First PC Build

[JoshPJ]

Going to be building a PC this summer and i would like some advice on my parts, I wouldn't like to go above £1100 on all the parts and equipment.

I have all the parts in a notepad file and also have them layed out on pcpartpicker but without the keyboard because it wasnt on there.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vxDkr7

PC.txt

[Cyracus]

looks fine, make sure the mobo lists compatibility with that ram, if not change to ram the mobo supports for best performance, and upgrade to a 6gb 1060, the 3gb one is gimped in a few ways that make it much worse, or consider a rx 580 if you can find one in stock 

[Energycore]

First let's fix your bad graphics problem. Get a 6GB. Made a couple other money saving changes and upgraded the SSD to a 250GB.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£190.83 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£97.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£117.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (£238.35 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£62.10 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.93 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG - 24MP48HQ-P 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£93.94 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £963.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 19:06 BST+0100

[Devin92]

what is this pc gonna be used for? if its just gaming, i would drop to quad core ryzen and go for a better GPU i.e. 6gb 1060 or rx580 8gb

[JoshPJ]

Should I get the palit gtx 1060 6gb or gigabyte rx 580 gaming 4gb?

[JoshPJ]

9 minutes ago, Energycore said:

First let's fix your bad graphics problem. Get a 6GB. Made a couple other money saving changes and upgraded the SSD to a 250GB.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£190.83 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£97.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£117.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (£238.35 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£62.10 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.93 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG - 24MP48HQ-P 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£93.94 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £963.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 19:06 BST+0100

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hqqPTH

How's that? I changed out the CPU because i would like t find a decent keyboard

 

[JoshPJ]

1 minute ago, JoshPJ said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hqqPTH

How's that? I changed out the CPU because i would like t find a decent keyboard

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/FxFbHN

Wrong link, it had no GPU

[stealth80]

11 minutes ago, JoshPJ said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/FxFbHN

Wrong link, it had no GPU

Dont skimp on key components for the sake of a good keyboard heres why (rough numbers)

 

You put in a £200 GPU and opt for a £100 keyboard cuz RGB and mechanical

 

6 months time the GPU is flagging, so you spend another £200+ on GPU

 

or

 

You buy a £300 GPU now that lasts 1 year + minimum and a £20 keyboard which you upgrade in a few months when you have cash

 

Its much easier to replace a £20 keyboard than a £150+ GPU cause you wanted RGB or mechanical 

[JoshPJ]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Dont skimp on key components for the sake of a good keyboard heres why (rough numbers)

 

You put in a £200 GPU and opt for a £100 keyboard cuz RGB and mechanical

 

6 months time the GPU is flagging, so you spend another £200+ on GPU

 

or

 

You buy a £300 GPU now that lasts 1 year + minimum and a £20 keyboard which you upgrade in a few months when you have cash

 

Its much easier to replace a £20 keyboard than a £150+ GPU cause you wanted RGB or mechanical 

I could get a keyboard at Xmas, thank you, what card would you recommend then?

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, JoshPJ said:

I could get a keyboard at Xmas, thank you, what card would you recommend then?

so taking the build you posted, minus keyboard, should be sweet, 1070 minimum:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£190.83 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£87.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£126.73 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SanDisk - X400 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£46.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB JetStream Video Card  (£369.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£83.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: BenQ - GL2460HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£115.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1106.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 19:41 BST+0100

 

Note the 1070 GTX and the 340 Elite case 

[JoshPJ]

2 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

so taking the build you posted, minus keyboard, should be sweet, 1070 minimum:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£190.83 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£87.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£126.73 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SanDisk - X400 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£46.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB JetStream Video Card  (£369.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£83.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: BenQ - GL2460HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£115.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1106.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 19:41 BST+0100

 

Note the 1070 GTX and the 340 Elite case 

Why the Elite case?

 

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, JoshPJ said:

Why the Elite case?

 

tempered glass looks a TONNE better than acrylic and is more scratch resistant, look at some videos of 340 vanilla and 340 elite. I went from an acrylic side to tempered with my INWIN 303 and would never look back:

 

[R3g676]

So I have a question sorta similar to this topic, so my "gaming" pc is about 6 years old now, and needs a major upgrade. It's still running on a amd athlon 270u and a cheap cooler. It sounds like a car engine when all the fans are going. It also still has a pair of XFX R7950 Ghost Editions in it. Should I just get a new cpu upgrade or save my money, cause as it is right now, I have only $2 towards it.

[JoshPJ]

1 hour ago, stealth80 said:

so taking the build you posted, minus keyboard, should be sweet, 1070 minimum:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£190.83 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£87.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£126.73 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SanDisk - X400 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£46.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB JetStream Video Card  (£369.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£83.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: BenQ - GL2460HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£115.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1106.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-14 19:41 BST+0100

 

Note the 1070 GTX and the 340 Elite case 

I cant seem to find any gtx 1070's that are in stock at around the £370 mark and i dont want to go higher, the only one i have found is the gigabyte gtx 1070 mini itx oc. Would I be able to use this with my setup or itx only? Or can you suggest a different gpu for me, thanks.

[stealth80]

1 hour ago, JoshPJ said:

I cant seem to find any gtx 1070's that are in stock at around the £370 mark and i dont want to go higher, the only one i have found is the gigabyte gtx 1070 mini itx oc. Would I be able to use this with my setup or itx only? Or can you suggest a different gpu for me, thanks.

Couple here

 

https://www.eclipsecomputers.com/Components/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GTX1000/

 

https://www.cclonline.com/category/430/PC-Components/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-Chipset-Graphics-Cards/?utm_source=dropdown&utm_medium=dropdown-link&utm_campaign=pc-components/nvidia-graphics-cards

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£190.83 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£79.06 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£50.99 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£50.99 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  (£334.91 @ Ebuyer) wait for stock to arrive.
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Keyboard: SHARKOON - Skiller Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£9.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Acer GN246HLBbid 24 inch Wide FHD LED Gaming Monitor with 144 Hz, 1 ms, 350 nits, DVI, HDMI, Acer EcoDisplay  (£191.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Aerocool Aero-300 (£32.99)
Total: £1103.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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