Current Planned Build, Opinions needed

[Rolfie]

Hi, i have £1500 to build a gaming PC. I need to be able to play games, stream and produce videos on this PC. I could really do with some help on what to buy for the PC. Thanks alot for any help. 

[Magikarpdrowned]

Hi Rolfie!

 

I strongly suggest that you familiarize with this forum, and post your topic in the "New Builds and Planning" section.

 

Welcome to the LTT Community.

 

[Rolfie]

thanks a lot!

 

[Magikarpdrowned]

Just now, EnemySp0tt3d said:

A mod will move it eventually. 

I am aware. I like to help out though. Doesn't have to always be the admin's job.

[Rolfejc]

Do you need any peripherals or an operating system? 

[Rolfie]

Just now, Rolfejc said:

Do you need any peripherals or an operating system? 

Not at all mate, i've already got all of that

[W-L]

Please refrain from making multiple threads for the same topic.

 

-Topics Merged and Moved to New Builds and Planning-

[Guest]

Just now, W-L said:

Please refrain from making multiple threads for the same topic.

 

-Topics Merged and Moved to New Builds and Planning-

Thanks my dude

[Guest]

23 minutes ago, Rolfie said:

Hi, i have £1500 to build a gaming PC. I need to be able to play games, stream and produce videos on this PC. I could really do with some help on what to buy for the PC. Thanks alot for any help. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£293.88 @ Aria PC) 

Should be pretty good for video editing

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£119.99 @ Novatech) 

Great for an overclock of aroun 0.6-0/8ghz

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£127.43 @ Amazon UK) 

Z edition motherboard and they're pretty good

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£62.92 @ More Computers) 

I doubt you'll need more than this

Storage: Kingston Predator 480GB PCI-E Solid State Drive  (£276.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Great for boot drive and you can record 4K footage onto it....I think

Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.93 @ CCL Computers) 

Great for game storage

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  (£393.29 @ Aria PC) 

Overkill?

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£95.99 @ Novatech) 

It's a really good case, otherwise something from phanteks would do

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£104.99 @ Novatech) 

Should be plenty for that power efficient graphics card

Total: £1535.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-01 00:38 BST+0100

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, Rolfie said:

Hi, i have £1500 to build a gaming PC. I need to be able to play games, stream and produce videos on this PC. I could really do with some help on what to buy for the PC. Thanks alot for any help. 

I'm actually jealous of that build, that SSD is really what I want

[Rolfie]

I've gone away and taken advice from my post last night. I've built this currently and was wondering whether this is the right move for someone who likes games such as Battlefield and needs to livestream/ render videos. Here is the link to the build - http://www.novatech.co.uk/modifier.html?s=PC-2145&b=12006 Also how many USB ports will this have, sorry if i seem dumb 

[LunaP0n3]

2 minutes ago, Rolfie said:

Also how many USB ports will this have, sorry if i seem dumb 

That mobo in particular can support up to 7 USB 3.0 ports, with 3 at the back panel and 2 on-board USB3 headers, each header supporting 2 USB 3.0 ports.

For USB 2.0, you'll have 6 USB2.0 ports, 2 on the back panel and 2 USB 2 headers, again each header supporting 2 ports.

You'll also have a type C port, supporting USB 3.1, along with a USB Type A 3.1 port (colored red)

Read into the specs at http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5496#sp

 

[jjbone1000]

I think the build is very good and should be powerful enough for live streaming up to 1080. If streaming at 1440 or above I would go for X99. Also you should seriously consider building the PC yourself. It is not that difficult and in the case of your build could save £200. Is iot worth £200 just to get someone to build the pc for you?

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

[Rolfie]

1 minute ago, jjbone1000 said:

I think the build is very good and should be powerful enough for live streaming up to 1080. If streaming at 1440 or above I would go for X99. Also you should seriously consider building the PC yourself. It is not that difficult and in the case of your build could save £200. Is iot worth £200 just to get someone to build the pc for you?

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

Ok mate i will do. It will be my first time building one and also can you link me the X99 please. I cant find it on there Thanks

 

[HKZeroFive]

3 minutes ago, Rolfie said:

Ok mate i will do. It will be my first time building one and also can you link me the X99 please. I cant find it on there Thanks

Looks like you're getting an overpriced prebuilt and modifying the parts. Don't do that. Buy the parts individually.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ is a good way to create a build.

