Gaming PC

Rafferz · December 25, 2015

So I am planning my new pc finally I cant go over the budget of £1170 (It's pushing it already) and I will primarily be using the pc for gaming and light editing. Here are the parts and I am also a bit sceptical over the mb,

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£197.92 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£84.03 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£42.32 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£43.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card (£329.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case (£146.49 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.98 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB UK Wired Gaming Keyboard (£139.52 @ More Computers)
Mouse: Mionix Castor Wired Optical Mouse (£60.00)
Total: £1171.76

alphaman · December 26, 2015

nice build,msi z170 A pro,is fine i think,just choose the one you like,like asus,gigabyte,asrock around msi price

do you plan to do light overclock?

Streetguru · December 26, 2015

So I am planning my new pc finally I cant go over the budget of £1170 (It's pushing it already) and I will primarily be using the pc for gaming and light editing. Here are the parts and I am also a

You could totally fit in a 1440p 144hz IPS free-sync display in that budget, and unlike the previous ASUS display, this one has the full range for free-sync

http://www.overclock.net/t/1581706/acer-xf270hu-144hz-ips-1440p-freesync-4ms-members-club

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LQYT23

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LQYT23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.96 @ More Computers)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.91 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£28.79 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (£239.57 @ More Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£29.64 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£72.95 @ Aria PC)

Monitor: Acer XF270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£372.66 @ Dabs)

Total: £991.47