looking to build a pc with budget £600-£700 budget

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Okay i'm looking to build a PC and so far i have been recommended these parts for a £600 build of which i'm happy to use but i wanted to know how much better if i add an extra £100 to the budget:
these are the components:
ram- https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013J7GR4I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1
cpu- https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0741DLVL7/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1
harddrive- https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A16X3FHDD1CBXR&psc=1
power supply -https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06WW8G3S8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1
motherboard -https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06X9LN311/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1
graphics card-https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01NBHXR8A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A2KVF7QXNCLV8H&psc=1

i've already brought this case so for the recommendations it needs to be compatiable : https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XQ5JSRR/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

to summarise the components that you recommend has to fit in this case, and the main reason i'm doing this forum is to find how much better a £700 pc can be, compared to a £600 pc. i don't mind playing in medium at 40fps but if i can get higher (im only adding that so you know a minimum, but i expect from a pc like this i'll get a lot more than my minimum).
ps: i imagine my responses would just be upgraded parts.
 
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The above is a very nice option as well,better performance balanced actually.:) Do give that a look,16gb of ram is nice,the gtx 1060 is better and the 1gb of vram difference is probably not going to matter much since i guess playing at 1080p.The Ryzen 1600 is a very capable cpu as well and can be overclocked,even on the stock cooler to some extent.


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CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£192.79 @ Alza)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£95.73 @ Box Limited)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£135.41 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£54.83 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card (£139.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £693.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-28 02:54 GMT+0000
 
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CPU - https://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Ryzen-1400-Desktop-CPU/dp/B06XKWT8J4/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1514460162&sr=1-1&keywords=Ryzen+5+1400

Motherboard - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06X9LN311?tag=viglink_thaus-21

RAM - https://www.amazon.co.uk/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-F4-2400C15D-8GVR-GBx2-Memory/dp/B013J7N50M/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1514460094&sr=1-1&keywords=g.skill+ripjaws+v+series+8gb

GPU - https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-NVIDIA-GeForce-GAMING-Memory/dp/B01MAZ357B/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1514459874&sr=1-4&keywords=GTX+1050Ti

PSU - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020102-UK-CX550M-Bronze-Certified/dp/B01C3FFLZ8/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1514459901&sr=1-2&keywords=corsair+cx550

HDD - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0088PUEPK?tag=viglink_thaus-21

Total = £560

With the PSU, you don't need 80+ gold unless you're doing really heavy stuff an 80+ bronze is just fine. It is better to save money on the RAM and put it towards the CPU because it is more important. The Ryzen 5 1400 is very good for gaming, editing and everything and it can be easily overclocked to 3.9Ghz
 
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With a gtx 1050 ti system could you get an ssd in,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£189.99 @ Kustom PCs)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£95.73 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£94.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card (£139.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £691.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-28 15:26 GMT+0000

Could also let the ssd out and get an RX 570 in,
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/HTfmP6/powercolor-radeon-rx-570-41gb-red-devil-video-card-axrx-570-4gbd5-3dhoc
looking at reviews not the most silent and cool cards though when gaming.

Damnit,every time lately i have to look for that,with Amazon prices in the partpicker don't match online prices. so the ssd would make it too expensive,might as well think of the RX 570 then or look at a small sample like this one,
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/NndFf7/zotac-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-mini-video-card-zt-p10510a-10l.

The option of going for the i3 8100 is there too,but the i5 8400 is imo more future proof .
 
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Thank you for commenting on my fourm so far your post is my favourite of builds for what ive seen will this be compatible with this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HXCGKZC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 i know wireless isnt suggested but when i plug a cat 5 ethernet cable in my current laptop it drains all internet power making it useless for everyone else.
Also can you explain to me what an ssd does, i know its much faster but say if i had a 70gb game would it be possible to have in the 1tb storage and still be faster load up through having an ssd? if not i might stick to the 2tb harddrive suggestion.
also does the 1050ti graphics card have a display port?
 
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Might want to check first to see if this happens with the pc as well.I had one of those Gigabyte adapters myself,with me it seemed to disconnect once in a while,later ones might be better.
If bluetooth isn't what you need could you also look at this,
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/bQ8Zxr,qn3RsY,xyX2FT,KJfmP6/
looked at dualband adapters here,if you only need the 2,4ghz band would this do nice too.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/tTGkcf/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn822n
Looks like i'm a TP-Link fan,but have had good experience with them. Just make sure you download the latest drivers for the version you have. Version means you have differences in version i.e. V1/V2 etc.



The ssd gives faster loading times,windows/programs,it gives faster install times as well. No you would not be able to load a game faster when you put it on the hdd. I would put one or two of my favorite games on the ssd and move all less speed needing things like files for video's/music/pictures/documents on the hdd.



Yes it has one. I guess looking at the budget you mean the small one i linked .... not that it is bad because of that. ;)
 
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I've decided to go for this build https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Lypr9W . I know it's under in price so what would you change to put it to the £700 if nothing that's fine because then I get leeway for shipping and stuff, also as you see I've decided not to go for the SSD purely because I don't mind waiting, and it'll load up faster than most games on my laptop.

For the internet hat's a good shout and I wish I thought of it
 
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Ryzen 1600, 2tb drive , 16gb ram & a 1060 3gb.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£76.59 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£160.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Toshiba - 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£58.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card (£174.98 @ Novatech)
Other: Corsair CP-9020102-UK CX Series CX550M ATX/EPS Semi-Modular 81 Plus Bronze 550 W Power Supply Unit (£56.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £696.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-29 09:13 GMT+0000
 
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The above is a very nice option as well,better performance balanced actually.:) Do give that a look,16gb of ram is nice,the gtx 1060 is better and the 1gb of vram difference is probably not going to matter much since i guess playing at 1080p.The Ryzen 1600 is a very capable cpu as well and can be overclocked,even on the stock cooler to some extent.



The gpu in this build comes more expensive than pcpartpikcer shows so look at that. I'm fine for the rest with your choices.With money left could you look for shipping costs or maybe get a decent mouse/keyboard combo ...
Might want to check that RX 570 out since having money to spare and if you have the peripherals.

Looked at that case,i would put one of the fans in the back for best airflow.
 
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