First Time Build - How does this look?

[PC_Build_Noob]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3LQRJV

 

This is my first from scratch build, moving to desktop after having had a ~£700 laptop for over 5 years.

I'm currently planning on using it for 1080p 144hz gaming but this isn't really set in stone and I have also considered going for 1440p.

I'm gonna be playing quite a few strategy games, Witcher 3, Ark Survival Evolved, and anything else that draws my attention.

I haven't done overclocking before so am a bit cautious about doing it, but I am planning to give it a try once I'm confident I know how, so I've tried to bear that in mind where cooling is concerned.

 

Any ideas on the build and ideas for monitors would be really helpful!! Thanks.

[itsMilan]

4 minutes ago, PC_Build_Noob said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3LQRJV

 

This is my first from scratch build, moving to desktop after having had a ~£700 laptop for over 5 years.

I'm currently planning on using it for 1080p 144hz gaming but this isn't really set in stone and I have also considered going for 1440p.

I'm gonna be playing quite a few strategy games, Witcher 3, Ark Survival Evolved, and anything else that draws my attention.

I haven't done overclocking before so am a bit cautious about doing it, but I am planning to give it a try once I'm confident I know how, so I've tried to bear that in mind where cooling is concerned.

 

Any ideas on the build amd ideas for monitors would be really helpful!! Thanks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£180.25 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£113.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£62.99 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (£395.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£50.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.50 @ BT Shop) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 24.0" 60Hz Monitor  (£118.89 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1122.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 09:56 BST+0100

 

I would personally go with a plain 1080p monitor, because 144 isn't worth it.

You could easily switch it out for a 1440p panel.

[stconquest]

5 minutes ago, PC_Build_Noob said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3LQRJV

 

This is my first from scratch build, moving to desktop after having had a ~£700 laptop for over 5 years.

I'm currently planning on using it for 1080p 144hz gaming but this isn't really set in stone and I have also considered going for 1440p.

I'm gonna be playing quite a few strategy games, Witcher 3, Ark Survival Evolved, and anything else that draws my attention.

I haven't done overclocking before so am a bit cautious about doing it, but I am planning to give it a try once I'm confident I know how, so I've tried to bear that in mind where cooling is concerned.

 

Any ideas on the build amd ideas for monitors would be really helpful!! Thanks.

Motherboard is designed for unlocked CPUs.  You have a locked CPU.  By going with the Z-Series board you do get one advantage and that is RAM support beyond 2133MHz.

 

You have a liquid cooler for a locked CPU, why?

 

The power supply you have is not that great and costs more than some really good units.

 

There are no AMD alternatives for the level of performance you are buying.

[ShaunOfNintendo]

5 minutes ago, PC_Build_Noob said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3LQRJV

 

This is my first from scratch build, moving to desktop after having had a ~£700 laptop for over 5 years.

I'm currently planning on using it for 1080p 144hz gaming but this isn't really set in stone and I have also considered going for 1440p.

I'm gonna be playing quite a few strategy games, Witcher 3, Ark Survival Evolved, and anything else that draws my attention.

I haven't done overclocking before so am a bit cautious about doing it, but I am planning to give it a try once I'm confident I know how, so I've tried to bear that in mind where cooling is concerned.

 

Any ideas on the build amd ideas for monitors would be really helpful!! Thanks.

Looks very solid to me. If you have the money to get a 1440p monitor then I wold recommend that since the GTX1070 is more than capable of handling 1440p at 144hz. That being said, if 1080p if enough for you than crank every game's settings up to Ultra and enjoy lol. 

[HKZeroFive]

If you want to overclock, you'll want an unlocked CPU. 120mm AIOs have terrible cooling performance for their price, I'd get an air cooler with less points of failure. Alternatives include the Cryorig R1 Ultimate and the beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 if you don't like the look of the Noctua.

