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[HelpMePleaseThanks]

I have been looking to get a new tower for a good while but having been a console gamer for a good while, I need a bit of help gettting sorted with some ideas for spec.

 

What I had in mind was as follows:

i5 6600k

8gb ddr4 hyperx fury

6gb 1060

Asus z170 Pro Gaming Aura

120gb Kingston ssd 

2TB HDD

Corsair 650w CS Mod 80 plus gold

Fractal Define S

 

This is the kind of money I'm looking at, around the £1100 not including monitor (which I haven't got a clue about) and keyboard and mouse.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

 

[Castdeath97]

Which SSD is that?

[HelpMePleaseThanks]

1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

Which SSD is that?

UV400 

[iBabySlapper]

If you're in the UK, try looking at CEX for your CPU and RAM. You'll get a 2 year warranty even though they're used, and they're most importantly cheap.

Like, you can get a 6700 for £10 more than a 6500K

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI56600KA#.WD4HZFy8p3d

 

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI76700#.WD4HSly8p3c

 

8GB stick of DDR4 2400 for £25

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SMEM8G2400#.WD4HmFy8p3c

 

 

[iBabySlapper]

Just keep in mind you won't get a stock cooler with your CPU, so you'll need to get a aftermarket one (recommended anyway) and what brand RAM you'll get is a lucky dip.

[tarfeef101]

I might bump that up to 16GB of ram personally (2*8 GB DIMMS). I had a very similar setup (6600K, that board but no lighting, and a 980 instead of a 1060), and I feel that RAM configuration was ideal

 

I also have the aura board now, and can say I like it, nice choice!

[HelpMePleaseThanks]

1 hour ago, ibabyslapper said:

Just keep in mind you won't get a stock cooler with your CPU, so you'll need to get a aftermarket one (recommended anyway) and what brand RAM you'll get is a lucky dip.

I was looking at one of the lower h series coolers or one of the big coolermaster ones but I'm not sure water cooling or traditional 

[HelpMePleaseThanks]

1 hour ago, tarfeef101 said:

I might bump that up to 16GB of ram personally (2*8 GB DIMMS). I had a very similar setup (6600K, that board but no lighting, and a 980 instead of a 1060), and I feel that RAM configuration was ideal

 

I also have the aura board now, and can say I like it, nice choice!

Yeah ram was a sticky bit for me but I was going to get 8 (2x4) and further down the road get another kit because I think it's 8 dimms on the aura? Just looks badass with 4 sticks I would think

[iBabySlapper]

3 minutes ago, HelpMePleaseThanks said:

I was looking at one of the lower h series coolers or one of the big coolermaster ones but I'm not sure water cooling or traditional 

For a 6700, a 120mm AIO would do pretty well. Got one in my 6700k non-oc pc. They go for about £50 on amazon.

For aesthetics, I'd go for a beefy LP cooler or a AIO.

[HelpMePleaseThanks]

1 hour ago, ibabyslapper said:

If you're in the UK, try looking at CEX for your CPU and RAM. You'll get a 2 year warranty even though they're used, and they're most importantly cheap.

Like, you can get a 6700 for £10 more than a 6500K

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI56600KA#.WD4HZFy8p3d

 

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI76700#.WD4HSly8p3c

 

8GB stick of DDR4 2400 for £25

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SMEM8G2400#.WD4HmFy8p3c

 

 

I am in the U.K. but hadn't started looking for parts yet, but I'll definitely have a look at cex to see.

[iBabySlapper]

4 minutes ago, HelpMePleaseThanks said:

I am in the U.K. but hadn't started looking for parts yet, but I'll definitely have a look at cex to see.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/RAIJINTEK-Corporation-0R100004-raijintek-0R100004 Fan/dp/B00IAPTBCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480466710&sr=8-1&keywords=raijintek+pallas

 

If you're into red/white, this cooler will be enough for a 6700 (not OC'd K) and looks pretty BA imo.

[Castdeath97]

I would say you would do fine with 550W, the 1060 is really efficient. 

[tarfeef101]

8 hours ago, HelpMePleaseThanks said:

Yeah ram was a sticky bit for me but I was going to get 8 (2x4) and further down the road get another kit because I think it's 8 dimms on the aura? Just looks badass with 4 sticks I would think

no, the board only has 4 DIMMS, since this is a skylake build, it only supports up to 4

[HelpMePleaseThanks]

13 hours ago, Castdeath97 said:

I would say you would do fine with 550W, the 1060 is really efficient. 

Just went for 650 because I could, future proofing and all that, made sense in my head

[HelpMePleaseThanks]

13 hours ago, tarfeef101 said:

no, the board only has 4 DIMMS, since this is a skylake build, it only supports up to 4

Ahh well then, still should look pretty beast with 4 sticks ?

[Castdeath97]

1 hour ago, HelpMePleaseThanks said:

Just went for 650 because I could, future proofing and all that, made sense in my head

For what? Unless you are getting two 1060s (you can't no SLI) you will never need 650Ws.

[tarfeef101]

7 hours ago, HelpMePleaseThanks said:

Ahh well then, still should look pretty beast with 4 sticks ?

I wouldn't use 4 initially, I would use 2 because you still get the speed benefit of dual channel, but leave the ability to double your capacity down the road.