Building My First PC

[Omee11]

Hi There 

 

I am building my first PC, it will pretty much only be used for gaming and I am currently located in the UK so any parts will have to be UK based. No peripherals or monitors are needed so i'm all good in that area. Here is what I have so far: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£79.75 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£27.25 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  I HAVE NO IDEA NONE OF THEM ARE SHOWING AS COMPATIBLE???!!
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£64.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£164.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£53.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£57.12 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£10.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£10.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £469.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-04 21:35 BST+0100

 

(JUST UPDATED WITH RECOMMENDATIONS)

 

[I am an SSD]

Just now, Omee11 said:

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Will you overclock? If you wont, go for the cheaper locked chip.

 

Also, 8 gigs of RAM will do just fine. I find that the rest is usually wasted, unless you are running a Virtual machine. Just something to save a little.

[Omee11]

1 minute ago, I am an SSD said:

Will you overclock? If you wont, go for the cheaper locked chip.

 

Also, 8 gigs of RAM will do just fine. I find that the rest is usually wasted, unless you are running a Virtual machine. Just something to save a little.

Sorry but I am a noob at this, would I need to overclock? and thanks 8gb of RAM it is then

[I am an SSD]

3 minutes ago, Omee11 said:

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£57.12 @ CCL Computers) 
 

You are also one of the few people who went for a superflower PSU. They are pretty famous in Finland, are you from there? 

 

 

[Omee11]

1 minute ago, I am an SSD said:

You are also one of the few people who went for a superflower PSU. They are pretty famous in Finland, are you from there? 

 

 

Nah, I just looked for ones in my price range that were 80+ gold certified sorry

[iPC]

3 minutes ago, Omee11 said:

Sorry but I am a noob at this, would I need to overclock? and thanks 8gb of RAM it is then

The 6600K is unlocked, but if your not planning to overclock, go with a locked CPU. It depends on if you want that extra performance. What's your overall price range?

[I am an SSD]

Just now, Omee11 said:

Sorry but I am a noob at this, would I need to overclock? and thanks 8gb of RAM it is then

Good thing you asked here then, you can save a bit of cash by going for the locked chip. i.e is the non K version, linked below ..

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600

 

Overclocking is only a good idea if you know what you're doing, OR if you think you'll get to know more about computers and will want to overclock for more performance..( you basically increase the frequency i.e the number next to " Ghz" ) 

 

if you think spending 15 bucks for the ability to overclock in the future either with the help of a friend or yourself, then by all means go for the K version...

 

Otherwise, keep the money...

 

IF you decide to not overclock, go with the stock cooler that comes with the CPU, thats all you'll need right now.....

 

By following the above tips (including the RAM , you'd probably save a 70 bucks? )

[I am an SSD]

4 minutes ago, Omee11 said:

Nah, I just looked for ones in my price range that were 80+ gold certified sorry

Dont worry about it, I checked it up and nobody seems to have a problem with them......its just that their name sounds like something you'd see on a can of vegetable oil.

[Starelementpoke]

15 minutes ago, Omee11 said:

Nah, I just looked for ones in my price range that were 80+ gold certified sorry

Superflower is an amazing manufacturer. Don't worry about it.

[I am an SSD]

6 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Superflower is an amazing manufacturer. Don't worry about it.

Sorry for asking but u from finland?

[Omee11]

35 minutes ago, iPC said:

The 6600K is unlocked, but if your not planning to overclock, go with a locked CPU. It depends on if you want that extra performance. What's your overall price range?

Im not really sure on my price range, probably something around where I have at the moment on pc part picker. But I would always like to pay less

[Omee11]

36 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Good thing you asked here then, you can save a bit of cash by going for the locked chip. i.e is the non K version, linked below ..

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600

 

Overclocking is only a good idea if you know what you're doing, OR if you think you'll get to know more about computers and will want to overclock for more performance..( you basically increase the frequency i.e the number next to " Ghz" ) 

 

if you think spending 15 bucks for the ability to overclock in the future either with the help of a friend or yourself, then by all means go for the K version...

 

Otherwise, keep the money...

 

IF you decide to not overclock, go with the stock cooler that comes with the CPU, thats all you'll need right now.....

 

By following the above tips (including the RAM , you'd probably save a 70 bucks? )

Just changed the list to include youre recommendations and its now 637.86 instead of 701. Thank you so much, One thing though I found this one on amazon and its 10 pounds cheaper. Would this be ok too? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B010T6D39O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=KG9IYBG45PL0&coliid=I3TDK4KDXUYWRT

[I am an SSD]

1 minute ago, Omee11 said:

Just changed the list to include youre recommendations and its now 637.86 instead of 701. Thank you so much, One thing though I found this one on amazon and its 10 pounds cheaper. Would this be ok too? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B010T6D39O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=KG9IYBG45PL0&coliid=I3TDK4KDXUYWRT

Yeah that would be fine no problem..whenever you go for a CPU always check its socket type

These days its usually something like LGA 1150 or LGA 1151 (yours). Then check that with the motherboard's supported socket type and see if it matches..

 

Also the best way to check if all your parts are compatible is through pcpartpicker, which freaks out if you put in different socket types' hardware (but you must be already knowing that)

 

Think about whether you want to overclock or not...check this video and see if its worth the extra 15 bucks to you 

 

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[Starelementpoke]

28 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Sorry for asking but u from finland?

No.

[Omee11]

55 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Yeah that would be fine no problem..whenever you go for a CPU always check its socket type

These days its usually something like LGA 1150 or LGA 1151 (yours). Then check that with the motherboard's supported socket type and see if it matches..

 

Also the best way to check if all your parts are compatible is through pcpartpicker, which freaks out if you put in different socket types' hardware (but you must be already knowing that)

 

Think about whether you want to overclock or not...check this video and see if its worth the extra 15 bucks to you 

 

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Thanks for the video! However don't think Im going to overclock, Yes it does make it faster however it also costs more for cooling. And I cant test the socket type because the one I linked to you on amazon is not on pcpartpicker, So I don't know what to do. 

[I am an SSD]

1 minute ago, Omee11 said:

Thanks for the video! However don't think Im going to overclock, Yes it does make it faster however it also costs more for cooling. And I cant test the socket type because the one I linked to you on amazon is not on pcpartpicker, So I don't know what to do. 

I checked yours ..its fine

[Omee11]

3 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

I checked yours ..its fine

Thanks

[iPC]

2 hours ago, I am an SSD said:

I checked yours ..its fine

This isn't related at all, but I like your signature!

 

[I am an SSD]

11 hours ago, iPC said:

This isn't related at all, but I like your signature!

 

Thanks  

[Omee11]

So I decided to change my CPU to the one shown in the first message but now pc part picker is saying that NO motherboards are compatible, Whats wrong?