[SeanAngelo]

42 minutes ago, Rolfie said:

I've gone away and taken advice from my post last night. I've built this currently and was wondering whether this is the right move for someone who likes games such as Battlefield and needs to livestream/ render videos. Here is the link to the build - http://www.novatech.co.uk/modifier.html?s=PC-2145&b=12006 Also how many USB ports will this have, sorry if i seem dumb 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£293.88 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£124.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£69.32 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£128.28 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  (£429.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.83 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer  (£19.39 @ Kustom PCs) 
Total: £1335.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-01 11:46 BST+0100

[Serpius]

43 minutes ago, Rolfie said:

I've gone away and taken advice from my post last night. I've built this currently and was wondering whether this is the right move for someone who likes games such as Battlefield and needs to livestream/ render videos. Here is the link to the build - http://www.novatech.co.uk/modifier.html?s=PC-2145&b=12006 Also how many USB ports will this have, sorry if i seem dumb 

 

Here is my recommended computer build that is better than the one you picked out at Novatech.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£38.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£124.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£67.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Transcend SSD340 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£69.31 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  (£279.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 100R Silent ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£153.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 DVD/CD Writer  (£15.86 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£84.98 @ Novatech) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T8E PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1362.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-01 11:46 BST+0100

[Guest]

33 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

Here is my recommended computer build that is better than the one you picked out at Novatech.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£38.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£124.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£67.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Transcend SSD340 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£69.31 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  (£279.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 100R Silent ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£153.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 DVD/CD Writer  (£15.86 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£84.98 @ Novatech) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T8E PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1362.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-01 11:46 BST+0100

How is going from a GTX 1070 to an RX 480 better ?

 

Not sure why you have specced that cpu cooler as it isn't very good for an unlocked i7.

 

Why 3 x 1TB HDD's ?

 

You don't need a 1000W psu either.

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£293.88 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£105.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£104.01 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£74.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£118.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£90.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (£416.28 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£88.62 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Novatech) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£12.10 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£82.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £1478.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-01 12:33 BST+0100

[Serpius]

4 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

How is going from a GTX 1070 to an RX 480 better ?

 

Not sure why you have specced that cpu cooler as it isn't very good for an unlocked i7.

 

Why 3 x 1TB HDD's ?

 

You don't need a 1000W psu either.

 

Why don't you shut up and put up your own computer build?

 

Don't be criticizing other people's computer builds without submitting one of your own. 

[Serpius]

9 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

How is going from a GTX 1070 to an RX 480 better ?

 

Not sure why you have specced that cpu cooler as it isn't very good for an unlocked i7.

 

Why 3 x 1TB HDD's ?

 

You don't need a 1000W psu either.

 

Obviously, you know nothing about Noctua CPU coolers, do you? If you did, you would know that Noctua CPU coolers are one of the highest rated coolers in the market.

It's rated high for a good reason. Noctua coolers do keep the CPU nice and cool with little or no maintenance. 

 

If you had taken the time to read the full specs from that Novatech link, you would have noticed that there is a 3 TB HDD. So... re-read that spec sheet before mouthing off.

 

Where do you get this idea that 1000 watt power supply unit isn't needed? Show us your UNBIASED proof. (NOT from reddit crap, either)

[Guest]

38 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

Why don't you shut up and put up your own computer build?

 

Don't be criticizing other people's computer builds without submitting one of your own. 

I have put up a build if you care to look. And why so aggressive ?

[Guest]

35 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

Obviously, you know nothing about Noctua CPU coolers, do you? If you did, you would know that Noctua CPU coolers are one of the highest rated coolers in the market.

It's rated high for a good reason. Noctua coolers do keep the CPU nice and cool with little or no maintenance. 

 

If you had taken the time to read the full specs from that Novatech link, you would have noticed that there is a 3 TB HDD. So... re-read that spec sheet before mouthing off.

 

Where do you get this idea that 1000 watt power supply unit isn't needed? Show us your UNBIASED proof. (NOT from reddit crap, either)

Noctua coolers are very good I can agree with you on that. Unfortunately the one you specced isn't suited to overclocking as it is a low profile cooler (Meant for HTPC type builds), If you had specced something like a D15 then it wouldn't have been an issue. 

 

Yes I am fully aware that the op has 3TB of HDD space but there is no need to have 3 individual drives when you can get a single 3TB drive is there ? It just takes up more space that way and you are adding a bit of extra heat and dust into the case.

 

I suggest that you go and look at a review of the RX 480 or GTX 1070 on a review website, and check out the power consumption. Also I don't go on Reddit.

[Vlku272]

1 hour ago, Buzzsaw said:

Where do you get this idea that 1000 watt power supply unit isn't needed? Show us your UNBIASED proof. (NOT from reddit crap, either)

Nobody needs a 1000W PSU for a build like this. Not even a 6950X and two Titan XPs would need more than 850W even with overclocking. And it's funny how you left out argueing for you choice of an RX 480. All in all your points and build seem decently misinformed.

 

And if you want proof for not needing a 1000W PSU how about me actually owning one and never peaking over 350W to 400W with an overclocked 980 and i7. Please don't even try to keep arguing for your decisions.

[Rolfie]

8 minutes ago, Vlku272 said:

Nobody needs a 1000W PSU for a build like this. Not even a 6950X and two Titan XPs would need more than 850W even with overclocking. And it's funny how you left out argueing for you choice of an RX 480. All in all your points and build seem decently misinformed.

 

And if you want proof for not needing a 1000W PSU how about me actually owning one and never peaking over 350W to 400W with an overclocked 980 and i7. Please don't even try to keep arguing for your decisions.

HI is my original build good - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dRGMbj Also i think it could do with a better mother board but im not sure which one thanks