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THis is An update to an older post because i want an opinion on this and i cant boost my older post

This Gaming Pc is for a friend. Red and Black Build, no peripherals or os. No specific budget

Advice Welcome. 

Q:

   1.Where is the best place for a cable kit?

   2.Any chance of a cheaper almost as good PSU?

   3.Thinking of bying from Scan as £20 extra including shipping and VAT with option of scansure (insurance basically)Any comments?

Thanks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.28 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£80.05 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£32.54 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£266.28 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£22.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £763.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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you don't really need a cpu cooler when you can't overclock, you might want to get a ssd later.

I am not a computer expert however I can tell you things from my experience and from things I've heard on this site.

I'll try to help you as much as possible and suggest other things if needed.

Don't take this for granted and always do your own research! 

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12 minutes ago, 1shanghai said:

THis is An update to an older post because i want an opinion on this and i cant boost my older post

This Gaming Pc is for a friend. Red and Black Build, no peripherals or os. No specific budget

Advice Welcome. 

Q:

   1.Where is the best place for a cable kit?

   2.Any chance of a cheaper almost as good PSU?

   3.Thinking of bying from Scan as £20 extra including shipping and VAT with option of scansure (insurance basically)Any comments?

Thanks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.28 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£80.05 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£32.54 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£266.28 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£22.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £763.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 20:32 BST+0100

Don't need the aftermarket cooler, CPU is locked. 390>970:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VRH8TH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VRH8TH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.28 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£80.05 @ More Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£32.21 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£29.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£269.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£22.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £766.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 20:43 BST+0100

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8 minutes ago, 1shanghai said:

THis is An update to an older post because i want an opinion on this and i cant boost my older post

This Gaming Pc is for a friend. Red and Black Build, no peripherals or os. No specific budget

Advice Welcome. 

Q:

   1.Where is the best place for a cable kit?

   2.Any chance of a cheaper almost as good PSU?

   3.Thinking of bying from Scan as £20 extra including shipping and VAT with option of scansure (insurance basically)Any comments?

Thanks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.28 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£80.05 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£32.54 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£266.28 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£22.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £763.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 20:32 BST+0100

the best place for getting a cable kit is cable mod and i would not reccomend dat you get one at this budget

also get a worskt psu u dont need gold certifications and full modularity i would recomend you go with a semi modular at best also dont get custom cable get cable extensions and keep them were the cables are actually visible and are visually same and a lot cheaper and will work with a semi modular psu and dicth the cpu cooler use the stock one and get a ssd for that price or dicth the fans too and you will able to buy a k series cpu and den just get some cheap stock cooler after that upgrade to a good cpu cooler and oc

 

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9 minutes ago, 1shanghai said:

THis is An update to an older post because i want an opinion on this and i cant boost my older post

This Gaming Pc is for a friend. Red and Black Build, no peripherals or os. No specific budget

Advice Welcome. 

Q:

   1.Where is the best place for a cable kit?

   2.Any chance of a cheaper almost as good PSU?

   3.Thinking of bying from Scan as £20 extra including shipping and VAT with option of scansure (insurance basically)Any comments?

Thanks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.28 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£80.05 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£32.54 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£266.28 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£22.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £763.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 20:32 BST+0100

You can leave out the CPU cooler and also try to get a cheaper motherboard

Please vote for Donald Trump. I am out of sitcoms to watch.

When lyfe gives you HDDs, make SSDs

 

 

 

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Just now, KSores said:

I would without a doubt get a ssd

Cant believe I left that out....An 850 pro while you're at it

Please vote for Donald Trump. I am out of sitcoms to watch.

When lyfe gives you HDDs, make SSDs

 

 

 

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