Any Recommendations?

[Noix]

Hi All,

 

Recently sold my Imac and wanted to go back to windows. Im going to get a custom build from overlockers from the UK.

My Budget is £1000

 

Here are the specs currently;

ProcessorIntel -  Core i5-7600K 3.80GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212X CPU Cooler

Motherboard - Asus Strix B250F Gaming Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard

Graphics Card - *Build Stock* MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GT OC Dual Fan 6144MB GDDR5 Graphics Card

Ram - Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) 

power supply - Kolink KL-500 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

SSD - Kingston 120GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5"

Hard drive - Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM 

CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212X CPU Cooler

Total = £968

*Im buying windows separately because its cheaper.*

 

If you have any other suggestions or other parts please let me know!

[Crunchy Dragon]

I would personally get a either a Z270 board, or not bother with a K-series CPU at all.

[ArtemisFolly]

If you want to overclock your CPU (K-series Intel), you'll need a Z270 board.

[dizmo]

I wouldn't get a generation old CPU, that's for sure.

Try and go for an i5 8400 paired with an Asus board. If you want to save more money, wait a few weeks until the H or B series boards come out.

I'd also get a better cooler and probably a better PSU.

 

 

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, Noix said:

 

How much is the GPU there?

If it's overpriced just buy an R5 2400G system for like 500 EUR and save the rest for a future GPU

If it's reasonably priced wait until April 19th and buy a ryzen 5 2600 6 core/12 thread CPU

 

Do not buy kaby lake at the very least

 

that PSU sounds like a fire hazzard.

[Noix]

7 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I would personally get a either a Z270 board, or not bother with a K-series CPU at all.

Ah ok, would a i5 8400 be a better choice?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Noix said:

Ah ok, would a i5 8400 be a better choice?

If you can get a cheap enough Z370 board, yes.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Noix said:

Ah ok, would a i5 8400 be a better choice?

ry..zen...but just wait a few days for a free performance bump, probably 10% over current gen ryzen chips

AM4 is going to be cheaper and still let you do overclocking, and the soldered IHS is nice, can keep it pretty cool with a 120mm tower cooler.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/rTRqvV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/rTRqvV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€164.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€32.89 @ Aquatuning)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€73.77 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €271.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-05 00:24 CEST+0200

[Noix]

8 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

How much is the GPU there?

If it's overpriced just buy an R5 2400G system for like 500 EUR and save the rest for a future GPU

If it's reasonably priced wait until April 19th and buy a ryzen 5 2600 6 core/12 thread CPU

 

Do not buy kaby lake at the very least

 

that PSU sounds like a fire hazzard.

Alright the gpu is £289. 

 

[Streetguru]

Just now, Noix said:

Alright the gpu is £289. 

 

That's almost not terrible, but ya either get an R5 1600 now or wait for the R5 2600

 

having 6 cores/12 threads may be more useful vs a bit more fps, say 100fps for ryzen vs 120fps for coffee lake in the i5 8400, and with your tier of GPU the performance is going to be closer between the 2 chips.

[Noix]

31 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

If you can get a cheap enough Z370 board, yes.

Sorry if im being a pain, its just I want to get this right. I also dont really want to have to build the pc myself as I dont really want to have the stress of *if something goes wrong* if you know what I mean so i wouldnt mind spending a little more on a pre-build. I also just found this any thoughts?

https://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Next+Day+Gaming+PCs/GLADIATOR+LEGION+-+Intel+i5+8600K+Gaming+PC+Inc.+Windows+10+?productId=69285

I also edit photos and will game which Ive been told an i5/7 is the better choice over an ryzen?

Or even to just save money and go for a 1060 3gb? 

https://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Pro+Gamer/GLADIATOR+HORNET+-+Intel+i5+Gaming+PC+-+Windows+10+Inc+?productId=67393

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Noix said:

 

Would be fine, See if there's a Ryzen 5 equivalent, won't matter for photo editing.

