New to building PCs, need an expert to check if my parts are compatible

Oblivial · Jun 14, 2017

Hello, I am building my new PC and after comparing parts I have put together this build

CPU: Core i5-7600K 4x3.8GHz (@ 230€)
Storage: WD Blue 1TB (@ 46€)
GPU: 8GB Asus GeForce GTX 1070 Dual OC Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16 (Retail) (@ 405€)
M2 SSD: 500GB Samsung 850 Evo M.2 2280 SATA 6Gb/s TLC Toggle (MZ-N5E500BW)(@ 172€)
CPU Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 (@ 110€)
Motherboard: Asus Prime Z270-A Intel Z270 So.1151 Dual Channel DDR ATX Retail (@ 152€)
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX black DDR4-3000 DIMM CL15 Dual Kit (@ 121€)
Case: NZXT Source S340 Elite (@ 99€)
Power Supply: 550 Watt XFX TS Series Non-Modular 80+ Gold (@ 73€)

Total: 1400€/1232£ (I can't go much higher with my budget)

Any suggestions or help is very appreciated!

raisonjohn · Jun 14, 2017

As it is, all parts are compatible with each other. Allow me to suggest to you another Intel build, with some modifications, to lower the costs at the same high performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£206.40 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£44.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Killer SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£124.80 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£125.63 @ Eclipse Computers)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.88 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card (£388.65 @ Eclipse Computers)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£76.73 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.41 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1169.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 18:09 BST+0100

Calvin7 · Jun 14, 2017

I suggest you replace M.2 SATA III drive with NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD). 250GB is good size for operating system.

SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 250GB NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V6E250BW

shrapnel_indie · Jun 14, 2017

here is another option. Just make sure the motherboard UEFI/BIOS is the latest version.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£190.83 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard (£135.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£125.63 @ Eclipse Computers)
Storage: Plextor - M7V 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card (£388.65 @ Eclipse Computers)
Case: NZXT - H440 (Glossy White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£97.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: FSP Group - Hydro G 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1140.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 18:55 BST+0100

ADDENUM: same build, but with a 3rd Party CPU cooler for some good headroom for overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£190.83 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - FUMA 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£52.06 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard (£135.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£125.63 @ Eclipse Computers)
Storage: Plextor - M7V 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card (£388.65 @ Eclipse Computers)
Case: NZXT - H440 (Glossy White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£97.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: FSP Group - Hydro G 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1192.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 19:06 BST+0100

King Dranzer · Jun 14, 2017

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£303.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.84 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£111.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (£485.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.23 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.41 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1246.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 19:00 BST+0100

Add HDD down the lane as per your requirement. That SSD will do fine for few months before it runs out of space.

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