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UhhCobyy
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I am relatively new to PC's in general as I currently have an IMac but it's now getting to the point where I am unable to play games. So I know its awful timing with data mining but I need a gaming PC so here are my parts and I'd love feedback just as long as its constructive. Thanks 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Cobe/saved/#view=RD3Gf7

 

Budget was supposed to be around £1000.

 

From current feedback I change some parts: here is the updated version https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Cobe/saved/#view=GJV9WZ

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You're gonna want to change that PSU, but otherwise it's good.

Want to know which mobo to get?

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Choose whatever you need. Any more, you're wasting your money. Any less, and you don't get the features you need.

 

Only you know what you need to do with your computer, so nobody's really qualified to answer this question except for you.

 

chEcK iNsidE sPoilEr fOr a tREat!

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More/faster RAM wouldn't be missed. If you want to upgrade to 16 in future you'd need to buy another of the exact same stick.

HEADS UP, THIS ACCOUNT IS INACTIVE NOW

I'm keeping everything else the way it was for anyone who might check out my answers in future, but I won't be using LTT.

 

 

 

 

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Please explain your question fully, so I can answer it fully.

PSU Tier List Cooler Tier List SSD Tier List  My Specs Below!

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My PC:

CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2GHz

Cooler: Stock Wraith Spire

RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3000mHz 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) RGB

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming ATX

SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB 2.5"

HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200rpm

GPU: Asus ROG Strix OC GTX 1060 6GB

Case: Cooler Master H500P

PSU: Corsair RM650i 650W 80+ Gold Fully Modular

OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Fans: 4x Cooler Master Masterfan Pro 120 Air Balance

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CPU: Intel Ivy Bridge i5 3337U @ 1.8GHz

RAM: 8GB DDR3 2133mhz SODIMM (1x4GB Samsung, 1x4GB Kingston)

SSD: Kingston 24GB SSD (originally for caching)

HDD: HGST 500GB 5400rpm

GPU: Intel HD 4000 Graphics

OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

 

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Don't get Kaby, either get Coffee or Ryzen. The 8600K performs about the same, but has an upgrade path. For gaming, the 8400 is plenty.

Don't get the 212 Evo. It performs worse than smaller and cheaper coolers. 

 

Don't get a locked motherboard for an unlocked CPU. 

Get faster RAM, the difference in performance is greater than the difference in cost. 

Get an SSD if possible.

Don't get the CX500, it's crappy and overpriced. If you're on a budget, get something like the Pure Power 10 400W, Vengeance or CX450/M.

Something like this makes more sense, imo. Add the 1070 and monitor, the total cost is about the same.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  (£155.94 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£101.69 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£88.28 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£65.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Gray) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £528.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Consider a newer generation of cpu with a better cpu cooler. A micro-ATX case would be a better fit for the motherboard. That or get an ATX motherboard. A better psu would also be a good idea. (CX500 is the previous generation of CX/CXM psu. Dual channel memory will add a tad more performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  (£403.26) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£38.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.21 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  (£219.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1194.51
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 00:19 GMT+0000

 

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2 minutes ago, brob said:

Consider a newer generation of cpu with a better cpu cooler. A micro-ATX case would be a better fit for the motherboard. That or get an ATX motherboard. A better psu would also be a good idea. (CX500 is the previous generation of CX/CXM psu. Dual channel memory will add a tad more performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  (£403.26) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£38.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.21 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  (£219.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1194.51
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 00:19 GMT+0000

 

Surely if I can go for an i7 I should instead of an i5, I updated the build so I am using an ATX motherboard instead of Micro ATX, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Cobe/saved/#view=GJV9WZ Look at the PC Build MK2

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15 minutes ago, UhhCobyy said:

Surely if I can go for an i7 I should instead of an i5, I updated the build so I am using an ATX motherboard instead of Micro ATX, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Cobe/saved/#view=GJV9WZ Look at the PC Build MK2

Just because 7 is a higher number than 5, doesn't mean that it's better, or that it makes any sense at all

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2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Just because 7 is a higher number than 5, doesn't mean that it's better, or that it makes any sense at all

Nope, but I have had 2 days to research PC parts. But my logic is that i7 is a newer model, so its better. Guess not. So only thing I need to change is swap to an i5?

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1 minute ago, UhhCobyy said:

Nope, but I have had 2 days to research PC parts. But my logic is that i7 is a newer model, so its better. Guess not. So only thing I need to change is swap to an i5?

Here's Intel's website for explaining the numbers

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html

 

For an 8th gen CPU, you'll need a Z370 motherboard. The 8400 comes with a cooler, just use that one. Get faster RAM, brand doesn't matter. Imo, a 250GB SSD makes more sense than a 1TB HDD, which can be added later without hassle.

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16 minutes ago, UhhCobyy said:

Surely if I can go for an i7 I should instead of an i5, I updated the build so I am using an ATX motherboard instead of Micro ATX, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Cobe/saved/#view=GJV9WZ Look at the PC Build MK2

The i5-8600K has roughly the same stock performance as the i7-7700K. Principally because it has six cores instead of four hyperthreaded cores.

 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3157-intel-i5-8600k-review-overclocking-vs-8700k-8400/page-2

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i5_8600K/12.html

 

If you want an i7, go for the i7-8700 or i7-8700K.

 

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Ok thanks for the advice, I accidentally removed my custom prices but I think this is everything you guys suggested. (Ram, Motherboard and CPU) I really cant push the budget anymore so I will have to leave the ssd until a later date. If there is anything else feel free to say.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Tw4KHh
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Tw4KHh/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 4 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£45.37 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£105.53 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£97.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  (£530.16 @ Novatech) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.95 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  (£219.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1402.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 01:05 GMT+0000

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Use the [bb] button to get a nicely formatted list.

 

With a few small adjustments you can squeeze in a decent size ssd for just a few more $.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£105.53 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£59.99 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  (£530.16 @ Novatech) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.95 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.21 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  (£219.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1411.60
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 01:07 GMT+0000

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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1 minute ago, brob said:

Use the [bb] button to get a nicely formatted list.

 

With a few small adjustments you can squeeze in a decent size ssd for just a few more $.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£105.53 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£76.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£59.99 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  (£530.16 @ Novatech) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.95 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.21 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  (£219.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1411.60
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-20 01:07 GMT+0000

Im going to take this as my current build and do some hunting for the cheapest prices. Thanks.

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