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id spend a bit more for RX 480

eh ddr3 on slylake will work but might have issues, id try stay away from it

yeah looks good

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I'd use a ddr4 motherboard with ddr4 ram instead. DDR3 will work but the voltage is higher than what skylake is designed to handle and so in the long run you risk frying the CPUs memory controller. As well, try not to get a GPU with a blower cooler, since it will be a lot louder.

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Go unlocked and take a Z170 board with DDR4. It can give you several years more useable lifespan.

Also take a SSD as main drive right away. The Samsung 750 series a great value. Go 250GB atleast and you can always add a HDD later if you need more storage.

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2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

I'd use a ddr4 motherboard with ddr4 ram instead. DDR3 will work but the voltage is higher than what skylake is designed to handle and so in the long run you risk frying the CPUs memory controller. As well, try not to get a GPU with a blower cooler, since it will be a lot louder.

What about this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/CwXbVY would that mobo and ram be good? And as for the fan noise im not really bothered by that

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1 minute ago, Gonio said:

Go unlocked and take a Z170 board with DDR4. It can give you several years more useable lifespan.

Also take a SSD as main drive right away. The Samsung 750 series a great value. Go 250GB atleast and you can always add a HDD later if you need more storage.

Is an ssd really necessary?

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3 minutes ago, DickyNI said:

What about this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/CwXbVY would that mobo and ram be good? And as for the fan noise im not really bothered by that

 

Better but if you can sp[end the extra on a 480

 

2 minutes ago, DickyNI said:

Is an ssd really necessary?

Not really but it is a VERY nice convenience, it makes boot times mujch faster.

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4 minutes ago, Abyss Gaming said:

Better but if you can sp[end the extra on a 480

 

Not really but it is a VERY nice convenience, it makes boot times mujch faster.

Will the 480 bottleneck with that cpu?

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14 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

yeah looks good

green label CX joy tho :P

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Just now, manikyath said:

green label CX joy tho :P

What do you mean

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1 minute ago, DickyNI said:

Will the 480 bottleneck with that cpu?

Not at all, it's a match made in heaven (of PCs) :b

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11 minutes ago, DickyNI said:

What about this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/CwXbVY would that mobo and ram be good? And as for the fan noise im not really bothered by that

Yeah it looks better.

 

The cooler will also run hotter though so the clock speeds might be lower.

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1 minute ago, DickyNI said:

What do you mean

the "green label" corsair CX power supplies are of less than desirable quality, and especially when saying "gaming" and "a couple of years without upgrades" i really cant recommend going that way.

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my suggestions overall would be to get a DDR4 motherboard and a 1x8GB stick of DDR4 memory, consider the option of an SSD if it fits into your budget, but it's *honestly* not a nightmare if it doesnt, just make sure you get a very decent hard drive instead.

 

and beyond that, yeah.. better power supply is defenately a thing i'll recommend here. a power supply is one of the few components in your system that in case of a fault can wipe out everything else, and is essentially near-infinitely reusable in future builds/upgrades.

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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

Yeah it looks better.

 

The cooler will also run hotter though so the clock speeds might be lower.

Is that bad?

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1 minute ago, manikyath said:

the "green label" corsair CX power supplies are of less than desirable quality, and especially when saying "gaming" and "a couple of years without upgrades" i really cant recommend going that way.

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my suggestions overall would be to get a DDR4 motherboard and a 1x8GB stick of DDR4 memory, consider the option of an SSD if it fits into your budget, but it's *honestly* not a nightmare if it doesnt, just make sure you get a very decent hard drive instead.

 

and beyond that, yeah.. better power supply is defenately a thing i'll recommend here. a power supply is one of the few components in your system that in case of a fault can wipe out everything else, and is essentially near-infinitely reusable in future builds/upgrades.

What power supply would you recommend? After this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8j9NBP imdont have much money left to play with

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2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

the "green label" corsair CX power supplies are of less than desirable quality, and especially when saying "gaming" and "a couple of years without upgrades" i really cant recommend going that way.

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my suggestions overall would be to get a DDR4 motherboard and a 1x8GB stick of DDR4 memory, consider the option of an SSD if it fits into your budget, but it's *honestly* not a nightmare if it doesnt, just make sure you get a very decent hard drive instead.

 

and beyond that, yeah.. better power supply is defenately a thing i'll recommend here. a power supply is one of the few components in your system that in case of a fault can wipe out everything else, and is essentially near-infinitely reusable in future builds/upgrades.

 

But the PSU he has is they grey label and the lower wattage CXM ones are some of the best on the market (430/450)

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1 minute ago, DickyNI said:

Id rather not go for an i3 as they arent as powerful as an i5 and i really dont mind spending the extra money on the i5

What is your max budget

My life

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1 minute ago, Himommies said:

What is your max budget

£600-£650 somewhere around there

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