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::Dan::
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Hi LTT Forums! I'm planning to build my first PC myself and I'm on a budget right now (Preferably £600~800 or USD750~1000 but the lower the better cos I'm not earning my own money yet and yeah...). I've seen a lot of budget builds on YT but they're not all that well rounded at times. I live in the UK right now so the partpicker list would be in pounds (Sorry)

 

Uses: Gaming + Usual stuff + Engineering student CAD Modelling

 

PC Partpicker

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£218.28 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.97 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£127.14 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£47.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  (£139.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.99 @ Novatech) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit 
Total: £640.34

 

Questions: 

1) I don't have a case. It's my first time building and I don't know what budget cases there are. (I was even thinking of an open air rack or something that might be cheaper than a case)

 

2) I feel like the CPU/Motherboard/RAM could be saved a bit

 

3) Power supply I chose EVGA from the list of certified ones that's nearest to my wattage cos it's more trusted. Not sure if it's good cos even good manufacturers might sell a bad product

 

4) A lot of recommendations for the 212 EVO so I picked that one. Might go for a stock cooler cos the CPU is pretty strong as it is now and I might not be going for OC.

 

5) Might think of going for Team Red on the Graphics card but I saw BitWit's latest budget build using the 1050Ti so I'm requesting for recommendations on that too.

 

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For modeling, a 1050ti is ridiculously underpowered, expecially considering this: 

5 minutes ago, ::Dan:: said:

I've seen a lot of budget builds on YT but they're not all that well rounded at times

Get a 1060 6GB or a 1070

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Just now, Shiv78 said:

For modeling, a 1050ti is ridiculously underpowered, expecially considering this: 

Get a 1060 6GB or a 1070

Oh I'm still a student right now so I don't think it needs to be that powerful. And it's probably not the most intensive complex modelling.

 

I'm using a 840M right now on a laptop and they still work on it. I read that modelling takes a decent CPU that's why I listed it.

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i5 6600k and z170-a with a cheapo barebones psu... *facepalm* its not that good, made only for very low-end pcs.

get the XFX TS 430w at the least.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£247.58 @ BT Shop) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£50.76 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£69.98 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.43 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  (£239.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: CiT SPECTRE BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£49.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £795.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£187.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.97 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.05 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£66.74 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£75.29 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£67.78 @ Misco UK) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card  (£183.47 @ BT Shop) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.56 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS UK 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit 
Total: £818.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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something like this would do pretty well. consider 16gb ram for modeling though. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£218.28 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.97 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£127.14 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£47.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OC Video Card  (£259.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£49.99 @ Novatech) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit 
Total: £835.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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2 hours ago, MograineLefay said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£187.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.97 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.05 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£66.74 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£75.29 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£67.78 @ Misco UK) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card  (£183.47 @ BT Shop) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.56 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS UK 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.48 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit 
Total: £818.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The stock cooler should be fine for an i5-6500, so that you can knock off £30

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