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Hi people, this seemed like the best place to post to get help on building my PC. I genuinely don't know what stuff to bundle together to be cost effective and have a functional machine but I do know enough to assemble it (if needed) 
Budget of £1000!
Now I need a new PC as I've just started Uni and would love to have a personal computer to do work at home as well. So I need a PC capable enough to use
for game development - the art side of it (3D modelling, scultping).

Has to be able to use UDK, Zbrush, Substance, 3DSMax, Adobe photoshop/aftereffects

(Pretty much a pc for gaming and making games)

Just asking for a core build bundles or parts, no monitors or peripherals.
Hopefully this is enough £££ or i'm going to have to sell some stuff.

Thank you ^_^

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/y7CvRG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/y7CvRG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£259.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus H110-PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£62.99 @ Novatech) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£57.59 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  (£388.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£63.59 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1007.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Sorry for a 2 dollar over budget

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£213.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.69 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£93.86 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£73.29 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£57.59 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GameRock Video Card  (£379.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.08 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1002.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

Sorry for a 2 dollar over budget

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£213.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  (£29.69 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£93.86 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£73.29 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£57.59 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GameRock Video Card  (£379.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.08 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1002.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The hyper-threading from an i7 6700 would help for his needs. 

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Just now, Matias_Chambers said:

The hyper-threading from an i7 6700 would help for his needs. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£81.38 @ BT Shop)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£73.29 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£57.59 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GameRock Video Card  (£379.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.08 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1007.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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2 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£81.38 @ BT Shop)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£73.29 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£57.59 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GameRock Video Card  (£379.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.08 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1007.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I would personally go for the EVGA SuperNOVA G2 because it's 12£ cheaper. It's still top notch if not better than the RMx. I have the P2 and it is dead silent.

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Any other suggestions on motherboards as I just noticed the one I have listed isn't in stock for a week or two and cost £40 more elsewhere. Would prefer if its available on amazon so I can just order it all in one place. (already over budget =( )

 

Also switching the PSU to the Corsair RMX just due to dispatch time.

 

Edit: Okay I've changed the PSU, CPU Cooler, Motherboard and RAM 

Before

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12LS_BK 53.3 CFM CPU Cooler  (£31.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£81.38 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£73.29 @ Amazon UK) 

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 

 

Now

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£83.88 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£68.99 @ Ebuyer) 

PSU: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£82.08 @ Amazon UK) 

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On 10/16/2016 at 2:32 PM, Matias_Chambers said:

Looks good. Case is more about personal preference. 

 

 
This is the build i'm going with so far. Any final suggestions on this? (anything you think I have wrong)

Motherboard: Gigabyte G1. Sniper B7 Realtek ALC1150
Memory: Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133Mhz CL13 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Memory Kit, Black 
CPU: Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler "RR-212E-16PK-R1, 4 Heatpipe, 1x 120mm PWM Fan, Intel / AMD" 
PSU: Corsair CP-9020090-UK RM550X 550 W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC. 1920 Cuda Core PCIE 3.0 8 GB GDDR5 256-Bit Graphics Card - Black 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive - Black, 
WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch

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3 hours ago, MFelis said:

 

 
This is the build i'm going with so far. Any final suggestions on this? (anything you think I have wrong)

Motherboard: Gigabyte G1. Sniper B7 Realtek ALC1150
Memory: Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133Mhz CL13 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Memory Kit, Black 
CPU: Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler "RR-212E-16PK-R1, 4 Heatpipe, 1x 120mm PWM Fan, Intel / AMD" 
PSU: Corsair CP-9020090-UK RM550X 550 W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC. 1920 Cuda Core PCIE 3.0 8 GB GDDR5 256-Bit Graphics Card - Black 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive - Black, 
WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch

Nope, it looks great. Do you need Wifi or are you connecting with a LAN cable? Also do you need an OS? You can get a cheap and legal key on Kinguin. 

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