My First PC Gaming Build *Help*

[TheKillerKezza]

I am soon going to purchase parts for a new PC of which i have been saving up for a while, however i am not sure if the build i have is a good build and if i should make any substitutions for the £700 - £800 budget that i have, i have already bought the case and the RAM on the list but i am just confused on everything else as the videos that i watch to help me understand just seem to confuse me more! 

 

Here is the link to my PC build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QGg94D

 

Any help and advice would be much appreciated and sooner the better if possible, Thank you.

[refinedskillz]

Make the PSU an XFX 550w or a EVGA Supernova G2. Please.

[Nishizumi]

You can get cheaper R9 390s which bring more perf, and VRAM. Not to mention an OCed 390 will beat an OCed 970.

[_Banas_]

If I don't say it, someone else will. Get another powersupply, CX series isn't trustworthy and are not good for gaming.

[Nishizumi]

You can get cheaper R9 390s which bring more perf, and VRAM. Not to mention an OCed 390 will beat an OCed 970.

Oh yeah, move the PSU to a better brand like EVGA, Seasonic, or XFX or change it to an RM or RMi series. Also bump it up to 600W if you take the 390

[_SNOWMAN_]

My biggest mistake was buying Windows from Microsoft. Not sure if Windows 10 is still a free upgrade but you can get W 8.1 for $30 somewhere else

[kameshss]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.00 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£59.99 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£31.87 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.82 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£249.95 @ More Computers) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Red) ATX Full Tower Case  (£97.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.96 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£9.00 @ CCL Computers) 

Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card  (£23.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  (£23.40 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £779.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 14:44 GMT+0000

 

Here you go!

 

Best for the money!

 

The reason I put the single stick is for later easy upgrade. So that you don't have to sell 2x4GB.

[TheKillerKezza]

So that last build would be the better choice than the one i had decided to go with, also i've always been told that the GTX 970 is the best Video card for the price that it is, is that incorrect?

 

(Also thank you all for replying so fast! )

[Elehat]

Change the PSU. Change the GPU to a 390 unless you really like NVIDIA extras. Unless you have a very specific use in mind, don't get the soundcard, CD drive or network adapter. With the money, consider an i7 or an overclockable i5 and mobo.  

[TheKillerKezza]

Change the PSU. Change the GPU to a 390 unless you really like NVIDIA extras. Unless you have a very specific use in mind, don't get the soundcard, CD drive or network adapter. With the money, consider an i7 or an overclockable i5 and mobo.  

Would it matter too much if i don't get the overclockable stuff, as i am not confident in overclocking

[Elehat]

Would it matter too much if i don't get the overclockable stuff, as i am not confident in overclocking

It's not a big deal if you don't want to, but some genres do like the cpu more than others. If you play fps then no worries, but if you like lots of strategy games then consider an i7. If not then maybe get an 850 evo with more space, or save the money for pizza and beer. 

[TheKillerKezza]

Should i get the i5-4690K if i am all for doing multiple things at once such as playing quite demanding video games as well as searching the internet, or just quite demanding strategy games, and if i were to implement this processor to the build that Kamesh recommended would you guys say it is worth it? Or not?

 

Thank you.