New build conformation

[LukePickle]

Hi,

 

I'm about to place an order on a new PC for a friend, but would like to check about if there is any parts that I could change to make it cheaper, and also if there is any parts i could change to improve performance in games like CSGO and LOL. The budget for this machine is a max of 700 pounds,  and here is my current spec;

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.97 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Akasa K32 56.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£8.48 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£52.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£34.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£51.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Other: Asus STRIX Radeon R9 390 Gaming OC 8GB (£275.23)
Total: £663.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 10:10 BST+0100

 

Please Be noted that the PSU And Case come in a bundle through scan for £99.98.

 

Many thanks, luke

[courtiousdoge]

3 minutes ago, LukePickle said:

Hi,

 

I'm about to place an order on a new PC for a friend, but would like to check about if there is any parts that I could change to make it cheaper, and also if there is any parts i could change to improve performance in games like CSGO and LOL. The budget for this machine is a max of 700 pounds,  and here is my current spec;

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.97 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Akasa K32 56.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£8.48 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£52.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£34.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£51.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Other: Asus STRIX Radeon R9 390 Gaming OC 8GB (£275.23)
Total: £663.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 10:10 BST+0100

 

Please Be noted that the PSU And Case come in a bundle through scan for £99.98.

 

Many thanks, luke

gett any cheaper case almost any case can hold these parts and there is no real benefit of going with mastercase

 

[Guest]

I would do something like this.

 

Case and psu combo's are never usually a good idea as the bundled psu is usually poor quality.

 

You can add a cooler if you want. A raijintek Themis is a good budget option.

 

A single stick of 8GB ram allows for another to be added in the future.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.97 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus H110-PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£57.82 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£27.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£52.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£249.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.00 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.48 @ Novatech) 
Total: £669.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 10:56 BST+0100

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

5 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Case and psu combo's are never usually a good idea as the bundled psu is usually poor quality.

This is a special offer on scan, not an actual bundled PSU, it's a G750M...it's not a great power supply but it's decent and good enough that it won't blow up underload (better in terms of quality than a CX...which isn't hard but still...) so it's all good  

(link to bundle offer: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-mastercase-5-freeform-modular-case-dark-grey-with-g750m-750w-hybrid-modular-power-supp )

 

Your build looks fine, you may want to add a mass storage drive quite quickly as that 256GB SSD is gonna fill quick if you want a few triple A titles on that computer  

 

 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

This is a special offer on scan, not an actual bundled PSU, it's a G750M...it's not a great power supply but it's decent and good enough that it won't blow up underload (better in terms of quality than a CX...which isn't hard but still...) so it's all good  

(link to bundle offer: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-mastercase-5-freeform-modular-case-dark-grey-with-g750m-750w-hybrid-modular-power-supp )

 

Your build looks fine, you may want to add a mass storage drive quite quickly as that 256GB SSD is gonna fill quick if you want a few triple A titles on that computer  

 

 

The 650W version of that psu is filled with 85c Elite caps which are poor. Plus the system doesn't need that much wattage for a single gpu. The 650W in my spec is already more than enough. A good 550W would do (SuperFlower Golden Green).

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=430

 

The op didn't have any mass storage hence the reason I didn't add a hard drive. But sure he can add a 1TB hdd if he wants.

[ChrisCross]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.97 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£76.68 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£23.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£31.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£249.59 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£41.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£42.61 @ More Computers) 
Total: £701.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 11:19 BST+0100

 

 

this got a better cooler and motherboard. maybe go for a 500gb ssd. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

5 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

The 650W version of that psu is filled with 85c Elite caps which are poor. Plus the system doesn't need that much wattage for a single gpu. The 650W in my spec is already more than enough. A good 550W would do (SuperFlower Golden Green).

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=430

 

The op didn't have any mass storage hence the reason I didn't add a hard drive. But sure he can add a 1TB hdd if he wants.

Meh, they are still decent PSUs although they have not the greatest Primary Caps ever  

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, ChrisCross said:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.97 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£76.68 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£23.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£31.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£249.59 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£41.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£42.61 @ More Computers) 
Total: £701.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 11:19 BST+0100

 

 

this got a better cooler and motherboard. maybe go for a 500gb ssd. 

 

That psu is out of stock everywhere.

 

A 240GB SSD would be better. A 120GB will fill up fast.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Meh, they are still decent PSUs although they have not the greatest Primary Caps ever  

They don't have any good caps. Apart from Elite there are also CapXon (Which are a bit better) and Jun Fu. 

 

The board only has a single pcie slot so 750W is a bit much 

[Matias_Chambers]

1 hour ago, LukePickle said:

Hi,

 

I'm about to place an order on a new PC for a friend, but would like to check about if there is any parts that I could change to make it cheaper, and also if there is any parts i could change to improve performance in games like CSGO and LOL. The budget for this machine is a max of 700 pounds,  and here is my current spec;

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.97 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Akasa K32 56.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£8.48 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£52.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£34.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£51.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Other: Asus STRIX Radeon R9 390 Gaming OC 8GB (£275.23)
Total: £663.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 10:10 BST+0100

 

Please Be noted that the PSU And Case come in a bundle through scan for £99.98.

 

Many thanks, luke

No need to get an aftermarket CPU cooler since the CPU can't be overclocked. The 6500 already comes with a cooler. Switch out the SSD for an 850 EVO. I would also recommend getting a 1 TB HDD alongside the SSD for mass storage. 250 GB isn't going to be enough in the long run.

[ChrisCross]

54 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

 

That psu is out of stock everywhere.

 

A 240GB SSD would be better. A 120GB will fill up fast.

mhm. a little over budget but you wouldnt need to upgrade the storage:

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.97 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£76.68 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£23.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£95.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£249.59 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£41.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£46.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £732.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 12:28 BST+0100

[Guest]

2 hours ago, ChrisCross said:

mhm. a little over budget but you wouldnt need to upgrade the storage:

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.97 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£76.68 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£23.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£95.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£249.59 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£41.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£46.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £732.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 12:28 BST+0100

Your other spec is fine, it was just the SSD was a bit small for the o/s and games. I don't know if the op needs a hard drive anyway as he didn't include one in the opening spec.  

[ChrisCross]

45 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Your other spec is fine, it was just the SSD was a bit small for the o/s and games. I don't know if the op needs a hard drive anyway as he didn't include one in the opening spec.  

that thing is going to be pretty silent aswell. 

[LukePickle]

update- i bagged a 780 ti instead