Skylake complete for £500

[JackDoyne]

So a friend is upgrading his PC soon and he has a £500 budget for a cpu ram and Mobo, what's the best he can do? he's wanting Skylake and an ATX mobo seen as he's got a full sized case,

This PC is used for gaming mainly at 144hz 1080p, he just wants the best for his money 

 

[mpsparrow]

What is the PC used for?

[Megah3rtz]

this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/WCjpsY

[Megah3rtz]

or this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/84Hcpg

[JackDoyne]

Just now, mpsparrow said:

What is the PC used for?

Probably should add that, see the edited post.  

[Thony]

6 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

or this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/84Hcpg

This one over more RAM for sure !

Shame you are asking this late, scan had bundles on discount during black friday, u literally missed it..

[JackDoyne]

4 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

or this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/84Hcpg

Good build, i was thinking I7 would be the best, especially if he's planning on playing ARMA 3  i was thinking maybe this Mobo is better? 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Z170-P-Intel-Skylake-Crossfire-Motherboard/dp/B0126R4Z0K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480372117&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+z170p 

[Thony]

3 minutes ago, JackDoyne said:

Good build, i was thinking I7 would be the best, especially if he's planning on playing ARMA 3  i was thinking maybe this Mobo is better? 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Z170-P-Intel-Skylake-Crossfire-Motherboard/dp/B0126R4Z0K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480372117&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+z170p 

Both from asus, different in features, all depends on how many USB ports and sata ports he really needs. 

Im afraid he wont be able to fit i7 into the budget because prices in this topic are outdated. 

[DildorTheDecent]

3 minutes ago, JackDoyne said:

Good build, i was thinking I7 would be the best, especially if he's planning on playing ARMA 3  i was thinking maybe this Mobo is better? 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Z170-P-Intel-Skylake-Crossfire-Motherboard/dp/B0126R4Z0K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480372117&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+z170p 

Z170-A is the better board. Seems to be the ASUS favourite as far as budget boards go. 

[gtx1060=value]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£129.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£67.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £523.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 22:38 GMT+0000

[Matias_Chambers]

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/YG3JvK
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/YG3JvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£104.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £492.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 06:16 GMT+0000