Hey guys, I'm coming into some money from a project soon and could really use building a decent PC. I'm a total amateur but I've been reading up a lot lately and I'm super getting into the idea of building my own, so I've been learning a lot.
I'm mainly gonna be using it for art/graphic design (Adobe Suite), and maybe some art streaming here and there. Light gaming too, but I'm not a PC gamer so I won't be playing anything really labour-intensive (The Long Dark and Subautica mainly). My gf will want to be playing Elder Scrolls Online on it but that's about the top end of what it'll be doing. Hope you guys can help out cos there are a few things I haven't chosen, like... a motherboard, haha. I know I'm wanting a micro-ATX with 1151 socket but other than that I need some help choosing a decent one in my price range.
The parts I've chosen so far are:
CPU: Intel core i5 6600
http://www.ebuyer.com/722915-intel-core-i5-6600-3-3ghz-socket-1151-6mb-l3-cache-retail-boxed-bx80662i56600
Gonna use the stock cooler with this as I obviously don't plan to overclock.
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 960 4GB
http://www.ebuyer.com/722277-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-960-4gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-gv-n960oc-4gd
(unless it comes off sale before I can buy it, in which case I'll be getting the MSI 2GB version)
PSU: Corsair CXM 600W Semi Modular
http://www.ebuyer.com/429985-corsair-cxm-600w-semi-modular-80-bronze-power-supply-cp-9020060-uk
(a friend actually recommended me the 750W, but I'd like to save as much money as I can and it seems kinda overkill for this build?)
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 (2x4GB)
http://www.ebuyer.com/704615-hyperx-fury-black-8gb-4gb-x2-ddr4-2133mhz-cl-14-memory-hx421c14fbk2-8
Case: CiT Spectre White
http://www.ebuyer.com/716568-cit-spectre-gaming-case-2-x-usb3-side-window-toolless-card-reader-spectre-white
(planning on custom painting the case, nothing fancy though, which is why I went for white)
I'm planning to use the HDDs from my current PC, a bit older and crappier but I can't shell out any more on this at the moment. 1x250GB WD blue and 1x500GB Seagate Barracuda, both 7200rpm. I'd love to have an SSD at some point but it's just not on the cards right now.
I would love to hear any compatibility issues I might have (though I don't think there should be any?) and any motherboard recommendations you might have! I can't spend over £100 on the mobo, I know I should probably go with a cheaper Haswell build but I'd really like to go Skylake. Ideally I'd like to spend around £75 or less for the motherboard, which might be a big ask - but I welcome opinions
Sorry if this is really long, I like to be thorough! Thanks! Let me know if I forgot to list anything, I most likely did.
I'm mainly gonna be using it for art/graphic design (Adobe Suite), and maybe some art streaming here and there. Light gaming too, but I'm not a PC gamer so I won't be playing anything really labour-intensive (The Long Dark and Subautica mainly). My gf will want to be playing Elder Scrolls Online on it but that's about the top end of what it'll be doing. Hope you guys can help out cos there are a few things I haven't chosen, like... a motherboard, haha. I know I'm wanting a micro-ATX with 1151 socket but other than that I need some help choosing a decent one in my price range.
The parts I've chosen so far are:
CPU: Intel core i5 6600
http://www.ebuyer.com/722915-intel-core-i5-6600-3-3ghz-socket-1151-6mb-l3-cache-retail-boxed-bx80662i56600
Gonna use the stock cooler with this as I obviously don't plan to overclock.
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 960 4GB
http://www.ebuyer.com/722277-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-960-4gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-gv-n960oc-4gd
(unless it comes off sale before I can buy it, in which case I'll be getting the MSI 2GB version)
PSU: Corsair CXM 600W Semi Modular
http://www.ebuyer.com/429985-corsair-cxm-600w-semi-modular-80-bronze-power-supply-cp-9020060-uk
(a friend actually recommended me the 750W, but I'd like to save as much money as I can and it seems kinda overkill for this build?)
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 (2x4GB)
http://www.ebuyer.com/704615-hyperx-fury-black-8gb-4gb-x2-ddr4-2133mhz-cl-14-memory-hx421c14fbk2-8
Case: CiT Spectre White
http://www.ebuyer.com/716568-cit-spectre-gaming-case-2-x-usb3-side-window-toolless-card-reader-spectre-white
(planning on custom painting the case, nothing fancy though, which is why I went for white)
I'm planning to use the HDDs from my current PC, a bit older and crappier but I can't shell out any more on this at the moment. 1x250GB WD blue and 1x500GB Seagate Barracuda, both 7200rpm. I'd love to have an SSD at some point but it's just not on the cards right now.
I would love to hear any compatibility issues I might have (though I don't think there should be any?) and any motherboard recommendations you might have! I can't spend over £100 on the mobo, I know I should probably go with a cheaper Haswell build but I'd really like to go Skylake. Ideally I'd like to spend around £75 or less for the motherboard, which might be a big ask - but I welcome opinions
Sorry if this is really long, I like to be thorough! Thanks! Let me know if I forgot to list anything, I most likely did.