Which build would you use?

[Chalkie]

Hi everyone,

 

I am still rocking a Sandy Bridge I7-2600K but its really starting to show its age  

 

I have been saving up for 6 months and come up with two builds, before I show you the builds let me explain that I have my PC hooked upto my 43" LG 4K Display in the living room. I used to have a computer area then my 2 year old commandeered it and now only use the TV, I also enjoy RPG games like WoW and Diablo, also enjoy Fifa and Driving games, I don't play FPS games any more because I know i would suck on this display.

 

So which of these builds do you think would be better?

 

EDIT: The PSU I am using is the Aerocool Integrator 600W 

[PCGuy_5960]

6 minutes ago, Chalkie said:

So which of these builds do you think would be better?

Get the Ryzen system, but don't get an AiO and use that money to get a GTX 1080 instead of the 1070

 

And BTW, what PSU are you going to get? Don't cheap out on your power supply. Get one from Tiers 1,2 or 3:

EDIT: And get a 1600 instead of the 1600X

[Chalkie]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

Get the Ryzen system, but don't get an AiO and use that money to get a GTX 1080 instead of the 1070

 

And BTW, what PSU are you going to get? Don't cheap out on your power supply. Get one from Tiers 1,2 or 3:

 

The PSU that I am using is the Aerocool Integrator 600W 80+Silver

[seon123]

6 minutes ago, Chalkie said:

The PSU that I am using is the Aerocool Integrator 600W 80+Silver

According to this review, the primary capacitor is manufactured by Fuhjyyu. Stay away. It doesn't even meet Bronze level certification. A CX450 or similar would be better, but you should be able to afford something better for a £1300 build. 

https://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/aerocool-integrator-600-watt-psu-review/4/

[Chalkie]

I already have the PSU, ive been using it in my rig for 8 months with no issues.

[Nicnac]

I second @seon123 on that psu!

I would also choose the ryzen rig

[seon123]

How about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£50.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£75.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£122.15 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (£464.57 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£71.91 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1039.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-24 21:18 BST+0100

 

Alternatively, you could overclock your 2600K?

[Chalkie]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

How about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£50.38 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£75.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£122.15 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (£464.57 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£71.91 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1039.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-24 21:18 BST+0100

 

Alternatively, you could overclock your 2600K?

That is an amazing build, but I would still like water cooling rather than a HS/F setup.

[Moress]

4 minutes ago, Chalkie said:

That is an amazing build, but I would still like water cooling rather than a HS/F setup.

Just swap the AirCooler for the captain, still cheaper than your original build with better parts

[seon123]

3 minutes ago, Chalkie said:

That is an amazing build, but I would still like water cooling rather than a HS/F setup.

It's really not necessary for a Ryzen 1600, and you'd be paying just for aesthetics. The pump could also make it noisier than the air cooler. 

But feel free to change it to a water cooler. £25-40 more expensive

[Fardin]

5 hours ago, Chalkie said:

Hi everyone,

 

I am still rocking a Sandy Bridge 17-2600K but its really starting to show its age  

 

 

you can hold on a bit longer with 2600k since coffeelake is releasing next month , would be better buy to get 8700k