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Hi People I am in bit of a predicament at the moment, I am deciding if I should sell my ps4 and buy a PC or an Xbox One S. I like the Xbox one S exclusives more (Forza) but now due to the Xbox play anywhere a PC would seem more useful. I also would need a PC that is easy enough to transport however still powerful enough to be worth its value where I wouldn't need to upgrade for 4-5 years. The main issue right now with a PC is the fact that I travel lots and usually bring my PS4 and would like a PC I can do that with too. See below my pc part picker list of the PC that I might build however at the moment the case is wayy to big. Any advice please on what I should do, how I can make it cheaper without losing much performance and also how I can make it smaller. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£158.99) Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£28.28) Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£25.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£50.99) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card (£200.99) Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply (£108.99) Total: £574.23 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-27 16:23 BST+0100 Thank You, Oliver

Hi People Im going through the process of finding the parts for a gaming PC at the moment and my current build (ill put it below) I really want to be a bit cheaper. Do I need an SSD? I know it is recommended but how much do I actually need one? My PC Build For Reference: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£150.34 @ CCL Computers) Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£79.60 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£18.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.11 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.96 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card (£138.99 @ Ebuyer) Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case (£61.55 @ CCL Computers) Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply (£58.00) Total: £610.54 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-16 10:47 BST+0100

Ok thanks, Now I just have to find a UK store that sells them lol

Like this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139156

Calling in the troops Thanks!

Thats what I will do. I was looking at that and that was one of the reasons for getting the included one, the included one is an Integra SFX 450W. No clue how good it is..

Ok so, I do not need to buy an extra cooler then? So therefore I should opt for a proper PSU to not take the risk. Correct?

Thanks I did not know this, any coolers you recommend?

I only opted for the included one because it was recommended but also saved me around 40 GBP (57 USD)

Fair enough I guess it would be. I guess the 6400 should be fine then, Thanks Wouldn't Overclocking mean I would have to buy an CPU cooler as well? And yeah I only downgraded to 8 to save money anyway.

I was thinking about that however i'm not sure of the UK price for one and if they will follow the correct exchange rate

Hi People I will be building my first gaming pc soon and was wondering how the below build would be and any recommendations you have to improve it/make it cheaper. My budget is around where the total build cost is but I would always prefer the total price to be lower. Also I am based in the UK. The system will pretty much entirely be used for PC gaming. I really like the case I have for the build and would prefer not to have any suggestions where I would have to change the case. Anyway Here is my build: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.28 @ Aria PC) Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£79.60 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£18.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.00 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.96 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card (£139.26 @ Ebuyer) Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply (£109.02 @ CCL Computers) Total: £614.11 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 15:57 BST+0100 Thanks, Oliver

What do you think about this one? I merged yours with mine... http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yQ3Vqs

Hows this then? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£79.75 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£82.99 @ Novatech) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£23.98 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£64.00 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£164.99 @ Amazon UK) Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.99 @ Ebuyer) Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.12 @ CCL Computers) Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£10.99 @ Amazon UK) Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£10.99 @ Amazon UK) Total: £548.80 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-04 22:19 BST+0100