Hi guys. This is my first post here and, while I’m sure you’ve all seen 1000 posts like this, so I hope you don’t mind yet another one.
I have never built a rig before and have spent the last few months consuming as much info and as many Youtube videos as I can. Having said that, I am still about as much of an amateur as it is possible to be.
I have put together a build which seems pretty solid to me but any and all help/ advice you guys can offer would be very much appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as I have saved the cash. At the current budget I would be expecting the start of June.
Budget Range: The current build is £618. If it’s really going to add a lot then I can go higher but I would avoid this if possible as it also puts back the timescale.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: This one’s simple. The absolute crucial thing is I want to be able to play Wrahammer Total War 1 & 2-that’s essentially what has pushed e to want a gaming pc. Other than that, it’s pretty basic surfing and watching Netflix.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (I’m not too fussy here as long as the site is reputable. All the sites I’m using were found through PCPartpicker so I’m assuming this is safe?
Location: Sheffield, UK.
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to upgrade to Intel CPU)
Overclocking: Maybe. Although, again, I am an absolute amateur so wouldn’t have a clue how to do this so this is far from essential.
SLI or Crossfire: I don’t really even know what this is so I’m going to go with no.
Your Monitor Resolution: I’d be pretty happy with 1080 quality. Basically I’m not fussed with being able to see every blade of grass as long as the overall look allows me to enjoy Total war’s detail
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Simply, it is to play Total War Warhammer 2 so, as long as I am able to do that at an enjoyable framerate/speed then I will be very happy with the build. I might pick up some other games as I venture into the world of PC gaming but, to be honest, they will likely be older games and not as intensive anyway. I know that Total War Warhammer 3’s specs are nowhere near released so it’s virtually impossible to predict but I will be wanting to play this game too so any educated guesses you can make would be helpful here.
O.K to the parts:
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4d3skd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4d3skd/by_merchant/
*CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£162.99 @ Aria PC)
*Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
*Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.30 @ Amazon UK)
*Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.80 @ Amazon UK)
*Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB G1 Gaming Video Card (£214.99 @ Aria PC)
*Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.47 @ Ebuyer)
*Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX *Power Supply (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £618.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-16 13:05 BST+0100
Another little caveat here, I have already been bought a couple of the components as a gift so have the motherboard and internal hard drive. One of the first purchases I intend to make is an SSD drive but I want to buy everything to get the computer functional then save for that.
Thanks in advance for the help!
I have never built a rig before and have spent the last few months consuming as much info and as many Youtube videos as I can. Having said that, I am still about as much of an amateur as it is possible to be.
I have put together a build which seems pretty solid to me but any and all help/ advice you guys can offer would be very much appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as I have saved the cash. At the current budget I would be expecting the start of June.
Budget Range: The current build is £618. If it’s really going to add a lot then I can go higher but I would avoid this if possible as it also puts back the timescale.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: This one’s simple. The absolute crucial thing is I want to be able to play Wrahammer Total War 1 & 2-that’s essentially what has pushed e to want a gaming pc. Other than that, it’s pretty basic surfing and watching Netflix.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (I’m not too fussy here as long as the site is reputable. All the sites I’m using were found through PCPartpicker so I’m assuming this is safe?
Location: Sheffield, UK.
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to upgrade to Intel CPU)
Overclocking: Maybe. Although, again, I am an absolute amateur so wouldn’t have a clue how to do this so this is far from essential.
SLI or Crossfire: I don’t really even know what this is so I’m going to go with no.
Your Monitor Resolution: I’d be pretty happy with 1080 quality. Basically I’m not fussed with being able to see every blade of grass as long as the overall look allows me to enjoy Total war’s detail
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Simply, it is to play Total War Warhammer 2 so, as long as I am able to do that at an enjoyable framerate/speed then I will be very happy with the build. I might pick up some other games as I venture into the world of PC gaming but, to be honest, they will likely be older games and not as intensive anyway. I know that Total War Warhammer 3’s specs are nowhere near released so it’s virtually impossible to predict but I will be wanting to play this game too so any educated guesses you can make would be helpful here.
O.K to the parts:
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4d3skd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4d3skd/by_merchant/
*CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£162.99 @ Aria PC)
*Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
*Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£59.30 @ Amazon UK)
*Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.80 @ Amazon UK)
*Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB G1 Gaming Video Card (£214.99 @ Aria PC)
*Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.47 @ Ebuyer)
*Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX *Power Supply (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £618.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-16 13:05 BST+0100
Another little caveat here, I have already been bought a couple of the components as a gift so have the motherboard and internal hard drive. One of the first purchases I intend to make is an SSD drive but I want to buy everything to get the computer functional then save for that.
Thanks in advance for the help!
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