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Chewique
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Hey! My parents have agreed to buy me a gaming pc for my birthday! I have 2 builds on choice that i can pick from!

 

Build 1: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NQVyjX

 

Build 2: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GkLnYJ  (Yes, i know this doesn't have a HDD)

 

I plan to game and render a few things! What do you think? What build is better!

If you think that none of them are good please make my a build on Pc part picker! My budget is £850!

I would like a GTX 970 though :) I will be buying a HDD for build 2 and upgrading the ram on whatever one i get at christmas! :)

 

Thanks! kbai

MY RIG

I5 6600k

16gb Corsair vengeance 2666mhz

MSI Gaming X 1070

WD blue 2tb

samsung 850 evo 250gb

EVGA supernova G2 650w

 

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I'd vote for Build 2. Solid choice. Also why did you choose 970?

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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I'd vote for Build 2. Solid choice. Also why did you choose 970?

 

Cuda :D

MY RIG

I5 6600k

16gb Corsair vengeance 2666mhz

MSI Gaming X 1070

WD blue 2tb

samsung 850 evo 250gb

EVGA supernova G2 650w

 

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Cuda :D

Alright, EVGA is best choice for Nvidia cards.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£199.96 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£61.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£272.99 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £845.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 18:00 GMT+0000

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£199.96 @ More Computers) 


Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£61.98 @ Novatech) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£272.99 @ Aria PC) 



Total: £882.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 18:02 GMT+0000

 

HDD + EVGA cards are gud

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Alright, EVGA is best choice for Nvidia cards.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£199.96 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£61.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£272.99 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £845.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 18:00 GMT+0000

 

 

its just i have heard that that card can preform almost as well as a GTX 980 stock, Is that true?

MY RIG

I5 6600k

16gb Corsair vengeance 2666mhz

MSI Gaming X 1070

WD blue 2tb

samsung 850 evo 250gb

EVGA supernova G2 650w

 

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its just i have heard that that card can preform almost as well as a GTX 980 stock, Is that true?

na. It's a good overclocking card. And the cooler is real good.

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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na. It's a good overclocking card. And the cooler is real good.

 

I do plan to over clock it, is it still worth it though?

MY RIG

I5 6600k

16gb Corsair vengeance 2666mhz

MSI Gaming X 1070

WD blue 2tb

samsung 850 evo 250gb

EVGA supernova G2 650w

 

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this is the best you'll get for 850 gbp. the evga card below is one of the best 970's out there. this is a non overclockable cpu build. you don't need a k cpu for good performance

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£44.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£80.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£42.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£51.80 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £819.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I do plan to over clock it, is it still worth it though?

Yep!

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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this is the best you'll get for 850 gbp. the evga card below is one of the best 970's out there. this is a non overclockable cpu build. you don't need a k cpu for good performance

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£44.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£80.99 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£41.99 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£42.98 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.14 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£51.80 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Aria PC)

Total: £819.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 18:11 GMT+0000

You missed the OC part on CPU. 

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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if you want to get the k version and overclock your cpu, go with this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£199.96 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£44.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.60 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£299.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£51.80 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £863.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 18:13 GMT+0000

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I do plan to over clock it, is it still worth it though?

What resolution you playing at? If you're playing at 1080 and overclocking I say get the 970, but look into the price of a Gigabyte G1 in your country. The cooler on it gets some great overclocks and its board is widely supported by water cooling block manufacturers for down the line if you ever decided to switch to that.

 

As for which build the 1st seems better to me IMO. For gaming a haswell refresh still does very well and with that you get 16GB of RAM and an HDD to store your games right away.

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