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I reckon the original is the best. You won't need an i7 for gaming. You might want to add more storage however, as I think you'll find 250GB is not enough. A Seagate Barracuda 2TB should do nicely. You could do with 16GB RAM also, because it's cheap nowadays.

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So, here is the original; it has a budget of £1120: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zBc2dC

What would you do improve it, i've done this:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bdPMhM

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/P9Y47P

 

Those two are both adapted versions of the original, which do you think is better?

 

Use: Heavy gaming, some development later possibly

Already own: I already own the R9 390 GPU, but it is still in the £1120 budget.

OC: I am going to overclock, but only lightly.

 

And i'd like the build to have as easy an upgrade route possible, thanks!

My build : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ck8VkL

[spoiler spoiler=Crimson Skyline]  My build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ck8VkL | I5-6600K | Hyper 212 Evo | Asus Z170 Pro Gaming + ROG Front Base | Axevir Core Series Red 2X8 2400 | Sandisk SSD Plus 240 GB | Western Digital 1TB Blue | MSI R9 390 | Corsair 760T | Corsair 850 RMI | Dell U2515H IPS | Hyper X II Cloud Red | Corsair K95 RGB | Logitech G602 |

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So, here is the original; it has a budget of £1120: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zBc2dC

What would you do improve it, i've done this:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bdPMhM

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/P9Y47P

 

Those two are both adapted versions of the original, which do you think is better?

 

Use: Heavy gaming, some development later possibly

Already own: I already own the R9 390 GPU, but it is still in the £1120 budget.

OC: I am going to overclock, but only lightly.

 

And i'd like the build to have as easy an upgrade route possible, thanks!

IF you are not doing any editing/3d rendering, get the 6600K system.

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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IF you are not doing any editing/3d rendering, get the 6600K system.

The one with the H100? or get one without water cooling and upgrade to 16GB of ram and a Hard Drive?

My build : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ck8VkL

[spoiler spoiler=Crimson Skyline]  My build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ck8VkL | I5-6600K | Hyper 212 Evo | Asus Z170 Pro Gaming + ROG Front Base | Axevir Core Series Red 2X8 2400 | Sandisk SSD Plus 240 GB | Western Digital 1TB Blue | MSI R9 390 | Corsair 760T | Corsair 850 RMI | Dell U2515H IPS | Hyper X II Cloud Red | Corsair K95 RGB | Logitech G602 |

[spoiler spoiler=Laptop] I7 3232QM | Nvidia GT635M | 17.6" TN | 1TB HD | 6GB RAM

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The one with the H100? or get one without water cooling and upgrade to 16GB of ram and a Hard Drive?

Get the one with 16GB of RAM and a hard drive.

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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I reckon the original is the best. You won't need an i7 for gaming. You might want to add more storage however, as I think you'll find 250GB is not enough. A Seagate Barracuda 2TB should do nicely. You could do with 16GB RAM also, because it's cheap nowadays.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

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Get the one with 16GB of RAM and a hard drive.

 

 

I reckon the original is the best. You won't need an i7 for gaming. You might want to add more storage however, as I think you'll find 250GB is not enough. A Seagate Barracuda 2TB should do nicely. You could do with 16GB RAM also, because it's cheap nowadays.

Thank you, 16GB and a Hard Drive it is!

My build : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ck8VkL

[spoiler spoiler=Crimson Skyline]  My build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ck8VkL | I5-6600K | Hyper 212 Evo | Asus Z170 Pro Gaming + ROG Front Base | Axevir Core Series Red 2X8 2400 | Sandisk SSD Plus 240 GB | Western Digital 1TB Blue | MSI R9 390 | Corsair 760T | Corsair 850 RMI | Dell U2515H IPS | Hyper X II Cloud Red | Corsair K95 RGB | Logitech G602 |

[spoiler spoiler=Laptop] I7 3232QM | Nvidia GT635M | 17.6" TN | 1TB HD | 6GB RAM

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