Can someone check out my build and help with improvements?

[Calum_18]

Hello

 

I'm new to the forum and don't know if i'm doing this right (it's my first post and would like it if you told me if i was doing something wrong :))

 

Anyway, i am making a brand new PC, and I'm here to place my specs down and would like it if someone could help me to see if what i have picked out is over the top, just about right, or to little

 

I have a budget of £900 ($1300 for Americans) The specs are as follows:

Intel Core i5 6500

CPU cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212x

8GB Corsair vengeance LPX DDR4 (2x4GB)

NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960 2GB

Gigabyte z170-gaming K3

Windows 10

ADATA 120GB SSD

1TB S-ATAIII

650W Corsair VS

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D

 

I won't be playing the latest games like GTA V and The Witcher 3, however i will be playing games such as Skyrim, Sims 4, minecraft, The Forest etc and expect to max them ALL out as best as possible with the chance of modding the game

 

If anything is needed/ not needed let me know

 

Thanks people!

 

EDIT: Current price is at £850 ($1240) so i have room for better parts if needed

[TheRandomness]

Give me about 5 minutes (need to finish this match).

[Calum_18]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Give me about 5 minutes (need to finish this match).

Ok thank you!

[Telebubbies]

4 minutes ago, Calum_18 said:

Hello

 

I'm new to the forum and don't know if i'm doing this right (it's my first post and would like it if you told me if i was doing something wrong :))

 

Anyway, i am making a brand new PC, and I'm here to place my specs down and would like it if someone could help me to see if what i have picked out is over the top, just about right, or to little

 

I have a budget of £900 ($1300 for Americans) The specs are as follows:

Intel Core i5 6500

CPU cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212x

8GB Corsair vengeance LPX DDR4 (2x4GB)

NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960 2GB

Gigabyte z170-gaming K3

Windows 10

ADATA 120GB SSD

1TB S-ATAIII

650W Corsair VS

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D

 

I won't be playing the latest games like GTA V and The Witcher 3, however i will be playing games such as Skyrim, Sims 4, minecraft, The Forest etc and expect to max them ALL out as best as possible with the chance of modding the game

 

If anything is needed/ not needed let me know

 

Thanks people!

Get a Western Digital Blue or Black for the HDD. And please put your hardware on www.pcpartpicker.com 

[Telebubbies]

5 minutes ago, Calum_18 said:

Hello

 

I'm new to the forum and don't know if i'm doing this right (it's my first post and would like it if you told me if i was doing something wrong :))

 

Anyway, i am making a brand new PC, and I'm here to place my specs down and would like it if someone could help me to see if what i have picked out is over the top, just about right, or to little

 

I have a budget of £900 ($1300 for Americans) The specs are as follows:

Intel Core i5 6500

CPU cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212x

8GB Corsair vengeance LPX DDR4 (2x4GB)

NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960 2GB

Gigabyte z170-gaming K3

Windows 10

ADATA 120GB SSD

1TB S-ATAIII

650W Corsair VS

Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D

 

I won't be playing the latest games like GTA V and The Witcher 3, however i will be playing games such as Skyrim, Sims 4, minecraft, The Forest etc and expect to max them ALL out as best as possible with the chance of modding the game

 

If anything is needed/ not needed let me know

 

Thanks people!

 

EDIT: Current price is at £850 ($1240) so i have room for better parts if needed

Actually, use https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

[chiwas]

You can get a gaming beast for £ 900.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVrBf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVrBf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£197.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (£35.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£97.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£49.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£279.98 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.52 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£75.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £903.82

[stconquest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£257.34 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£86.99 @ Amazon UK)  <<This is just to get the fast RAM in
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£70.78 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.79 @ Novatech)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.01 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Aria PC) <<*Changed to a better unit
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£71.88 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£7.99 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£7.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £896.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-28 20:38 BST+0100

[ronstig]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£197.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£46.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£31.77 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£269.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (£42.50 @ Kustom PCs) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.98 @ Novatech) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£12.98 @ Novatech) 
Other: Windows 7 (£30.00)
Total: £798.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-28 20:40 BST+0100

 

Leaves £100 of upgrading of your priorities.

[MIXFUSED]

2 hours ago, chiwas said:

You can get a gaming beast for £ 900.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVrBf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVrBf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£197.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (£35.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£97.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£49.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£279.98 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.52 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£75.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £903.82

I support this guys build, I was going to do show you something similar...if you have 900 pounds you should spend it well and this is your best bet 

[MJ...]

3 minutes ago, stconquest said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£257.34 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£86.99 @ Amazon UK)  <<This is just to get the fast RAM in
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£70.78 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.79 @ Novatech)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.01 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.48 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£71.88 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£7.99 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£7.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £893.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-28 20:38 BST+0100

Save on the windows by buying it on g2a and get a gold certified psu

[stconquest]

2 minutes ago, MJ... said:

Save on the windows by buying it on g2a and get a gold certified psu

Windows from reddit... fine if you want.

 

Why a gold rated PSU?  Please tell me the benefit.

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£197.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£78.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£31.77 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card  (£359.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £864.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-28 20:44 BST+0100

 

That was more than 5 minutes :c Windows off of G2A or Kinguin or whatever.

