Approve my First PC

billy_flude · May 14, 2017

Hi this is my first PC and i was just wondering if any of you more exeprienced builders/gamers would have any reccomendations for me to bring the price down a little? Thanks the list is here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/2FW5BAF2JG0YT/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

jpe1701 · May 14, 2017

I would suggest going over to Uk.pcpartpicker.com and putting your build together over there first because it will show you prices from a bunch of websites and get you the best deal. Also you have ddr3 ram listed but you need ddr4.

billy_flude · May 14, 2017

jpe1701 :

thanks so much buddy, you probably saved me a lot of confusion and time with that, does that mean if i switch it out to a ddr4 ram then the list is approved?

DSzymborski · May 14, 2017

billy_flude :

There are other issues there. I'd get a better quality power supply and go with a Kaby Lake Pentium with b250 motherboard rather than an i3 at this point. The new Pentiums have hyperthreading and perform almost the same as an i3 in gaming, but for a much lesser price that you can put towards saving up for a significantly better CPU than a Pentium/i3. Working with PC Part Picker makes it easier since we can just edit your existing list.

WildCard999 · May 14, 2017

You can do better for a little bit more. If price needs to be lower then swap the CPU to the G4560 which is almost identical to that i3-6100, or you could skip on the SSD for now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£65.12 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£62.68 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£75.80 @ Alza)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 570 4GB AORUS 4G Video Card (£175.16 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.11 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.36 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £674.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 00:28 BST+0100

jpe1701 · May 14, 2017

Well there are a few things I would change. You could get a current gen b250 motherboard and a pentium g4560 (which they added hyper threading to this time around so it's about equal to an i3 6100 at about half the cost). Also I would just use the cooler that comes with the CPU and use the money saved to buy a better Psu. Like a corsair cx550m, seasonic s12ii 520, or an Evga b2 or b3.

jpe1701 · May 14, 2017

Slow writer, everyone posted before me. Lol

billy_flude · May 15, 2017

DSzymborski :

WildCard999 :

wow thanks so much man if you could just have a look and tell me if you think everything is looking good now?
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9Mb4kT

billy_flude · May 15, 2017

jpe1701 :

thanks bro you've been a great help, could you just look at my updated list and tell me if everything looks okay? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9Mb4kT

billy_flude · May 15, 2017

DSzymborski :

billy_flude :

There are other issues there. I'd get a better quality power supply and go with a Kaby Lake Pentium with b250 motherboard rather than an i3 at this point. The new Pentiums have hyperthreading and perform almost the same as an i3 in gaming, but for a much lesser price that you can put towards saving up for a significantly better CPU than a Pentium/i3. Working with PC Part Picker makes it easier since we can just edit your existing list.

wow thanks man, if you could just overlook my updated list and tell me if everything looks good? thanks!
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9Mb4kT

madmatt30 · May 15, 2017

All from Amazon , swapped the i3 our for the pentium - there is virtually no difference performance wise.That gets you 16gb ram & a RX 580 in for less than your original budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£54.10 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M GAMING PRO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£71.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£104.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£84.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba - 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£64.59 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card (£189.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman - R1 ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£12.98 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£28.78 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Corsair cx550m (£58.06)
Total: £714.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 06:50 BST+0100

madmatt30 · May 15, 2017

4 core 8 thread ryzen build , virtually the same price.the only concessions made are the hard drives & 8gb ram.
This to me is your best option by an absolute mile.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£158.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£77.91 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£50.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Plextor - M7V 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card (£189.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman - R1 ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£12.98 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£28.78 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Corsair cx550m (£58.06)
Total: £727.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 06:57 BST+0100

jpe1701 · May 15, 2017

My thoughts were very similar to madmatt30s pentium build but that Ryzen build would give you a lot more cpu power. I don't know what you will be doing on the computer but the Ryzen would be much better at multitasking, and newer games are using more threads. I'll put up the changes I made to your build but like I said it's similar to madmatt30s.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£52.98 @ Eclipse Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£65.12 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£51.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£85.97 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card (£189.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.86 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.25 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24D3ST DVD/CD Writer
Keyboard: Logitech - K270 Wireless Standard Keyboard (£17.40 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £655.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 07:29 BST+0100

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