Critique my build please

[EuphoricLlama]

I have a friend who was wanting to buy a pre-built gaming PC, I told him to build it himself as he could save so much money but as he wasn't confident with building himself and didn't know where to start so I said I'd plan and build it for him. His budget is ~£1800 (excluding mouse and keyboard and I have a few spare Corsair SP120s lying around I can add) and this is what I've proposed: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/d4xTm8 (I plan on overclocking the cpu to 4.4ish GHz, hence the h100i)

This is a lot of his money he's trusting me with so please tell me if what I've proposed is any good and suggest any possible improvements. 

Thanks

[Electronics Wizardy]

For cpu, you might aswell go 6700k with a cheaper cooler like a 212

 

Id get a 500w psu.

[EuphoricLlama]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

For cpu, you might aswell go 6700k with a cheaper cooler like a 212

 

Id get a 500w psu.

It's going to be a gaming PC and overclocking a 6600k would give better performance than a stock 6700k (due to the lesser cooler).

In regards to the PSU, 500w is not enough to power a 1080 plus an overclocked CPU

[Stardar1]

3 minutes ago, EuphoricLlama said:

I have a friend who was wanting to buy a pre-built gaming PC, I told him to build it himself as he could save so much money but as he wasn't confident with building himself and didn't know where to start so I said I'd plan and build it for him. His budget is ~£1800 (excluding mouse and keyboard and I have a few spare Corsair SP120s lying around I can add) and this is what I've proposed: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/d4xTm8 (I plan on overclocking the cpu to 4.4ish GHz, hence the h100i)

This is a lot of his money he's trusting me with so please tell me if what I've proposed is any good and suggest any possible improvements. 

Thanks

The motherboard looks terrible, but other than that, the only thing I'd suggest is either a cheaper CPU cooler or an i7, or both. 

[Guest]

I would get all blue but thats just me. Does he need an AIO? Other than that looks fine

[EuphoricLlama]

Just now, Stardar1 said:

The motherboard looks terrible, but other than that, the only thing I'd suggest is either a cheaper CPU cooler or an i7, or both. 

Which motherboard would you suggest for gaming instead? I always struggle to find good motherboards

[Guest]

1 minute ago, EuphoricLlama said:

It's going to be a gaming PC and overclocking a 6600k would give better performance than a stock 6700k (due to the lesser cooler).

In regards to the PSU, 500w is not enough to power a 1080 plus an overclocked CPU

6700k + oc + cheaper mobo + cheaper cooler

 

gaming on 1080p then get 1070

[EuphoricLlama]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

I would get all blue but thats just me. Does he need an AIO? Other than that looks fine

Maybe an AIO is a bit overkill, could you suggest a decent heatsink for £50-70?

[Bananasplit_00]

get a cheaper cooler and motherboard and get the 6700K instead

[EuphoricLlama]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

6700k + oc + cheaper mobo + cheaper cooler

 

gaming on 1080p then get 1070

Fair enough, the monitor is not fixed, it'll probably be upgraded soon

[Guest]

1 minute ago, EuphoricLlama said:

Which motherboard would you suggest for gaming instead? I always struggle to find good motherboards

GIGABYTE GA Z170X UD3 ULTRA

 

That's just me.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, EuphoricLlama said:

Maybe an AIO is a bit overkill, could you suggest a decent heatsink for £50-70?

212 is fine like people suggested

Deepcool gammaxx 400

Cryorig h7

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, EuphoricLlama said:

It's going to be a gaming PC and overclocking a 6600k would give better performance than a stock 6700k (due to the lesser cooler).

In regards to the PSU, 500w is not enough to power a 1080 plus an overclocked CPU

500w is more than enough a 1080 pulls about 180w and a 6700k pulls about 100w. 

 

Also the 6700k is clocker much higher and you should hit 4.4 with a 212 and more games are going to use the extra threads.

[Sreno1]

You can look at saving £70 by buying a OS on Kinguin.