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Making a PC Build for a friend

Darkr

cheap case and change it to 8gbs of ram.

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Get him an SSD later on.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£106.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£45.90 @ Alza) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£45.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  (£240.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£61.90 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £591.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 21:55 GMT+0000

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£106.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£40.84 @ More Computers) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.55 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£45.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  (£240.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£42.18 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £595.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 21:56 GMT+0000

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£189.59 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£40.84 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£41.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£45.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  (£204.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £598.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 21:57 GMT+0000 

Is my preferred choice. @Darkr

about 100 pounds cheaper and higher performance.

 

M1 MacBook Air 256/8 | iPhone 13 pro

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2 minutes ago, RGProductions said:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£189.59 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£40.84 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£41.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£45.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  (£204.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £598.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 21:57 GMT+0000 

Is my preferred choice. @Darkr

about 100 pounds cheaper and higher performance.

 

This one is quite good as well.

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1 minute ago, RGProductions said:

I like it due to the true quad core.

He didn't really list what the PC was for so I didn't change it much. Just dropped it to what he needed. 

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Just now, ThyFeared said:

He didn't really list what the PC was for so I didn't change it much. Just dropped it to what he needed. 

He said gaming, and IMO a quad+10603gb is better than a 2cHT+1060 6gb.

M1 MacBook Air 256/8 | iPhone 13 pro

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1 minute ago, ThyFeared said:

He didn't really list what the PC was for so I didn't change it much. Just dropped it to what he needed. 

My friend asked my to make him a build for gaming, but idk what to downgrade. His budget is around 590 pounds, and im stuck at 690.

 

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Thank you all for the great help! 

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1 minute ago, RGProductions said:

He said gaming, and IMO a quad+10603gb is better than a 2cHT+1060 6gb.

 

1 minute ago, Darkr said:

My friend asked my to make him a build for gaming, but idk what to downgrade. His budget is around 590 pounds, and im stuck at 690.

 

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Thank you all for the great help! 

Wow I must be blind, sorry haha. Having the quad core will help quite a bit in newer games :).

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