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Aidanh1994
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Hi all,

 

A friend of mine is looking to build their first PC and is looking to get some advice. Their budget is £1,000 and they primarily game and want to run games at ultra on a single screen.

 

I was thinking an i7 6700k with a 1070 and 8 to 16b ram. Unsure of what MOBO, Storage etc would be good for this budget. 

 

Res is 1080, form factor probably ATX is best as it's his first build

 

What build do you think he could get with that budget?

 

Thanks,


Aidan

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Just now, Aidanh1994 said:

Hi all,

 

A friend of mine is looking to build their first PC and is looking to get some advice. Their budget is £1,000 and they primarily game and want to run games at ultra on a single screen.

 

I was thinking an i7 6700k with a 1070 and 8 to 16b ram. 

 

What build do you think he could get with that budget?

 

Thanks,


Aidan

Well lets see what we can do with your budget, I maybe be able to fit a 6700k and 1070, what form factor of a pc do you want, MINI ITX, MICRO ATX, ATX, EATX?

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1080p :) and ATX is fine, doesn't have to be small/big etc. It's his first build so ATX would be easier for him. 

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Should get all game at 60 fps or more with maxed out settings. Do you need monitor/os/peripherals?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£214.95 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.10 @ Eclipse Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.58 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£81.59 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  (£405.94 @ More Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£62.79 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £985.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Cheaper case so I can fit a 6700k but it went 30 over budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.10 @ Eclipse Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.58 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£81.59 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  (£405.94 @ More Computers)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£23.04 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1030.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-12 20:39 GMT+0000

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A little overbudget my bad. Um recommend a SSD in the future but this should be fine for gaming.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/j64sVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/j64sVY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£214.95 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£39.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.58 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£78.91 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (£87.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  (£382.94 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£66.93 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.84 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1035.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Cheaper case so I can fit a 6700k but it went 30 over budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£29.10 @ Eclipse Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.58 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£81.59 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  (£405.94 @ More Computers)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£23.04 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£67.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1030.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-12 20:39 GMT+0000

Dex's pc is good too

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Just now, Dawson Wehage said:

Dex's pc is good too

NH L9i is bad even though it is a Noctua fan. 212 Evo will do better

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Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

NH L9i is bad even though it is a Noctua fan. 212 Evo will do better

Oh? Never knew that. That's very surprising especially for Noctua

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Oh? Never knew that. That's very surprising especially for Noctua

the cooler is nice for mini itx build but i don't see any real reason to get it

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I would use this

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£299.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£47.65 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£90.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£78.91 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GameRock Video Card  (£381.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£51.60 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1042.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-12 20:45 GMT+0000

 

or this depending on what you want more (more storage and faster os boot, but with less cpu power)

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£214.95 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£47.65 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£90.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£78.91 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£69.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GameRock Video Card  (£381.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£51.60 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1028.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-12 20:55 GMT+0000

 

8086k Winner BABY!!

 

Main rig

CPU: R7 5800x3d (-25 all core CO 102 bclk)

Board: Gigabyte B550 AD UC

Cooler: Corsair H150i AIO

Ram: 32gb HP V10 RGB 3200 C14 (3733 C14) tuned subs

GPU: EVGA XC3 RTX 3080 (+120 core +950 mem 90% PL)

Case: Thermaltake H570 TG Snow Edition

PSU: Fractal ION Plus 760w Platinum  

SSD: 1tb Teamgroup MP34  2tb Mushkin Pilot-E

Monitors: 32" Samsung Odyssey G7 (1440p 240hz), Some FHD Acer 24" VA

 

GFs System

CPU: E5 1660v3 (4.3ghz 1.2v)

Mobo: Gigabyte x99 UD3P

Cooler: Corsair H100i AIO

Ram: 32gb Crucial Ballistix 3600 C16 (3000 C14)

GPU: EVGA RTX 2060 Super 

Case: Phanteks P400A Mesh

PSU: Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 650w

SSD: Kingston NV1 2tb

Monitors: 27" Viotek GFT27DB (1440p 144hz), Some 24" BENQ 1080p IPS

 

 

 

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i'm not sure what these people are doing not having ssds in a 1000 pound build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£243.35 @ Amazon UK) i7 6700 without the iGPU, better performance than an i5 and very little fps drops and stuttering in games.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150-PLUS WS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£93.56 @ BT Shop) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£81.59 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£62.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Video Card  (£377.94 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.50 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Power Supply: Deepcool 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1003.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-13 02:35 GMT+0000

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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