[MIXFUSED]

2 hours ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£197.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£78.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£31.77 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card  (£359.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £864.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-28 20:44 BST+0100

 

That was more than 5 minutes :c Windows off of G2A or Kinguin or whatever.

this is also a really nice choice

[MJ...]

5 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Windows from reddit... fine if you want.

 

Why a gold rated PSU?  Please tell me the benefit.

Energy efficiency is an aspect that really matters when speaking about psu's it saves you power and money

Thus easily pays back the 10-15 bucks you pay extra

+you often get a fully modular psu when buying a gold certified one and that really helps for a beginner like this guy*

[infinitymdm]

7 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Why a gold rated PSU?  Please tell me the benefit.

PSUs below Gold often have quality issues, and tend to die out after just three or four years of heavy use. This is because they often use lower quality parts. There are several exceptions to this trend, but buying gold or better is a much safer bet. 

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, MJ... said:

Energy efficiency is an aspect that really matters when speaking about psu's it saves you power and money

Thus easily pays back the 10-15 bucks you pay extra

+you often get a fully modular psu when buying a gold certified one and that really helps for a beginner like this guy*

You make a good argument. 

 

I personally still don't care that much about the power draw difference between bronze and gold, as long as the PSU is made with good quality components.  For the 7 GPB, I guess the 550W fully modular unit is a better choice... but not with a 390.

 

 

[stconquest]

Just now, infinitymdm said:

PSUs below Gold often have quality issues, and tend to die out after just three or four years of heavy use. This is because they often use lower quality parts. There are several exceptions to this trend, but buying gold or better is a much safer bet. 

Wrong, terrible argument.  Bullshit.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, MJ... said:

Energy efficiency is an aspect that really matters when speaking about psu's it saves you power and money

Thus easily pays back the 10-15 bucks you pay extra

+you often get a fully modular psu when buying a gold certified one and that really helps for a beginner like this guy*

You won't save much money on electricity by getting a Gold psu over a bronze. 

 

A semi modular unit is also fine. You might have to plug a couple of extra cables in but otherwise it is no different to installing a fully modular unit.

[infinitymdm]

2 minutes ago, stconquest said:

Wrong, terrible argument.

This is just in my experience. I do admit that I am no expert in this field. Sorry for any bad information. 

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, infinitymdm said:

This is just in my experience. I do admit that I am no expert in this field. Sorry for any bad information. 

=)  Sorry if I sounded rude.  You took the bait.  I just want to make sure any misinformation is addressed. 

 

No need to apologize.

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, infinitymdm said:

PSUs below Gold often have quality issues, and tend to die out after just three or four years of heavy use. This is because they often use lower quality parts. There are several exceptions to this trend, but buying gold or better is a much safer bet. 

What a load of tosh.

[vanished]

OK about this PSU efficiency thing, let's do some simple math (feel free to correct me if necessary or change the numbers to suit your scenario):

 

Efficiency of gold PSU: 87% or better

Efficiency of Bronze PSU: 82% or better

Difference: 5%

 

Lets say this system actually draws like 400 W, from whatever PSU you pick (maybe a 600 W)

5% of 400 W = 20 W

 

Lets say you draw that 4 hours per day, 5 days per week, every week of the year:

20 W * 4 hours per day = 80 Wh/day

80 Wh/day * 5 day/week * 52 week/year = 20.8 kWh/year

 

If electricity costs, say, 12 cents per kWh, 20.8 * 0.12 = $2.50 / year

 

What a savings!  

[diapersarefullofshit]

6600k build is nice, i do not argue about minor differences in brands and stuff like that, it is a solid suggestion. My tip is to make sure that the motherboard supports USB type-C because alot of smartphones or other peripherals will be using that in the future. And also get some descent case-fans with your initial order and not afterwards.

[Calum_18]

Thanks for all the recommendations

 

However, no one answered the question i wanted to be answered and that is, is the stuff i have picked out (or you have given me) too much or too little? and yes i understand that this is better in case of a change in heart but i just want that question answerd

 

I also forgot to mention it's not me building it it's a good company in the UK named DinoPC and thus a lot of stock is limited

(However i am open to other companies in the UK if they have better stock)

 

But thanks people!

[stconquest]

1 hour ago, Calum_18 said:

Thanks for all the recommendations

 

However, no one answered the question i wanted to be answered and that is, is the stuff i have picked out (or you have given me) too much or too little? and yes i understand that this is better in case of a change in heart but i just want that question answerd

 

I also forgot to mention it's not me building it it's a good company in the UK named DinoPC and thus a lot of stock is limited

(However i am open to other companies in the UK if they have better stock)

 

But thanks people!

What we are showing you is that you can get more for the £900. 

 

Building it is as easy as plugging things in and pushing the power button.  Why are you paying someone £100+ to something so easy?  There is literally no benefit to have a shop build it for you.  You will be effectively missing out on a chance to learn something new.  Remember, this is your PC.  The more you know about it, the better your overall experience with it will be.

 

All parts come with a manufacturer's warranty that are better than anything I have seen from a shop.