Perez

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Wi-Fi will need a strong card cause it's far from the router, pretty surprised about your thoughts on the PSU, how come you wouldn't go for it?

I'll be getting a 1440p monitor instead, was a little stupid to have 1080p 60

Cheers for the help!
 
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Isokolon

Isokolon

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because the CSM is a pretty bad unit?
just because it's Corsair & Gold efficiency rated doesn't mean it's a good unit.
the primary side is pretty weak and has no surge protection, secondary caps are Teapo & Elite (ugh), no DC-DC converters
for 2017 this is pretty poor, especially when you get an excellent unit for like 12bucks more.
 
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