First custom PC build.

[Phisher101]

Hello! this is my first time ever getting ready to put together a PC. 

 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QY8gmGThis is what I'm hoping to go for, could anyone tell me if this is a good build for up coming / recent games.

 

Currently I am using an AMD build and wanted to change to intel. 

 

I'm not very good at understanding how well specs will work together.

 

Thank you!

[Vek1313]

Budget? What will this be used for in total? Need Peripherals and/or OS? Etc..?

[Phisher101]

I currently have the OS which I have bought separately.

 

I am aiming to use the PC for gaming mostly, web browsing and average day to day use. 

 

I have all the peripherals from my older computer.

 

My budget is up to £1000 but would like to keep it just below due to shipping etc.

[Tedster]

I currently have the OS which I have bought separately.

 

I am aiming to use the PC for gaming mostly, web browsing and average day to day use. 

 

I have all the peripherals from my older computer.

 

My budget is up to £1000 but would like to keep it just below due to shipping etc.

That sounds fine. Your suggested build looks pretty good, but I'd change from 2 1x4GB kits to 1 2x4GB kit. Try to get at least 1866mhz as well.

Depending on what browser you use and how many tabs you have open, you may benefit from upgrading to 16GB down the road - I have 24GB and often find that I'm using 12-15GB just for Chrome.

[Xaring]

Why the liquid cooling? Get and i7 and an average air cooler.

 

[SWAGGA]

nice build, but I'd get a cheaper cooler like the CM hyper 212 evo and  bigger SSD, also getting an i5 with a water cooler from the beginning is bullshit since you could get an i7 with a hyper 212 instead

[Phisher101]

Why the liquid cooling? Get and i7 and an average air cooler.

 

I was getting tips from my friend and he said that, that CPU cooler is the best to use. I've only had prebuilt systems so I'm not sure what to go for.

[Tedster]

I was getting tips from my friend and he said that, that CPU cooler is the best to use. I've only had prebuilt systems so I'm not sure what to go for.

Yes, you need to cool your CPU. I have a feeling that you meant liquid cooling.

Liquid cooling isn't the best price to performance, but is definitely the best you can get before you go for phase change cooling.

[Subduck]

 I have 24GB and often find that I'm using 12-15GB just for Chrome.

How is that even possible? I Never use more than 500mb with chrome? Do you have 1000 tabs open?

[Xaring]

Its a bit overkill, it is definitely "the best" you can get, but its not worth it. As the video explains, you are better of getting a better CPU and overclocking less (Its safer, easier and have lower thermals/power usage) than getting a cheaper CPU + A kickass water cooler(Its dangerous, your CPU may toast, its a hassle to config properly, and it warms up all your PC, has higher power usage). You can even get a decent air cooler and bump up the better CPU to be even better. All for the same price.

[Phisher101]

That sounds fine. Your suggested build looks pretty good, but I'd change from 2 1x4GB kits to 1 2x4GB kit. Try to get at least 1866mhz as well.

Depending on what browser you use and how many tabs you have open, you may benefit from upgrading to 16GB down the road - I have 24GB and often find that I'm using 12-15GB just for Chrome.

 

I also have 16GB of Corsair RAM from my old computer too. everything which seems to be a little lower is mostly because I either plan on putting things I had before in or I'm planning on upgrading further afterwards.

[Tedster]

How is that even possible? I Never use more than 500mb with chrome? Do you have 1000 tabs open?

When I get to about 150 tabs, I end up using about 15-18 gigs total.

[Tedster]

I also have 16GB of Corsair RAM from my old computer too. everything which seems to be a little lower is mostly because I either plan on putting things I had before in or I'm planning on upgrading further afterwards.

But it's still not worth getting something slow in the first place...

[Xaring]

That sounds fine. Your suggested build looks pretty good, but I'd change from 2 1x4GB kits to 1 2x4GB kit. Try to get at least 1866mhz as well.

Depending on what browser you use and how many tabs you have open, you may benefit from upgrading to 16GB down the road - I have 24GB and often find that I'm using 12-15GB just for Chrome.

If the PC is gonna be used for gaming, the MHz on which the RAM works dont matter at all, 1600 and 1866 will give you the same number of frames. Also, I recommend 12GB+ of RAM, 8GB starts to become little.

 

[TheQuentonXiao]

pretty good but slow ram

[Tedster]

If the PC is gonna be used for gaming, the MHz on which the RAM works dont matter at all, 1600 and 1866 will give you the same number of frames. Also, I recommend 12GB+ of RAM, 8GB starts to become little.

 

Eehh, fine. 1600Mhz is generally the best value. Once we move to more RAM-intensive games then it may become more of an issue. But I'm just saying that you don't want to be using 1333 ram these days.

[Phisher101]

Eehh, fine. 1600Mhz is generally the best value. Once we move to more RAM-intensive games then it may become more of an issue. But I'm just saying that you don't want to be using 1333 ram these days.

 

Just in order to make it better, I changed the RAM to Kingston Fury 8GB 1866 instead.

[Xaring]

Eehh, fine. 1600Mhz is generally the best value. Once we move to more RAM-intensive games then it may become more of an issue. But I'm just saying that you don't want to be using 1333 ram these days.

Probably not, as you can basically find 1600MHz RAM cheaper than 1333MHz one