My First Build

[asreall]

Hi Guys, 

 

I am looking at building my first PC I am based in the UK I have a a Budget of £860 with a buffer of an extra £200.

 

Aims

My aim is to build a PC that I can:

1.) Work on spreadsheets, multiple, browser tabs & windows, many word and power point windows.

2.) Game on, I would like to Game at 4K and in VR in the future as I am aware that my current budget wouldn't allow me to do that. The kinds of games would be Fall out, League of legends, Far cry 2 ect.

3.) Run a Plex Sever, future once again.

 

Monitors

I currently have two 19 inch monitors I plan to upgrade them to three 24-inch 4K monitors or 1 ultrawide but this would be in 6 months’ time when I have the funds and done more research in what will suit my needs the best.

 

Peripherals

I will need windows I would prefer windows 7 but if not possible windows 10 will do. I have all other peripherals covered.

 

Why are you upgrading?

I am upgrading because my current workstation is 8 years old and seriously slow to boot and load windows and very poor and gaming.

·         Intel Core i3-2100 @3.1GHz

·         3 GB of RAM (unsure if DDR2 or 3)

·         Integrated graphics

·         500GB mechanical hard drive.

As an idea of what I am currently running.

 

Some requirements

·         I would like to run and Core i7-8700K or equivalent (no preference on Intel or AMD)

·         A case that can hold at least five 3,5-inch drives (one for games, one for plex, one for work, 2 for back up)

·         Space for a Blu ray/CD/DVD drive

·         A case that is easy for a novice to build in and cable manage

·         A Motherboard that will allow overclocking as I would like to try in the future.

·         An SSD/M.2 for a boot drive.

 

Extra info

·         I am not fussed on RGB (a horror I know)

·         I am not fussed on looks or colour schemes

·         I will NOT be buying the GPU now but will be soon. (I assume the motherboard/CPU will have integrated graphics.) please correct me if I am wrong, I plan on buying a 1080 or 1080ti.

 

Many thanks in advance for any help or support offered. I may have said something stupid or incorrect so please correct me.

If this needs any editing or more information I will edit ASAP.

 

Asreall

[AskTJ]

Use just one ultrawide at 1440P, much better than using 3 monitors, and gets rid of excess power and HDMI cables.

 

Here you go.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/itau11/saved/#view=wdW2RB

 

This will do great in games. If you have some money to spare, I highly recommend a 1070ti. If not, then this will do you well.

[asreall]

Thank you so much for your quick reply and advice! 

 

Will I be able to overclock the CPU with that board?

Would I need to be Thermal Paste as well?

 

Sorry for the silly questions I am very new to this.

[AskTJ]

2 minutes ago, asreall said:

Thank you so much for your quick reply and advice! 

No problem. Please let us know what you have gone for.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£257.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£64.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£139.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£65.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Super JetStream Video Card  (£466.46 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£38.99 @ Aria PC) just get one large HDD for everything instead of getting a bunch of them.
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.54 @ YoYoTech) 
Total: £1081.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-16 13:31 BST+0100

[asreall]

2 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£257.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£64.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£139.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£65.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Super JetStream Video Card  (£466.46 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£38.99 @ Aria PC) just get one large HDD for everything instead of getting a bunch of them.
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.54 @ YoYoTech) 
Total: £1081.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-16 13:31 BST+0100

Thank you so much for the advice and help.