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jappypack
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I'm not that much of a gamer, or a video editor, but meh. I do a little bit of everything and I need a machine that lasts long and excels at that.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vz3nKZ

Not sure if I'm actually gonna build it, I wonder if cannonlake is worth it, and if it is, I don't mind waiting and in turn, raising both my budget and performance. My laptop is breaking down. But it's been like that since last year, to the point where I can sorta live with it... 

It's a low power build so that power supply should do just fine. I've seen reviews of it, does the job for what I need it to do.

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Just now, AniJan said:

You do NOT need 16 GB of ram unless you're doing heavy gaming. I recommend 8 GB.

Hmmm

Would it be better to keep my ram at 8gb and upgrade it in 2018 because I heard that's when the prices for ddr4 are expected to go down due to supply and demand... If 8GB does well on BF1 at 1080p...

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Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Also what is that psu ?? 

@Energycore @STRMfrmXMN

http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/aerocool-integrator-600-watt-psu-review/7/

Aerocool is a budget company in the UK. I do see these power supplies being used in 'popular' prebuilt machines, and for my uses it should do the job.

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3 minutes ago, jappypack said:

Hmmm

Would it be better to keep my ram at 8gb and upgrade it in 2018 because I heard that's when the prices for ddr4 are expected to go down due to supply and demand... If 8GB does well on BF1 at 1080p...

BF1 with an RX 460...? 

 

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1 minute ago, jappypack said:

Just need it for the OS and essential applications. Games stored on hard drive, as it's always been for me.

60gb will be in reality around 40- 50gb

http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/172191en?language=en_US

 

Windows can take up to 25-30gb

 

Leaving you mere 10ish gb for everything else

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1 minute ago, jappypack said:

http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/aerocool-integrator-600-watt-psu-review/7/

Aerocool is a budget company in the UK. I do see these power supplies being used in 'popular' prebuilt machines, and for my uses it should do the job.

Popular =/= good quality 

And prebuilt is known for putting crap psu in their pc

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Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Get a corsair cx540m

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3MWTqk

Replaced it with a 700W psu, definitely no load on it and this power supply is comparable to the EVGA 80+ series, which does what I need it to. 

Don't confuse it with a generic power supply.

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5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Popular =/= good quality 

And prebuilt is known for putting crap psu in their pc

I'm not talking about OEM prebuilt, I'm talking about custom pc builders. 

This is a budget machine and the power supply delivers for that purpose. 

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60GB SSDs are hell to live with. its horrible, its not close to enough. i cant honestly recoment a SSD under 240GB because under that you just run out of space really quick. i would wait for the Ryzen 3 chips for this and grab one of them probably.  PSU seems shady, 16GB of RAM is too much get 8GB and get the RX 470 or a bigger SSD instead

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

60GB SSDs are hell to live with. its horrible, its not close to enough. i cant honestly recoment a SSD under 240GB because under that you just run out of space really quick. i would wait for the Ryzen 3 chips for this and grab one of them probably.  PSU seems shady, 16GB of RAM is too much get 8GB and get the RX 470 or a bigger SSD instead

That's why I have a 1TB hard drive...

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if you can wait for ryzen r3 ( you will have to wait for 3-4 months), do it, It will give you a quad core for 130$ , then don't buy a 700w psu that comes from a crappy company, buy a good 450-500w from corsair-evga and companies like that.

Get a bigger ssd

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3 minutes ago, jappypack said:

That's why I have a 1TB hard drive...

i used to have a 60GB SSD and a 1TB HDD, dosent help the 60GB gets filled within a month with random shit that you have no controll over. its horrible to not have space on your C: drive so dont do it, 120GB could work but i feel that its not enough for me atleast

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Flavio hc 16 said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4yhNZ8

That's way better, wait for the ryzen 3 cpu and you are up and running

yep thats a LOT better

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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4 minutes ago, jappypack said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4dy24C

How about this?

thats decent, its better then your first build

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

thats decent, its better then your first build

Do you think the CPU will last for 2/3 years? I don't think I'm gonna upgrade from my RX 470 until after that, depends how long it is until 4K makes 1080p obsolete. Probably sooner than I think, but heck, people still play on 720p so not sure.

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