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unrolo
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Hi guys,

 

I'm planning on building a PC mainly to play at least the current games at 1080p on a 144hz monitor at decent graphic settings, I prefer to have stable performance over quality though (I play FPS often). Im not looking for these components to last more than a year or two so as long as i can play the current games at the previously stated requirements i'll be happy.

I currently have 3 pieces:

Mother board: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Maximus-VIII-Hero-Motherboard/dp/B0126R4F8W

Ram: https://www.komplett.ie/hyperx-predator-16gb-pc4-24000-dimm/20798633/product

Power Supply: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-RM850i-Fully-Modular-Supply/dp/B00YPQNES0/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rm850i&qid=1557259002&s=gateway&sr=8-1

 

I still need to buy a case, GPU,  CPU,  SSD(500gb min) and maybe a cooler or an HDD if you guys think it will be necessary. I'll be buying this in about two weeks time and i have a budget of 700-800€ (currently living in Ireland).

This is an SSD i had in mind buying, but it's if you guys think its a necessary sacrifice for the pc to meet the requirements i want ill consider buying it later on:

- https://www.komplett.ie/samsung-970-evo-plus-500gb/20924370/product

 

Thanks!

 

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-6700K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor €150.00
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler €44.90 @ Komplett
Motherboard Asus - MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Purchased For €0.00
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory Purchased For €0.00
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive €75.32 @ Custompc
Video Card MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB VENTUS Video Card €562.95 @ Komplett
Power Supply Corsair - 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Purchased For €0.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €833.17
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-07 21:25 IST+0100  

fyi: second hand 6700k, don't buy them new

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does used market exist in Ireland? I tend to just sell all of that and just start new.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Hi guys thanks for the replys... So i was looking for the. I7 6700k and i cant find any for 150 euros anywhere also i was thinking 2070 is more than what im asking for maybe a 1660ti would do the job? (the more i can save the better since ill want to buy new peripherals soon aswell) im planning on upgrading in a years time anyway its just a pc that will let me play 1080p stable on a 144hz for the rest of this year

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3 hours ago, unrolo said:

Hi guys thanks for the replys... So i was looking for the. I7 6700k and i cant find any for 150 euros anywhere also i was thinking 2070 is more than what im asking for maybe a 1660ti would do the job? (the more i can save the better since ill want to buy new peripherals soon aswell) im planning on upgrading in a years time anyway its just a pc that will let me play 1080p stable on a 144hz for the rest of this year

I was initially confused as to why you'd want to build now with an upgrade in mind so near. 

GPU prices in Ireland are CRAZY high...

 

I found a lower end avg on irish ebay for the RX 580 8GB. It's not going to hit this for newer AAA titles, but for a build right now that would certainly work at 144hz in esports titles, you could do something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor €156.20 @ Custompc
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard €85.74 @ Custompc
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory €94.94 @ Komplett
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive €75.32 @ Custompc
Video Card MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card €140.00
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case €54.94 @ Komplett
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply €104.95 @ Komplett
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €712.09
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-08 17:08 IST+0100  

The intel competition may add an edge, but since the used market isn't offering anything in this price range, you'll have to weigh the options yourself. An R5 1600 is fine for now, and could support a hefty GPU upgrade in the future. The board will support a CPU upgrade to anything in the first and second gen Ryzen lineup in the future (with possibility on certain 3rd gen CPUs. We just don't know currently, but I wouldn't hold out on that hope with the Pro 4.)

 

I went in on a good PSU so that you can upgrade future parts without the worry there. (The PSU market is pretty high too. Ouch.)

 

For what the RTX 2060, RX 2070, Vega 56 and Vega 64 cost even used right now, I just don't view that as worth it. Even that RX 580 used market is a tad high, but I wouldn't view that spending as such a loss as 500+ euros right now...

 

The new prices on the 1660 are similarly high, but not so high it makes me upset. So really maybe there is a cost to performance ratio to look at there. I still think in terms of how small a step up you're looking at, a cheap used RX 580 is the way to go.

