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nimitzpro
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Hi again guys, this time I'm looking to ask which build do u think is going to give me the most bang for my buck.

I'm going to do light gaming on it.

#1 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/the_astronomer/saved/WzqCmG

#2 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/the_astronomer/saved/WdXKHx

#3 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/the_astronomer/saved/gbRD4D

#4 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/the_astronomer/saved/DKswrH

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pqmnWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pqmnWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£96.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£45.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£35.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£28.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.28 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £529.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-10 23:49 GMT+0000

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1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/f3yvHx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/f3yvHx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£96.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£45.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£28.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.28 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £493.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-10 23:49 GMT+0000

Btw I already have 8gb Der3 ram which is why I didn't include it.

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4 minutes ago, nimitzpro said:

Btw I already have 8gb Der3 ram which is why I didn't include it.

Then go with a DDR3 compatible board and step up to an i5. You just have to make sure to adjust the RAM voltage in the bios so as to not damage the CPU. 

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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Possibly a combination of all four- but you've picked some sketchy components in all four of those builds. You might have heard this already, but the Kingston V300 SSD is garbage, as Kingston swapped out the controller before putting it on the market. The Corsair CX-series is also not a good idea for anything but the most rudimentary builds, and I'd avoid them if at all possible. The second build represents the most value, but I would change a few things there too.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£96.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£49.99 @ Novatech) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£25.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£33.73 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  (£167.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£24.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.96 @ More Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £549.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i5 12600KF | Zotac RTX 4080 Gaming trinity | Team Vulcan 2x16GB DDR4 3600 | ASRock Z690M-ITX/ac | WD Black SN850x 2TB

Cooler Master NR200P v2 | ID Cooling Zoomflow 280 XT | SeaSonic Focus SGX-750 | Thermalright 2x140mm + 2x120mm aRGB

LG C2 OLED 48" 120hz | Epomaker TH80 (Gateron Yellow) | Logitech MX Master 3 | Koss Porta Pro Comm

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I Chose Number 2

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£96.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£64.10 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£50.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  (£144.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £543.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-10 23:54 GMT+0000

 

I gave you a better SSD becuase the KIngston V300 SSD is not very good basically as fast as a HDD. Many people choose them because they want an SSD but do not want to spend money. But if I were you I would spend the money and get a Samsung 850 evo, I am using one in my upcoming PC Build and they are pretty speedy from what I have heard. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£149.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£35.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£59.32 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£20.00 @ MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 
Total: £535.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-10 23:58 GMT+0000

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6 minutes ago, nimitzpro said:

Aren't i5s expensive though?

 

They're like $40~ more, and considering you don't need to buy RAM that saves you about $30~. 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Z9cWVn

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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5 minutes ago, nimitzpro said:

Aren't i5s expensive though?

 

depends on which one you get. If you get one from one or two generations ago they are somewhat cheap. since you already have ddr3 don't get anything skylake such as the 6600, 6500, or 6600k  

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£149.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£35.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£59.32 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£20.00 @ MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 
Total: £535.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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How did u find Windows 10 for £20?

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How did u find Windows 10 for £20?

The MicrosoftSoftwareSwap subreddit, G2A.com or kinguin.net

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Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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1 minute ago, nimitzpro said:

How did u find Windows 10 for £20?

Kinguin.net

 

theyre sold be individual resellers.

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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4 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

The MicrosoftSoftwareSwap subreddit, G2A.com or kinguin.net

G2A does not have windows 10 for some reason. And I would not recommend Microsoft Software swap becuase it is so easy for someone to scam you on there. VS on G2A or Kinguin they have "buyer protection"

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If you follow these 3 tips you should have a blast.

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Just now, FatPenguin said:

G2A does not have windows 10 for some reason. And I would not recommend Microsoft Software swap becuase it is so easy for someone to scam you on there. VS on G2A or Kinguin they have "buyer protection"

As long as you buy from S5ean, you should be fine. This is from personal experience.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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