Okay so I wanted to build a nice gaming PC but I don't really want to spend too much money.
I have spent few days researching different parts, going through various forums and reviews to find the "best" parts i could for a reasonable price.
Purpose for this PC is mainly gaming at max settings 1920x1080 at 144HZ. I would also like to stream some games that are lower on graphics such as League. Also looking to overclock but kinda new to it but i know i can manage. Buying parts and building it in the UK (if it helps).
So there are many parts which have a few alternatives and few that I'm still a little unsure about so if anyone could help me finish up the build and point me in the right direction, would be greatly appreciated.
Here is the build so far:
--Graphics Card--
MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card - £470
// I found this to be a really good gtx 1080 for a good price, and from what I've read many people like the MSI manafacturer.
--Processors-- // Not sure here if its worth £40 to upgrade to i7
Intel Core i5 8600K 3.6GHz Socket 1151 Processor - £260
or
Intel Core i7 8700K 3.7GHz Socket 1151 Processor - £300
--SSD--
Kingston A400 120GB SSD - £23
--HDD--
Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5'' SATA High-Performance Hard Drive - £36
--RAM-- // Not sure if i need 16GB or if 8GB would be enough
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200 2400MHz - £128
--PSU--
Corsair 650W CX650 Bronze ATX - £60
// Do I need more watts or is this one good enough?
--CPU Cooling-- // Don't want to use water cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Processor cooler - £24
// I want to overclock so I don't know if the Evo will be ok or if the noctua is Really that worth it, I would like to save some money here if possible. Maybe some alternative option?
or
Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler - £80
--Motherboard-- // Really not sure which does best or other boards better than these?
MSI - Z370 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 - £145
// So people say the krait motheboard has a better audio so I'm kinda leaning a little bit towards that option but the other two are a lot cheaper.
or
MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 - £103
// Cheap board and apparently good for OC
or
MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 - £120
//Maybe this one?
--Monitor--
ViewSonic XG2401 24" Professional Gaming Monitor - £195
--Case-- // I have no idea which case to buy.
NZXT Source S340 White Mid Tower Case - £65
// Maybe this one? but would prefer something a little lower in price since its just a case.
and will this case fit all the wires etc and will it be hard to manage it.
Please let me know anything about the parts here, whether anything can be improved for a small cost or something has a better alternative. If u have any of those parts and you would recommend them or not.
Link to pcpartpicker -- Tho some items are different from here https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GRvhYT
Also i don't really care about the looks - just the specs for the minimal cost.
Goal for me is to be 100 percent sure with what I'm buying and have no regrets afterwards.
I have spent few days researching different parts, going through various forums and reviews to find the "best" parts i could for a reasonable price.
Purpose for this PC is mainly gaming at max settings 1920x1080 at 144HZ. I would also like to stream some games that are lower on graphics such as League. Also looking to overclock but kinda new to it but i know i can manage. Buying parts and building it in the UK (if it helps).
So there are many parts which have a few alternatives and few that I'm still a little unsure about so if anyone could help me finish up the build and point me in the right direction, would be greatly appreciated.
Here is the build so far:
--Graphics Card--
MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card - £470
// I found this to be a really good gtx 1080 for a good price, and from what I've read many people like the MSI manafacturer.
--Processors-- // Not sure here if its worth £40 to upgrade to i7
Intel Core i5 8600K 3.6GHz Socket 1151 Processor - £260
or
Intel Core i7 8700K 3.7GHz Socket 1151 Processor - £300
--SSD--
Kingston A400 120GB SSD - £23
--HDD--
Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5'' SATA High-Performance Hard Drive - £36
--RAM-- // Not sure if i need 16GB or if 8GB would be enough
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200 2400MHz - £128
--PSU--
Corsair 650W CX650 Bronze ATX - £60
// Do I need more watts or is this one good enough?
--CPU Cooling-- // Don't want to use water cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Processor cooler - £24
// I want to overclock so I don't know if the Evo will be ok or if the noctua is Really that worth it, I would like to save some money here if possible. Maybe some alternative option?
or
Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler - £80
--Motherboard-- // Really not sure which does best or other boards better than these?
MSI - Z370 KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 - £145
// So people say the krait motheboard has a better audio so I'm kinda leaning a little bit towards that option but the other two are a lot cheaper.
or
MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 - £103
// Cheap board and apparently good for OC
or
MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 - £120
//Maybe this one?
--Monitor--
ViewSonic XG2401 24" Professional Gaming Monitor - £195
--Case-- // I have no idea which case to buy.
NZXT Source S340 White Mid Tower Case - £65
// Maybe this one? but would prefer something a little lower in price since its just a case.
and will this case fit all the wires etc and will it be hard to manage it.
Please let me know anything about the parts here, whether anything can be improved for a small cost or something has a better alternative. If u have any of those parts and you would recommend them or not.
Link to pcpartpicker -- Tho some items are different from here https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GRvhYT
Also i don't really care about the looks - just the specs for the minimal cost.
Goal for me is to be 100 percent sure with what I'm buying and have no regrets afterwards.
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