Console Sized Gaming PC

[StevenGibson1994]

Hi guys.

 

I recently posted asking for some help on my new build and I came to a conclusion on the system I will be going with. Now my girlfriend is wanting a Console Sized Gaming PC and I am needing some help with planning the system. She will be gaming at 1080p.

She will not be needing any peripherals or an Operating System, She just needs the systems itself.

 

Budget

She has a budget of £1200 GBP.

Case

The case she is wanting to go with is the Silverstone RVZ02B but she is willing to go with another case if there is a better one available.

GPU

As for the GPU she is wanting to go with one of the new Pascal GPU's.

 

As for the rest of the system she is unsure of what would be best to use in the system.

 

If someone could put together a system on http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

 

I look forward to seeing some awesome builds

[ThinkWithPortals]

8 minutes ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

 

Working on it, be right back.

 

@StevenGibson1994, here's what I've come up with. There's still more than enough room in the budget for a GTX 1070, which will be great for 1080p and allow an upgrade to 1440p with no issues.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£128.57 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£105.29 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.33 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  (£83.90 @ Kustom PCs) 
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (£71.90 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £719.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-05 12:02 BST+0100

[roughavoc]

Just some information, PCPP does not show scan.co.uk prices, which after looking manually is mostly cheaper than everywhere else other than a few parts on eBuyer. So with these builds you will have to manually search on scan for the best price. (usually £100 cheaper than OCUK, £50 than amazon and £30 from other resellers)

I also swear this is not an ad, I just dont understand why PCPP hasn't added scan back.

[StevenGibson1994]

8 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Working on it, be right back.

 

@StevenGibson1994, here's what I've come up with. There's still more than enough room in the budget for a GTX 1070, which will be great for 1080p and allow an upgrade to 1440p with no issues.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£194.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£128.57 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£105.29 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.33 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  (£83.90 @ Kustom PCs) 
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (£71.90 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £719.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-05 12:02 BST+0100

Ok that's fine, will the PSU be more than enough for even a GTX 1080?

[ThinkWithPortals]

1 minute ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

Ok that's fine, will the PSU be more than enough for even a GTX 1080?

I don't see this type of system with a GTX 1080 using over 500W. If you do decide you want extra headroom, however, you can easily swap that PSU for the 600W version of the same model for £30 more, if you wish

[JDHD]

for 1080p you don't need a gtx 1080, it would probs be bottlenecked by the cpu. this was my go at making a list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3QHXsJ

 

[roughavoc]

3 minutes ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

Ok that's fine, will the PSU be more than enough for even a GTX 1080?

I probably wouldn't purchase the 1080, does not seem cost effective, even years down the line. Hell you can just spend the £200 on a nice monitor with the difference in getting a 1070

Also this build looks very good, not a part I can fault. 

[StevenGibson1994]

2 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

I don't see this type of system with a GTX 1080 using over 500W. If you do decide you want extra headroom, however, you can easily swap that PSU for the 600W version of the same model for £30 more, if you wish

Ok so the 500w should be fine even with a GTX 1080. Also would the CPU cooler the best option or is there a better one?

[JDHD]

yay

[Dzzope]

This is an example of what you can build... you might even fit in a 1080 if you wanted.. you have way more budget than you need..

 

I'd suggest the below with an i5 and a 480 (if given good reviews)

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cdhCm8

 

Obviously you can swap parts as needed for price/availability at scan if it's cheaper.

[JDHD]

Quote

Ok so the 500w should be fine even with a GTX 1080. Also would the CPU cooler the best option or is there a better one?

I would yet again recommend not to go with the gtx 1080, and noctua make some of the best coolers so i think for that size of case you would find it hard to find a better one

 

[StevenGibson1994]

6 minutes ago, Dzzope said:

This is an example of what you can build... you might even fit in a 1080 if you wanted.. you have way more budget than you need..

 

I'd suggest the below with an i5 and a 480 (if given good reviews)

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cdhCm8

 

Obviously you can swap parts as needed for price/availability at scan if it's cheaper.

What is the 480? and I think I will go with the i5 CPU

5 minutes ago, JDHD said:

I would yet again recommend not to go with the gtx 1080, and noctua make some of the best coolers so i think for that size of case you would find it hard to find a better one

 

So would you recommend going with a 1070 rather than a 1080?

[Dzzope]

RX480, new mid range gpu from AMD due at the end of the month... there should also be a release from Nvidia in the near future for the 1060 too, depending how fast you need it, it could be worth waiting at least a bit for the 480.

 

for 1920x1080, a 1070 is way overkill never-mind a 1080. They are for 1440 and 4k respectively.

 

Computers (especially processors and GPU's) are very power efficient these days, 500w is enough for dual mid range cards and cpu easily. Which you can't do without changing the case and board anyway.

[ThinkWithPortals]

19 minutes ago, StevenGibson1994 said:

Ok so the 500w should be fine even with a GTX 1080. Also would the CPU cooler the best option or is there a better one?

Due to the console form factor there isn't much room for a tower cooler. Noctua makes great CPU coolers so the NHL9i should be fine for this CPU, even for a mild overclock.

[Dzzope]

2 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Due to the console form factor there isn't much room for a tower cooler. Noctua makes great CPU coolers so the NHL9i should be fine for this CPU, even for a mild overclock.

In that form factor and for 1080p, there is no reason to oc. 

 

OP, even a stock cooler is fine, the other options should just reduce a bit of noise and temps... You could oc, but there is no need.

[StevenGibson1994]

5 hours ago, Dzzope said:

In that form factor and for 1080p, there is no reason to oc. 

 

OP, even a stock cooler is fine, the other options should just reduce a bit of noise and temps... You could oc, but there is no need.

 

5 hours ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Due to the console form factor there isn't much room for a tower cooler. Noctua makes great CPU coolers so the NHL9i should be fine for this CPU, even for a mild overclock.

Where can I put a Mechanical Hard Drive in this build is there a slot for it?

[Dzzope]

Must be, have a look at a review.. pcpartpicker didn't flag any incompatibility issues.

[StevenGibson1994]

9 hours ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Due to the console form factor there isn't much room for a tower cooler. Noctua makes great CPU coolers so the NHL9i should be fine for this CPU, even for a mild overclock.

 

4 hours ago, Dzzope said:

Must be, have a look at a review.. pcpartpicker didn't flag any incompatibility issues.