My build!! Thoughts please :)

[MattJH2016]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vJ6tr7

 

So I know I've spent loads on RGB stuff and silly peripherals, but I wanted to and it's all down to personal preference. What do you think?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vJ6tr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vJ6tr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£188.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250-PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.20 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£119.99 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£42.66 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.04 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  (£268.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  (£91.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£74.80 @ Alza)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£90.98 @ YoYoTech)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  (£26.75 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 29UM68-P 29.0" 2560x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£244.92 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow X Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  (£60.00 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Bose Companion 20 0W 2ch Speakers
Total: £1341.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-28 16:43 GMT+0000

[Droidbot]

Not sure about that PSU. DA chroma is meh, BWX is shit, so are all Razer keyboards. Keyboard and Speakers don't have price data either. 

Balanced overall but that SSD's shit, upgrade that for a little more if you can

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Not sure about that PSU. DA chroma is meh, BWX is shit, so are all Razer keyboards. Keyboard and Speakers don't have price data either. 

Balanced overall but that SSD's shit, upgrade that for a little more if you can

PSU is tier-3, ignore my idiocy.

[MattJH2016]

Yeah I thought the PSU was ok, previously was looking at a corsair with a green label till I got linked to PSU tiers by somebody!

I have the speakers already, they were £200 ish. The keyboard was £120, but I know someone who's got a business contract with a supplier, so I haven't paid these listed prices. I paid £1350 for everything in the pc part picker list (£1550 if you include the speakers I already own!)

[Guest]

Looks fine to me. I would get a Freesync monitor if you can. 

[Aereldor]

It isn't very good value. You could probably fit a GTX 1070, a 6600k+Z170 motherboard and a 34" 1440p ultrawide monitor into that budget, to be honest. You can even keep the case and RGB in the form of LEDs. I kept a minimalist colour scheme so nothing conflicts with the RGB lighting.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£199.69 @ Alza) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£40.40 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£95.98 @ YoYoTech) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£60.28 @ BT Shop) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Video Card  (£366.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  (£91.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: LG 34UM95 34.0" 3440x1440 60Hz Monitor  (£349.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Mouse: Thermaltake TALON Wired Optical Mouse  (£13.91 @ Aria PC) 
Other: Windows 10 OEM Key (Kinguin) (£20.00)
Other: NZXT HUE (£20.00)
Total: £1381.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-28 17:05 GMT+0000

[Aereldor]

6 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

that SSD's shit

Not really. Being cheap does not imply being terrible. The Sandisk SSD PLUS is the only MLC SSD at that price range at 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities. 

 

MLC SSDs last longer.

 

 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

It isn't very good value. You could probably fit a GTX 1070, a 6600k+Z170 motherboard and a 34" 1440p ultrawide monitor into that budget, to be honest. You can even keep the case and RGB in the form of LEDs.

 

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He wanted RGB

so maybe a more neutral colored board like

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/qkX2FT/msi-motherboard-z170apro

[Aereldor]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

He wanted RGB

so maybe a more neutral colored board like

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/qkX2FT/msi-motherboard-z170apro

I was pretty conflicted. I went with the Pro4 because it has better heatsinks and power delivery. MSI's low-end Z170 boards aren't very good, although they'll do in a pinch.

 

The heatsinks should be removable via screws in the back, so if OP really hates them, he could take them off, spray-paint them, re-apply thermal pads, and stick them on again.

Edit: price difference is minimal and the heatsinks seem okay. Will edit.

[MattJH2016]

Basically what I'm aiming for is decent high/ultra setting 1080p ultrawide performance and pretty shiny leds everywhere

[Mr.Meerkat]

11 minutes ago, MattJH2016 said:

Yeah I thought the PSU was ok, previously was looking at a corsair with a green label till I got linked to PSU tiers by somebody!

I have the speakers already, they were £200 ish. The keyboard was £120, but I know someone who's got a business contract with a supplier, so I haven't paid these listed prices. I paid £1350 for everything in the pc part picker list (£1550 if you include the speakers I already own!)

It's fine, can't see any real issues.  

If you've already bought it then just be ready for some Razer slaying and whatever  

 

1 minute ago, MattJH2016 said:

Basically what I'm aiming for is decent high/ultra setting 1080p ultrawide performance and pretty shiny leds everywhere

Yeah, the RX480 will do ultra 2560x1080 at over 45FPS (mostly 60FPS actually) in almost every game considering that it's able to do 45FPS+ in most games at 1440p@ultra.

[MattJH2016]

Awesome! Got a new desk coming and bits too so I'll make a post on build logs with pics once it's all done!