 

Changed out the PSU to one of way superior quality.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£212.99 @ Novatech) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£67.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£116.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£68.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£72.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (£418.97 @ BT Shop) 
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 w/Window (Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£111.54 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1141.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 10:00 BST+0100

[stconquest]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£267.96 @ More Computers)  <<<Boosts to 4.0 GHz
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£48.48 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£52.91 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (£418.97 @ BT Shop)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 w/Window (Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£111.54 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1073.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 10:04 BST+0100

[TheRandomness]

@PC_Build_Noob

@stconquest Made it a bit cheaper

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£267.96 @ More Computers) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£45.75 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£52.91 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£52.62 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (£418.97 @ BT Shop) 
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£67.63 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1006.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 10:35 BST+0100

[stconquest]

30 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 10:35 BST+010

If you look at our builds and then HKZero's, we gave him two routes:

 

1.  i5 6600K to dabble in overclocking.

 

2.  i7 6700 to gain more multi-thread support.

 

Either way he goes it will be fine.

[SnowyMus]

1 hour ago, PC_Build_Noob said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3LQRJV

 

This is my first from scratch build, moving to desktop after having had a ~£700 laptop for over 5 years.

I'm currently planning on using it for 1080p 144hz gaming but this isn't really set in stone and I have also considered going for 1440p.

I'm gonna be playing quite a few strategy games, Witcher 3, Ark Survival Evolved, and anything else that draws my attention.

I haven't done overclocking before so am a bit cautious about doing it, but I am planning to give it a try once I'm confident I know how, so I've tried to bear that in mind where cooling is concerned.

 

Any ideas on the build amd ideas for monitors would be really helpful!! Thanks.

 

The i5-6600 is a pretty good CPU, no doubt about that. If you plan on overclocking, though, you might want to get an overclockable CPU, unless you plan on doing that later, which is perfectly fine, or you can get your hands on a motherboard BIOS that supports BCLK overclocking of locked chips, meaning you won't be able to use the 3000 MHz XMP profile on the RAM. The second one is a bit dicey, as it might not even work.

 

I'd forgo buying a liquid cooler with a locked CPU unless you like the aesthetics, or you hate the stock cooler and you plan on upgrading to an unlocked CPU anyway. The i5-6600 has a TDP of only 65W and won't generate a lot of heat. Also, if it's your first build, then you may want to be extra careful with installing the liquid cooler.

 

You are getting a Z170 board, so I'm assuming you're possibly planning on getting an unlocked CPU in the future, or you want to take advantage of overclocked RAM.

 

Lastly, do not cheap out on power supplies. While NEX power supplies are far from being the worst, they are also not even close to being the best, which can matter a lot if you're overclocking. Get a G2 PSU, instead. It costs $20 more, but they're just fine if you plan on overclocking.

[PC_Build_Noob]

Ok I've tried to take into account everyone's comments.

I had meant to put in a 6600k but must have changed it at some point whilst fiddling around.

I have looked at the PSU and chosen the 550w G2, I hadn't really done research into PSU but now agree that looks to be the best decision.

For the case I'm pretty set on the Be Quiet! case, I really like the aesthetics tbh.

For the CPU cooler, I was planning on going for a liquid aio for aesthetics and functionality, I have always disliked stock coolers and I wouldn't be able to see as much of my pc as I'd like with a big cooling stack. However I wasn't really sure which liquid CPU cooler to go with and would really grateful for any pointers here (The case supports either 120, 140, 240 or 280mm in the top which is where I was planning on putting it).

 

Thanks so much for all the help so far!!

[stconquest]

38 minutes ago, PC_Build_Noob said:

Ok I've tried to take into account everyone's comments.

I had meant to put in a 6600k but must have changed it at some point whilst fiddling around.

I have looked at the PSU and chosen the 550w G2, I hadn't really done research into PSU but now agree that looks to be the best decision.

For the case I'm pretty set on the Be Quiet! case, I really like the aesthetics tbh.

For the CPU cooler, I was planning on going for a liquid aio for aesthetics and functionality, I have always disliked stock coolers and I wouldn't be able to see as much of my pc as I'd like with a big cooling stack. However I wasn't really sure which liquid CPU cooler to go with and would really grateful for any pointers here (The case supports either 120, 140, 240 or 280mm in the top which is where I was planning on putting it).

 

Thanks so much for all the help so far!!

120mm and 140mm radiator coolers are okay for aesthetics, but not so much for performance.

 

If you want performance but not the bulk of an air cooler, a 280mm radiator would be the best choice.  Large surface area to collect heat and bigger 140mm fans that are not as loud as the 120mm fans.