Build for a friend

[ronstig]

Hi,

I have designed a PC for my friend, and he is about to buy it, just wanted a final opinion.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BC3NzM

[Guest]

I would get a better PSU and maybe 240gb of SSD instead

[Miller1218]

Whats the budget?

[ronstig]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

I would get a better PSU and maybe 240gb of SSD instead

The G2s are out of stock everywhere in the UK as I can see, any suggestions for a better one around the same price please?

[Guest]

Just now, ronstig said:

The G2s are out of stock everywhere in the UK as I can see, any suggestions for a better one around the same price please?

rm 650x for a lil more

[Charcoal_]

Yeah 120GB SSD is big enough to put your OS, browsers and base steam install but I use about 150GB(of 250GB so far) because its faster for some other programs that I use.

[ronstig]

2 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

rm 650x for a lil more

Would the 550 suffice?

[Guest]

Just now, ronstig said:

Would the 550 suffice?

yes. more than enough. for a non oc cpu and rx 480 then even 500w would be enough.

[xephoneration]

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

 

Has a 1060 6gb edition as well a i5 6600k. 

Base Total:£762.15

Shipping:£5.88

Total:£768.03

 

 

EDIT: The case you can play with I just went with my default budget case I always go with.

[Charcoal_]

2 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

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

 

Has a 1060 6gb edition as well a i5 6600k. 

Base Total:£762.15

Shipping:£5.88

Total:£768.03

That one's similar to mine but pascal... I'm not enjoying the prices get lower to what I paid...

[xephoneration]

1 minute ago, Charcoal_ said:

That one's similar to mine but pascal... I'm not enjoying the prices get lower to what I paid...

rip

[Starelementpoke]

16 minutes ago, ronstig said:

The G2s are out of stock everywhere in the UK as I can see, any suggestions for a better one around the same price please?

The GQ maybe.

[♠FlamieMeister♠]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Mv88QV

[♠FlamieMeister♠]

Use the SSD as a boot base for programs, and the 3tb for storage. The A10 7890k Will do you good.

[xephoneration]

8 minutes ago, ♠FlamieMeister♠ said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Mv88QV

hell no to apu with his budget

[Starelementpoke]

9 minutes ago, ♠FlamieMeister♠ said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Mv88QV

At this budget, and APU is a hell no. So is that PSU.

[xephoneration]

here are the userbenmarks on why... http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-A10-7890K-APU-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600K/m118648vs3503

[xephoneration]

An apu is a GPU and CPU on the same chip.... at this budget I would go with mine...... even so avoid amd at this budget at all cost... intel cpu's will win this hands down. AS well the 1060 is slightly better than the 480 the difference is drivers and honestly I prefer nividia's to amd. 

[antisleep]

If he has a budget of sub £800.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£210.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.35 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.22 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  (£239.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£49.00)

^Tier 2/3 PSU with semi-modular all black cables. Find it on Amazon.
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (£13.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £788.04 / merchants set to just Amazon and eBuyer for easier shipping

 

If he's not interested in overclocking, here's an alt i7+1060 build with same budget: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/HhqNzM

 

[xephoneration]

15 minutes ago, antisleep said:

If he has a budget of sub £800.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£210.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.35 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.22 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  (£239.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£49.00)

^Tier 2/3 PSU with semi-modular all black cables. Find it on Amazon.
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (£13.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £788.04 / merchants set to just Amazon and eBuyer for easier shipping

 

If he's not interested in overclocking, here's an alt i7+1060 build with same budget: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/HhqNzM

 

was never a fan of the mini graphics cards. Unless he is going to OC the GPU I would go for a full size but either mine, yours, and that i7 is pretty much a solid bet.

[Streetguru]

3 hours ago, ronstig said:

Hi,

I have designed a PC for my friend, and he is about to buy it, just wanted a final opinion.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BC3NzM

don't buy a NEX PSU, they're sub par

Corsair CX/builder series isn't that great either

Changed things around for the better IMO

Also threw in a silence optimized case at the same price point

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£65.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£36.89 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£56.09 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card  (£184.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£54.12 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.98 @ YoYoTech)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  (£23.00 @ BT Shop)
Total: £702.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-26 20:06 BST+0100

[antisleep]

On 9/27/2016 at 0:31 AM, xephoneration said:

was never a fan of the mini graphics cards. Unless he is going to OC the GPU I would go for a full size but either mine, yours, and that i7 is pretty much a solid bet.

There's nothing wrong with the card. It's got good OC capabilities(up to 2050 Mhz based on a youtuber's vid) and keeps temps the below 70 under load. On top of all that, it stays relatively silent @ 65-70% fan speed.

 

On 9/26/2016 at 11:39 PM, xephoneration said:

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

 

Has a 1060 6gb edition as well a i5 6600k. 

Base Total:£762.15

Shipping:£5.88

Total:£768.03

And sorry but I don't think your build compares to mine, and our budgets are almost identical with that 1060 on yours actually costing £265.

-i5-6600k paired with non-OC board

-low tier psu for an i5-1060 build

-128gb ssd