PC for a friend

[SeeFights]

So I have been tasked by a friend to build him a PC he is paying and I have to put it together. I have already used PCPartPicker to throw together a handful of computers, he has £1000. He does not care if the colour of the components match or if they have LED's he doesn't care.

Here are some of my builds;

Black and Red for Intel

Black and Blue for Intel

Black and White for Intel

Black and Red for AMD

 

He will be building it closer to April because that is when his birthday is but I have till then to plan. The links are there for either confirmation on if they are good or if something can be changed or just post your own links if you guys have ideas

[Energycore]

18 minutes ago, SeeFights said:

He will be building it closer to April because that is when his birthday is but I have till then to plan.

Well the two most important things for build planning I can tell you is:

 

- If you're gonna build in April, ask then. Ask two weeks before their birthday or less.

- Don't hesitate, once you find a build that we all can agree is a good value, buy it and don't spend time worrying.

 

That said, it's time for me to give you a build overhaul so you have an idea of what you can get today which should be better than any of those builds.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.90 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£62.25 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£78.96 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card  (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.47 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS UK 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.48 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 29UM68-P 29.0" 2560x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£239.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £973.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-07 00:27 GMT+0000

[dizmo]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Well the two most important things for build planning I can tell you is:

 

- If you're gonna build in April, ask then. Ask two weeks before their birthday or less.

- Don't hesitate, once you find a build that we all can agree is a good value, buy it and don't spend time worrying.

 

That said, it's time for me to give you a build overhaul so you have an idea of what you can get today which should be better than any of those builds.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£193.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£62.25 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£78.96 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card  (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.47 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS UK 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.48 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 29UM68-P 29.0" 2560x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£239.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £989.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-07 00:22 GMT+0000

Should keep in mind without a BIOS update, the mobo likely won't work.

 

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

Should keep in mind without a BIOS update, the mobo likely won't work.

 

Dammit you're right, fixed

[SeeFights]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Dammit you're right, fixed

so ill keep in mind to do one closer to april, i only asked now because i wanted to get an idea in my head

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, SeeFights said:

so ill keep in mind to do one closer to april, i only asked now because i wanted to get an idea in my head

You should aim for equal or better than what I posted there By April the Kaby motherboards will probably become cheap enough to go Kaby without hesitation.

[SeeFights]

7 minutes ago, Energycore said:

You should aim for equal or better than what I posted there By April the Kaby motherboards will probably become cheap enough to go Kaby without hesitation.

what if i went with an i5 4560 instead of the 6500

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, SeeFights said:

what if i went with an i5 4560 instead of the 6500

It wouldn't be as good

[SeeFights]

6 minutes ago, Energycore said:

It wouldn't be as good

even for gaming? sorry i ment the 4690

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, SeeFights said:

even for gaming?

Yeah it's a generation old and still the same price, I don't see a reason to get it.

[SeeFights]

12 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Yeah it's a generation old and still the same price, I don't see a reason to get it.

fair enough

[SeeFights]

20 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Yeah it's a generation old and still the same price, I don't see a reason to get it.

so would something like this do? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dpGBFd

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, SeeFights said:

so would something like this do? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dpGBFd

You don't need to spend £86 on a cooler for a locked cpu. Just get a cheap one like a CoolerMaster Hyper Evo. I would also try and squeeze 16GB Ram and an SSD in there if you can.

 

Does he need a monitor as well ? or just the tower ?

[SeeFights]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

You don't need to spend £86 on a cooler for a locked cpu. Just get a cheap one like a CoolerMaster Hyper Evo. I would also try and squeeze 16GB Ram and an SSD in there if you can.

ah ok

[SeeFights]

 

4 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

You don't need to spend £86 on a cooler for a locked cpu. Just get a cheap one like a CoolerMaster Hyper Evo. I would also try and squeeze 16GB Ram and an SSD in there if you can.

no game is asking for 16 rn tho

[Guest]

1 minute ago, SeeFights said:

 

no game is asking for 16 rn tho

I would say that 8GB is becoming the bare minimum these days.

 

 

[SeeFights]

2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

I would say that 8GB is becoming the bare minimum these days.

 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/drry8K

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, SeeFights said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/drry8K

That looks better. The Ram will run at 2133MHz on that motherboard as only the Z170 chipset will run faster Ram. If you come across a cheaper 2133MHz kit then you might as well swap it out.

I would also look at reviews for that SSD if you can find one as I don't know how good/bad that one is. I usually stick with Samsung or Crucial etc.

[SeeFights]

2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

That looks better. The Ram will run at 2133MHz on that motherboard as only the Z170 chipset will run faster Ram. If you come across a cheaper 2133MHz kit then you might as well swap it out.

I would also look at reviews for that SSD if you can find one as I don't know how good/bad that one is. I usually stick with Samsung or Crucial etc.

i went to pc part picker and sorted it by cheepest and clicked 5 star only so (for the SSD)

[Guest]

1 minute ago, SeeFights said:

i went to pc part picker and sorted it by cheepest and clicked 5 star only so (for the SSD)

Pcpartpicker ratings are not the best thing to judge by. I would always try and look for a professional review where possible.

[SeeFights]

2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Pcpartpicker ratings are not the best thing to judge by. I would always try and look for a professional review where possible.

just skimmed some reviews they all say the same. Fast, cheap reliable but there are faster out there

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, SeeFights said:

just skimmed some reviews they all say the same. Fast, cheap reliable but there are faster out there

If you don't want to spend any more then stick with it. Even the worst SSD is going to be faster than a standard hard drive.

[SeeFights]

Just now, lee32uk said:

If you don't want to spend any more then stick with it. Even the worst SSD is going to be faster than a standard hard drive.

SSd is just for windows and small games

[Guest]

1 minute ago, SeeFights said:

SSd is just for windows and small games

Yeah it will be fine for that.