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Final Thoughts (Buying this weekend) - £1300 Gaming Build

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Hello all,

 

So as it's Black Friday weekend I'm planning on buying my PC now to try and save myself some money.

Below is my planned build:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£341.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.98 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£110.87 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£101.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£298.77 @ PC World Business) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.72 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£30.00) 
Other: NZXT Grid+ V2 (£30.00)
Other: NZXT Hue+ (£50.00)
Other: Silverstone White Cable Bundle (£17.38)
Total: £1305.63

 

Notes:

- If a 1TB SSD is significantly reduced in price, I will get that instead of the 500GB.

- I will be gaming at 1440p (not hugely competitive so this GPU will do just fine).

- The theme of the build is a Black/White one.

- The PSU is a large one for CF support in future.

 

What are your thoughts/suggestions/recommendations on my planned build?

 

Many thanks,

 

Cameron

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What about this?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£341.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.98 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£110.87 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.79 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£298.77 @ PC World Business) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.72 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: NZXT Grid+ V2 (£30.00)
Other: NZXT Hue+ (£50.00)
Other: Silverstone White Cable Bundle (£17.38)
Total: £1300.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What about this?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£341.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.98 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£110.87 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.79 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£298.77 @ PC World Business) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.72 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: NZXT Grid+ V2 (£30.00)
Other: NZXT Hue+ (£50.00)
Other: Silverstone White Cable Bundle (£17.38)
Total: £1300.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Honestly, I'm not sure I need that kind of storage capacity - but I will keep it in mind certainly while I shop! :)

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Build seems good, I currently am going to get the MSI R9 390 for my GPU but that is my choice. Also, I am a bit of a noob, how'd you get Windows 10 for only $30??

CASE: NZXT S340 CPU: Intel i5-4690K MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X RAM: Corsair 16GB GPU: MSI R9 390 HDD: WD Blue 1TB SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB PSU: XFX ATX12V/EPS12V 650W

 

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Honestly, I'm not sure I need that kind of storage capacity - but I will keep it in mind certainly while I shop! :)

 

Build seems good, I currently am going to get the MSI R9 390 for my GPU but that is my choice. Also, I am a bit of a noob, how'd you get Windows 10 for only $30??

Forgot to mention. You can get Windows for a low price here: https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3sy3pt/h_microsoft_windows_108817_office_2016/

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Here you go, a better CPU and GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£306.90 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£149.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£85.42 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£101.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£319.96 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.72 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.00 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£30.00)
Other: NZXT Grid+ V2 (£30.00)
Other: NZXT Hue+ (£50.00)
Other: Silverstone White Cable Bundle (£17.38)
Total: £1325.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 07:22 GMT+0000

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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This stuff all legal?

CASE: NZXT S340 CPU: Intel i5-4690K MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X RAM: Corsair 16GB GPU: MSI R9 390 HDD: WD Blue 1TB SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB PSU: XFX ATX12V/EPS12V 650W

 

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Build seems good, I currently am going to get the MSI R9 390 for my GPU but that is my choice. Also, I am a bit of a noob, how'd you get Windows 10 for only $30??

 

Buy Windows 7/8 on G2A.com and then upgrade with a clean install to Windows 10 :)

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Here you go, a better CPU and GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£306.90 @ More Computers)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£99.98 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£149.98 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£85.42 @ More Computers)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£101.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£319.96 @ CCL Computers)

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.72 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.00 @ Aria PC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£30.00)

Other: NZXT Grid+ V2 (£30.00)

Other: NZXT Hue+ (£50.00)

Other: Silverstone White Cable Bundle (£17.38)

Total: £1325.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I like it... I'll have to look into X99 :D

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Yes it's legal and save.

Meh, I gotta buy everything on Amazon, well I am technically not buying it. It is a $1500ish present (including tax)

CASE: NZXT S340 CPU: Intel i5-4690K MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X RAM: Corsair 16GB GPU: MSI R9 390 HDD: WD Blue 1TB SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB PSU: XFX ATX12V/EPS12V 650W

 

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I like it... I'll have to look into X99 :D

Definitely get the 390X cause it's only 20 pounds more than the 390 in the UK. And definitely get the 5820k cause it costs less than the 6700k and it's a better choice.

I'll paste what I just wrote in another thread:

"I'd still recommend the 5820k even if it was more expensive, a higher end platform (X99) with cool features such as quad-channel RAM and a CPU that's around a 4790k level in terms of single-core performance after you overclock it and is up to 30% more powerful overall with 2 cores / 4 threads more. You will also have an upgrade path cause Broadwell-E will be X99 and there are going to be 10 cored CPUs for this platform. Conclusion? Better for multitasking, enthusiast-grade platform and just as good for gaming, for actually less money right now. Will also last for a longer period of time and has an interesting upgrade path"

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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