Need help with build

[Yeah]

Hello everyone,

 

So I'm still stuck with a 3 year old laptop and yeah nothing against it but it's not really what I want for gaming. I've compiled something similar to what I'd buy but absolutely willing to make changes on everyone's expertise.

 

1. My budget is around £1800 (GBP) which is around $2600 (This must include peripherals unfortunately).

2. My main aim is to play games such as Skyrim, Fallout 4 heavily modded, as well as the occassional less-demanding game such as CS:GO

3. I only really plan on playing at 1080p on a single 24-27" monitor because of limited desk space.

4. I will need peripherals including a monitor.

5. Because I have bad bad laptop?!

 

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So want to make sure that I'm not going over-kill on a certain parts considering what I'm trying to play, or go under-kill on another part and end up bottle-necking. I also obviously want to make sure that all of the parts are compatible, I don't want to end up buying parts and then not being able to use them. I'm also pretty interested in good headsets under $100 as I'm really not sure at the moment. Apart from that thank you very much for any help I receive. I greatly appreciate anyone helping me

[desertcomputer]

Overkill PSU .. if you have budget to 980ti it would be better option. 

[cortexcortex]

I'd go for this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($102.88 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($118.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer XB270H Abprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($399.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Das Keyboard 4 Professional Wired Standard Keyboard  ($158.19 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset  ($96.05 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2412.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 17:28 EST-0500

 

1. The i5 is the best CPU for gaming, and you also don't need more than 8GB of RAM.

2. Upgraded the 980 to a 980 Ti. Much better performance. Also, didn't go for AMD since I believe Fallout 4 works better on NVIDIA cards.

3. Upgraded the monitor to 144hz, and G-Sync.

4. Changed the mouse to personal preference, I don't think razer items are very reliable.

 

[TheRandomness]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£199.96 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£100.27 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£117.48 @ More Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£69.98 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£65.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.15 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (£569.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£95.06 @ Dabs) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£110.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£74.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: Asus PB258Q 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  (£254.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Keyboard: Das Keyboard 4 Professional Wired Standard Keyboard 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  (£51.97 @ PC World Business) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset  (£69.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1815.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 22:35 GMT+0000

 

 

Can add another card for SLI in the future. I forgot you can fit a 980Ti in this budget.

[Dan Q]

Build looks good. But ultrawides are more trouble than their worth. I recently brought the same one you're looking at . I'd Get 1 or 2 regular 16:9 monitors instead. Main reason being is the lack of support, most games support it, but  you will find quite a few that don't. Fallout 4 and skyrim for example.

 

A lot of the games can be fixed by  programs like flawless widescreen . But they some times do funny things to the games. It sometimes makes games look stretched Fallout 4 for example. And sometimes will not compensate for cross hairs on guns so aiming will be off (Like in black flag)

 

 

 

[Yeah]

12 minutes ago, cortexcortex said:

I'd go for this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($102.88 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($118.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer XB270H Abprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($399.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Das Keyboard 4 Professional Wired Standard Keyboard  ($158.19 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset  ($96.05 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2412.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 17:28 EST-0500

 

1. The i5 is the best CPU for gaming, and you also don't need more than 8GB of RAM.

2. Upgraded the 980 to a 980 Ti. Much better performance. Also, didn't go for AMD since I believe Fallout 4 works better on NVIDIA cards.

3. Upgraded the monitor to 144hz, and G-Sync.

4. Changed the mouse to personal preference, I don't think razer items are very reliable.

 

Thanks so much for you input and help with the build, have you used the G502, if so does it suit claw grip? I've considered it before but wasn't sure.

[cortexcortex]

1 minute ago, Yeah said:

Thanks so much for you input and help with the build, have you used the G502, if so does it suit claw grip? I've considered it before but wasn't sure.

It's considered one of the best gaming mouses, I do like it.

[Yeah]

11 minutes ago, Dan Q said:

Build looks good. But ultrawides are more trouble than their worth. I recently brought the same one you're looking at . I'd Get 1 or 2 regular 16:9 monitors instead. Main reason being is the lack of support, most games support it, but  you will find quite a few that don't. Fallout 4 and skyrim for example.

 

A lot of the games can be fixed by  programs like flawless widescreen . But they some times do funny things to the games. It sometimes makes games look stretched Fallout 4 for example. And sometimes will not compensate for cross hairs on guns so aiming will be off (Like in black flag)

 

 

 

Thanks sooo much for this information I've considered a ultrawide for a while but didn't really know it's impact on many games. I'll definitely consider your advice in the final build