First Pc build plan

[Ramen Man]

Hello I am Ramen Man, this is my PC plan:

• CPU: I7-4690K 4.0gHz Quad Core- £299
• Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate ATX LGA1150- £74.99
• RAM: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2X4GB) DDR4-1333- £48.08
• Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200 RPM
• GPU: MSI GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr- £275.12
• Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blue-Ray/DVD/CD Writer- £60.82
• Wireless Network Adapter: TP-LINK TL-WDN4800: £27.99
• Monitor: Asus VS248HR 24.0" 60Hz- £114.71
• PSU: CM B Series B 500 Ver.2 PSU- £38.99

Total: £982.13

Budget: £1000

Budget Remaining: £17.87

Note:

• PSU maybe a bit overkill since the CM site calculated that I only use 413W yet it recommended a 600W PSU which is even more over kill, I am may change this in the future depending on circumstances.
• This is kinda aimed to be a Corsair theme build as I have a recent interest in what they offer such as their cases, peripherals etc.
• Not too sure what to do with the remaining budget, I may try to save up to get a headset as I don't have one or maybe to get a to a certain point where I can afford upgrades.
• Sorry if this is formatted incorrectly, I am kinda new to the forums  (Also I am kinda lazy and I am writing this at 12.28 am in England).

Please let me know what you think about this build plan and thank you for reading it! - Ramen Man

 

[JHY]

You live in UK right?

[comicsansms]

Coolermaster B2 are garbage and should not be powering a GTX 970. Get a Corsair CX 450/550/650M, RMi/RMx/HXi, EVGA G2, GS, GQ, B2, Anything from Seasonic or XFX (excluding the XT) or the Antec High current series instead.

[Ramen Man]

1 minute ago, PCNoobie said:

You live in UK right?

Yes I do!

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Coolermaster B2 are garbage and should not be powering a GTX 970. Get a Corsair CX 450/550/650M, RMi/RMx/HXi, EVGA G2, GS, GQ, B2, Anything from Seasonic or XFX (excluding the XT) and the Antec High current series.

Yeah... I am not too sure where I can get info on Corsair products since I have been told that Amazon reviews can be unreliable. Thanks for the info!

[Ramen Man]

3 minutes ago, Jorgen297 said:

the 4690K is an i5

Sorry???

Edit: Wait nvm sorry, I meant to say the 4790k, not the one u mentioned.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Ramen Man said:

Sorry???

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690K

You may have made a typo. The i7 would probably be 4790K and your 4690K is an i5. 

[Ramen Man]

Just now, fpo said:

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690K

You may have made a typo. The i7 would probably be 4790K and your 4690K is an i5. 

Yeah sorry about that. Made an edit btw if u haven't seen it yet.

[Shiv78]

2 minutes ago, Ramen Man said:

4 minutes ago, Jorgen297 said:

the 4690K is an i5

Sorry???

You said i7, he was just correcting you. An i5-4690K is not 4.0GHZ, I think you meant i7-4790K

1. What case are you using?

2. Why are you using a 4th-gen CPU and a 970? Get a 6700K and 6GB GTX 1060 instead

[Ramen Man]

Note:

The prices I am getting the parts are from Amazon if any body wanted to know.

[Ramen Man]

2 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

You said i7, he was just correcting you. An i5-4690K is not 4.0GHZ, I think you meant i7-4790K

1. What case are you using?

2. Why are you using a 4th-gen CPU and a 970? Get a 6700K and 6GB GTX 1060 instead

1. I am using the Corsair Spec-03.

2. I don't think that would be wise for my budget since I only have £1000...

3. If u haven't seen it before, I have made an edit when he said that..

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Ramen Man said:

Yeah sorry about that. Made an edit btw if u haven't seen it yet.

put it in the top post too. Other than that, I don't see any problems really. I'd listen to that one guy about the PSU. @Comic_Sans_MS

 

This doesn't list your PSU, however someone linked me this. Maybe check out the good ones on the list and look for newer models. 
http://www.thetechgame.com/Archives/t=5613293/power-supply-guide-the-good-and-the-bad.html
Or maybe someone here can recommend you something for your budget. 

[JHY]

1 minute ago, Ramen Man said:

1. I am using the Corsair Spec-03.

2. I don't think that would be wise for my budget since I only have £1000...

1. So you already have case?

2. I would get 6500 or 6600k if you are not gonna do any editing work.

[Ramen Man]

1 minute ago, fpo said:

put it in the top post too. Other than that, I don't see any problems really. I'd listen to that one guy about the PSU. @Comic_Sans_MS

 

This doesn't list your PSU, however someone linked me this. Maybe check out the good ones on the list and look for newer models. 
http://www.thetechgame.com/Archives/t=5613293/power-supply-guide-the-good-and-the-bad.html
Or maybe someone here can recommend you something for your budget. 

