First Gaming PC Build

[JMack12]

1. Budget & Location

Budget: £600-700

Location: UK

2. Aim

I plan on being able to run upcoming games like CIV 6 and Battlefield 1 on 1080p max settings.

3. Monitors

One 1080p monitor

4. Peripherals

A cheap keyboard needed.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Trying to transition over to PC gaming but my old laptop just isn't cutting it.

 

Hi everyone, this is my first PC build so I'm quite new to all of this. Could I please get some feedback and advice on this build?

Thanks.

 

Current Specs:

 

Case - NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ((£58.99))

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 ((£76.99))

CPU - Intel Core i5-6500 Skylake ((£156.99))

CPU Cooler - (Stock cooler for now?) ((£0))

RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ((£32.99))

GPU - Radeon RX-480 8GB ((£~170))

PSU - EVGA 500 B1 100-B1-0500-KR 80+ BRONZE 500W Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply ((£33.99))

Storage - WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX - ((£38.99))

Peripherals - Tt eSPORTS Challenger Prime Backlit Gaming Keyboard ((£22.99))

Monitor - Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers ((£84.99))

 

Total Price: £676.92

[DreamcastFan]

In your case I would go even cheaper on the... case and change your monitor to a 24" model, 21" just seems a little tiny to me, I think you'd be happy with a bigger monitor.

 

You are in the UK, be sure to abuse LaptopsDirect refurbished monitors, you can get some great deals on like-new screens (if they are marked as A1): http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/st/refurbished-monitors

 

For example: http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/a1-refurbished-acer-s240hlbid-full-hd-hdmi-vga-dvi-24-led-monitor-a1-um.fs0ee.001/version.asp

 

Me and my friend recently bought an A1 refurbished monitor and they seemed to be brand new.

[RollinLower]

the RAM you have selected won't work with that motherboard. for Z170 and basically all skylake CPU's you need DDR3L or DDR4 RAM.

also, you went with a Z170 motherboard but a locked CPU, so you can't overclock! maybe look into getting a 6600K? or of you're not overclocking, get a H170 motherboard and save some money.other than that this build should be more then enough for 1080P gaming! 

 

[racer243l]

Get an H170 mobo for your locked one or a 6600k and DDR4 RAM. Rest seems fine, besides the monitor 21,5"? Really? 24" is the best bet for 1080p

[Prokart2000]

2 minutes ago, DreamcastFan said:

In your case I would go even cheaper on the... case and change your monitor to a 24" model, 21" just seems a little tiny to me, I think you'd be happy with a bigger monitor.

 

You are in the UK, be sure to abuse LaptopsDirect refurbished monitors, you can get some great deals on like-new screens (if they are marked as A1): http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/st/refurbished-monitors

 

For example: http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/a1-refurbished-acer-s240hlbid-full-hd-hdmi-vga-dvi-24-led-monitor-a1-um.fs0ee.001/version.asp

 

Me and my friend recently bought an A1 refurbished monitor and they seemed to be brand new.

Is that website legit?, i want to get a 1440p monitor with my upgrades but they are all too expensive atm so this could be good

[DreamcastFan]

3 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

Is that website legit?, i want to get a 1440p monitor with my upgrades but they are all too expensive atm so this could be good

Yeah it's legit, me and my friend both bought Predator XB271HU's (144hz, 1440P, GSync) for ... 248!!!!!!!!! 

 

They seemed brand new and we both got lucky with no bad backlight bleed and no dead pixels. Crazy prices, needless to say they sold out within an hour lol.

 

Edit: LaptopsDirect is actually part of Acer or something like that, that's why so many Acer monitors are on there. They show up as Acer when you search for them on Google Maps.

[JMack12]

4 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

the RAM you have selected won't work with that motherboard. for Z170 and basically all skylake CPU's you need DDR3L or DDR4 RAM.

also, you went with a Z170 motherboard but a locked CPU, so you can't overclock! maybe look into getting a 6600K? or of you're not overclocking, get a H170 motherboard and save some money.other than that this build should be more then enough for 1080P gaming! 

 

Ok thanks! Could you suggest some RAM sticks I could consider that would work with the CPU please?

[Prokart2000]

1 minute ago, DreamcastFan said:

Yeah it's legit, me and my friend both bought Predator XB271HU's (144hz, 1440P, GSync) for ... 248!!!!!!!!! 

 

They seemed brand new and we both got lucky with no bad backlight bleed and no dead pixels. Crazy prices.

This seems great, overclockers have 980tis for £350 now so i can get one of them and a 1440p monitor on the cheap and buy some parts at black friday

[DreamcastFan]

Just now, Prokart2000 said:

This seems great, overclockers have 980tis for £350 now so i can get one of them and a 1440p monitor on the cheap and buy some parts at black friday

Don't forget Overclocker's refurb section, I bought a "refurb" GTX 1080 GameRock (Palit) for £499.99 and I don't think it was even taken out of the box lol.

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/b-grade-asus-geforce-gtx-980ti-dc3-strix-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gtx980ti-6gd5-bg-887-as.html

 

 

[RollinLower]

1 minute ago, JMack12 said:

Ok thanks! Could you suggest some RAM sticks I could consider that would work with the CPU please?

any of the RAM in this link should work with your motherboard! LINK

[Prokart2000]

2 minutes ago, DreamcastFan said:

Don't forget Overclocker's refurb section, I bought a "refurb" GTX 1080 GameRock (Palit) for £499.99 and I don't think it was even taken out of the box lol.

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/b-grade-asus-geforce-gtx-980ti-dc3-strix-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gtx980ti-6gd5-bg-887-as.html

 

 

Looks good (if the cards work :D)

[DreamcastFan]

12 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

Looks good (if the cards work :D)

They are all verified as working! You just might be missing a DP cable, HDMI adaptor etc, though me and my friend both got everything as new.

[antisleep]

Where are you getting such low prices?

 

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£167.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£49.51 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£34.80 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card  (£199.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£46.02 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.88 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 22.0" 60Hz Monitor  (£105.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £716.01

[JMack12]

1 hour ago, antisleep said:

Where are you getting such low prices?

 

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£167.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£49.51 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£34.80 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card  (£199.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£46.02 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.88 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 22.0" 60Hz Monitor  (£105.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £716.01

I got them all off of newegg.

[antisleep]

1 minute ago, JMack12 said:

I got them all off of newegg.

Prices from newegg UK don't include the vat so that £676 would probably go 750 after taxes.

[JMack12]

3 minutes ago, antisleep said:

Prices from newegg UK don't include the vat so that £676 would probably go 750 after taxes.

Well this is upsetting news haha.