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the problem with that build is that i would have to get rid of the psu and mother board i already have which seems like a waste atm i'll re link u the pieces i already have i think i have to go with the intel alternative if i could actually find a i7 6700k for 150 i could fit it with a 1660ti and the ssd and cooler i got recomended further up

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I currently have 3 pieces:

Mother board: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Maximus-VIII-Hero-Motherboard/dp/B0126R4F8W

Ram: https://www.komplett.ie/hyperx-predator-16gb-pc4-24000-dimm/20798633/product

Power Supply: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-RM850i-Fully-Modular-Supply/dp/B00YPQNES0/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rm850i&qid=1557259002&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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2 hours ago, unrolo said:

I currently have 3 pieces:

Mother board: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Maximus-VIII-Hero-Motherboard/dp/B0126R4F8W

Ram: https://www.komplett.ie/hyperx-predator-16gb-pc4-24000-dimm/20798633/product

Power Supply: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-RM850i-Fully-Modular-Supply/dp/B00YPQNES0/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rm850i&qid=1557259002&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Well the RAM and PSU are transferable, just not the mobo.

So really, either grab a 6th gen unlocked, and the list is still applicable, but you'll need a CPU cooler or go for an AMD build and lose out on just the mobo.

Here's a few ebay listings that apply to your mobo:

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Intel-Core-i5-7600K-3-8GHz-Quad-Core-Kaby-Lake-Socket-LGA1151-Processor-429/264314967881?hash=item3d8a665749:g:oUAAAOSwWVFc0yQK

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Intel-Core-i5-7600K-3-80-GHz-Quad-Core-BX80677I57600K-delid-w-Thermal-Grizzly/223508857401?hash=item340a2a8239:g:xGQAAOSw6HJc0vPW

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Intel-Core-i5-7600K-3-80-GHz-Quad-Core-Processor-09/264315019144?hash=item3d8a671f88:g:0MwAAOSwvDZc0y5p

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Quad-Core-4-00-GHz-8-MB-SR2L0-Skylake-91W-CPU/273837259868?hash=item3fc1f8fc5c:g:3wwAAOSw2~1c0bvj

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-6700K-4GHz-Quad-Core-BX80662I76700K-Processor/264312389259?hash=item3d8a3efe8b:g:Q5gAAOSwnflc0G3x

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-6700K-SR2L0-4GHz-Processor-L548B758/173886291713?hash=item287c6e3f01:g:tsQAAOSw4b9cxHUu

 

In terms of pricing, the i5-7600k appears to have the best used deals out there. The i7-6700k following suit. in terms of performance, that i5 is 5-10% performance increase over the r5 1600, and the i7-6700k is another 10% over that. That said if you can front for it, I'd grab the 6700k. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-6700K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor €240.00
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler €83.57 @ Custompc
Motherboard Asus - MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  
Memory Kingston - HyperX Predator 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory €0.00
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive €75.32 @ Custompc
Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card €318.95 @ Komplett
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox MB600L ATX Mid Tower Case €72.69 @ Custompc
Power Supply Corsair - 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply €0.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €790.53
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-08 23:45 IST+0100  

Here's what that might look like. We are probably talking about a 25% increase in performance or so from the previous build listed.

Honestly for Irish pricing, you could certainly be doing worse. This is a pretty nice PC! 

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9 hours ago, unrolo said:

Yesh this is more or less the build i was thinking ill see if i can get a good deal on a 6700k and ill get s 1660ti too, thanks for the help! 

Yeah, for me based on current pricing it fell to the RX 580 8GB and the 1660Ti. I think in price to performance, they are still offering the best bang for the buck. The higher end cards are crazy out there. It didn't seem like the used market even changed prices much.

 

See the last 3 links above for 6700k's in the listed pricing range. (give or take 15-20 euros I guess for shipping.)

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