Thank u so much!  

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Ramen Man said:

1. I am using the Corsair Spec-03.

2. I don't think that would be wise for my budget since I only have £1000...

3. If u haven't seen it before, I have made an edit when he said that..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Processor-Threads-LGA1151-Socket/dp/B010T6DQTQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1475970242&sr=1-2&keywords=i7+6700

Above ^^ is the K

(6700s)

and the non k is cheaper than your i7 down below:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Quad-Core-i7-6700-3-4GHz-Processor/dp/B0136JONG8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1475970294&sr=1-1&keywords=i7+6700

[Ramen Man]

6 minutes ago, PCNoobie said:

1. So you already have case?

2. I would get 6500 or 6600k if you are not gonna do any editing work.

1. Yes i have bought this case already, i think around early this year if i am correct

2. Um i am not too sure since it may change my budget, it might also mean that i have to change the mobo to an 1151 socket rather than a 1150 if i am correct.

Edited October 8, 2016 by Ramen Man

[comicsansms]

1 minute ago, fpo said:

put it in the top post too. Other than that, I don't see any problems really. I'd listen to that one guy about the PSU. @Comic_Sans_MS

 

This doesn't list your PSU, however someone linked me this. Maybe check out the good ones on the list and look for newer models. 
http://www.thetechgame.com/Archives/t=5613293/power-supply-guide-the-good-and-the-bad.html
Or maybe someone here can recommend you something for your budget. 

That list isn't that great at all. It has listed "Rosewill" as a brand to replace immediately which is utter bullshit, stuff like the Rosewill Capstone are good. And also it has only 4 tiers which isn't much at all.

This is a much better tier

 

[JHY]

1 minute ago, Ramen Man said:

2. Um i am not too sure if it would affect my budget since it may change my budget, it might also mean that i have to change the mobo to an 1151 socket rather than a 1151 if i am correct.

Do you mean changing from Z170 to H170 or B150?

[Guest]

Just now, Ramen Man said:

1. Yes i have bought this case already, i think around early this year if i am correct

2. Um i am not too sure if it would affect my budget since it may change my budget, it might also mean that i have to change the mobo to an 1151 socket rather than a 1151 if i am correct.

You'd also probably have to pick DDR4 ram

@Shiv78 recommended a 1060. Here's one close to your budget if you want to check it out

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1060-GAMING/dp/B01IPVJ8S0/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1475970357&sr=1-5&keywords=msi+gtx+1070

[Ramen Man]

3 minutes ago, fpo said:

You'd also probably have to pick DDR4 ram

@Shiv78 recommended a 1060. Here's one close to your budget if you want to check it out

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1060-GAMING/dp/B01IPVJ8S0/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1475970357&sr=1-5&keywords=msi+gtx+1070

Thank u but do u really think i should bump it up to DDR4, 6th generation for my CPU and a better GPU? I am only limited to  £1000, pretty sure as well if i were to make changes it would go over it.  Also this is going to be my first build, i could always make upgrades as time goes by.

Edited October 8, 2016 by Ramen Man
Need more info for everyone to see.

[JHY]

6500: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/tnzNpb

 

[Ramen Man]

2 minutes ago, PCNoobie said:

6500: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/tnzNpb

 

Woah...

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Ramen Man said:

Thank u but do u really think i should bump it up to DDR4, 6th generation for my CPU and a better GPU. I am only limited to  £1000, pretty sure as well if i were to make changes it would go over it.

If you want to see how a 6700 + 1060 build would look, scout out the pricing. Use PC Part Picker or UK computer websites to see what you want. 

I'm sure NO ONE here would say that this is a BAD build. In fact my friend rocks a 4790K, and a 750 ti. He can still get really good performance with all kinds of games. He mostly plays M&B warband, CIV 5, Skyrim, and COD 4, but I'm sure a 970 will fare you off really well in modern games. I have an R9 390 (About the performance of a 970) with a dual core 2009 AMD CPU sporting DDR2, and I can run Fallout 4 at ultra settings until my PSU decides it's time for my computer to crash. 

[Shiv78]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zotac-GeForce-1060-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B01IA9FEOO/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1475971011&sr=1-3&keywords=evga+gtx+1060

This is cheaper than your 970, performs better too.

Extra 40 should help with upgrading to Z170 and a 6700K

[Ramen Man]

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zotac-GeForce-1060-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B01IA9FEOO/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1475971011&sr=1-3&keywords=evga+gtx+1060

This is cheaper than your 970, performs better too.

Extra 40 should help with upgrading to Z170 and a 6700K

Holy crap again... Thank god i came onto the forums for advice otherwise i would of not get my money spent well...

[Shiv78]

Add a WiFI adapter if you need it. More powerful than the 6500 build up above and only .63 over 1K

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