If you want the absolute best 144hz gaming go for coffee lake

 

Ryzen just gives you more multi-threaded performance being 6 cores 12 threads, and a longer lasting platform.

 

Building your own PC isn't hard, just that GPU pricing there is still kind of insane. this card is like 100 EUR more than it should be
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/hLbP3b
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/hLbP3b/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€164.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€73.77 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€152.74 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€43.48 @ Alternate)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 8GB NITRO+ Video Card  (€299.90 @ Caseking)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€37.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: XFX - XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€48.53 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €821.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-05 00:53 CEST+0200

[brob]

34 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

If you can get a cheap enough Z370 board, yes.

New H310, H370, and B360 motherboards are available in the US. Shouldn't be that long before they are more generally available.

 

8 minutes ago, Noix said:

Sorry if im being a pain, its just I want to get this right. I also dont really want to have to build the pc myself as I dont really want to have the stress of *if something goes wrong* if you know what I mean so i wouldnt mind spending a little more on a pre-build. I also just found this any thoughts?

https://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Next+Day+Gaming+PCs/GLADIATOR+LEGION+-+Intel+i5+8600K+Gaming+PC+Inc.+Windows+10+?productId=69285

I also edit photos and will game which Ive been told an i5/7 is the better choice over an ryzen?

Or even to just save money and go for a 1060 3gb? 

https://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Pro+Gamer/GLADIATOR+HORNET+-+Intel+i5+Gaming+PC+-+Windows+10+Inc+?productId=67393

The first is the better system.

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, brob said:

New H310, H370, and B360 motherboards are available in the US. Shouldn't be that long before they are more generally available.

 

The first is the better system.

How is a 7600K and a B250 board better than a 6 core 8600K and Z370 board?

[brob]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

How is a 7600K and a B250 board better than a 6 core 8600K and Z370 board?

???????

 

H310, H370, and B360 are Coffee Lake chipsets. Not suitable for an i5-8600K, but certainly worthwhile for an i5-8400 or i5-8600.

[Streetguru]

nevermind, wrong thing, when you said first I thought you meant the original post

[Noix]

48 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

nevermind, wrong thing, when you said first I thought you meant the original post

Ok so just wanted to see if its worth getting a ryzen 5 1600 with the wraith cooler (at £948) or getting the 5 1600x and a be quiet cool rock (at £985) for a little bit more?

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Noix said:

Ok so just wanted to see if its worth getting a ryzen 5 1600 with the wraith cooler (at £948) or getting the 5 1600x and a be quiet cool rock (at £985) for a little bit more?

Is that another pre-built? the price difference is basically what the dark rock would cost, so might as well.

[Noix]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Is that another pre-built? the difference is basically the coolers, might as well I'd guess.

yeah, i know its not worth getting a pre build its just id much rather pay a bit more then messing it up some how myself. 

[Streetguru]

Just now, Noix said:

yeah, i know its not worth getting a pre build its just id much rather pay a bit more then messing it up some how myself. 

With the insane GPU prices Pre-builts make a lot of sense, but what's the GPU and motherboard and everything in those systems?

[Noix]

 

With the insane GPU prices Pre-builts make a lot of sense, but what's the GPU and motherboard and everything in those systems?

+ a 120gb ssd and 1tb HDD and a 550 psu. with also the be quiet pure rock bk009

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, Noix said:

 

Should be solid, just add an extra 8GBs of RAM at some point

[Noix]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Should be solid, just add an extra 8GBs of RAM at some point

yeah i was thinking ill need too in the future. Thanks man for the help!

[Guest]

32 minutes ago, Noix said:

 

+ a 120gb ssd and 1tb HDD and a 550 psu. with also the be quiet pure rock bk009

I would go with the R5 1600 and stock cooler and then see if you can fit 16GB ram from the off.

[Streetguru]

32 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

I would go with the R5 1600 and stock cooler and then see if you can fit 16GB ram from the off.

Also an option, though it's not like he can "upgrade" to the 1600X later, for that extra maybe 100-200mhz. Cost ends up the same whenever the cooler gets upgraded.