Bought a GPU

[Chewbacca]

Hey guys, 

 

Just looking for some advice. So I went to PC world today to have a look at some pc parts as I want to get into pc gaming. I ended up walking out with a GTX1060 3GB. 

 

My idea for my build is an i3-8350K, on a Gigabyte Z370P with 8GB memory. A 128SSD and a 1TB HD, or an External HD as I saw a WD 4TB for £95 on Amazon. All inside an NZXT case. 

 

Any help would get great. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Charlie 

[Bcat00]

There’s nothing wrong with the items on your build.

 

since it’s a low budget one the 3G is fine. Can’t play tripleA games at max setting but I doubt you were aiming for that anyways 

[Carbide X]

Whats ur budget,

And here is a pro tip: Ask for a refund, the gtx 1060 3gb sucks so much. I had a 1060 3gb and i had so much problems with it. Get the 6gb if you can

[Ekst4zy]

4 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Hey guys, 

 

Just looking for some advice. So I went to PC world today to have a look at some pc parts as I want to get into pc gaming. I ended up walking out with a GTX1060 3GB. 

 

My idea for my build is an i3-8350K, on a Gigabyte Z370P with 8GB memory. A 128SSD and a 1TB HD, or an External HD as I saw a WD 4TB for £95 on Amazon. All inside an NZXT case. 

 

Any help would get great. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Charlie 

I would really consider i5-8400

[Ekst4zy]

2 minutes ago, Carbide X said:

Whats ur budget,

And here is a pro tip: Ask for a refund, the gtx 1060 3gb sucks so much. I had a 1060 3gb and i had so much problems with it. Get the 6gb if you can

For 1080p gaming 1060 3gb is totally fine.

[Chewbacca]

2 minutes ago, Carbide X said:

Whats ur budget,

And here is a pro tip: Ask for a refund, the gtx 1060 3gb sucks so much. I had a 1060 3gb and i had so much problems with it. Get the 6gb if you can

to be honest, I don't really want to spend more than say £900-£1000. 

 

Is the 1060 3GB that bad?

[Ekst4zy]

1 minute ago, Chewbacca said:

to be honest, I don't really want to spend more than say £900-£1000. 

 

Is the 1060 3GB that bad?

It's really not that bad. It's really worth it to get 8400 instead of that i3

[Guest]

The 8350K isn't really worth it. Get a i5 8400 if it's possible. It would grant way better performance for the price. 6 cores, although locked will make quite the difference. 1060 3GB is an ok gpu. As long as you game at 1080p and your expectations are realistic the card should handle most games at high settings.

[Chewbacca]

1 minute ago, Ekst4zy said:

It's really not that bad. It's really worth it to get 8400 instead of that i3

Okay, I'll up to the i5, I guess that'll future proofs it as well. 

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, Chewbacca said:

Okay, I'll up to the i5, I guess that'll future proofs it as well. 

Not really a up, it costs $2 more in the US, probably less in the UK

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, JDE said:

Not really a up, it costs $2 more in the US, probably less in the UK

He will also be able to choose a B360 board because the chip is locked anyway, so he will spend less actually.

[Chewbacca]

7 minutes ago, JDE said:

Not really a up, it costs $2 more in the US, probably less in the UK

they range from £155-£189 on Amazon 

[Chewbacca]

2 minutes ago, Konrad Kwasniewski said:

He will also be able to choose a B360 board because the chip is locked anyway, so he will spend less actually.

What board would you recommend? 

[Carbide X]

@Chewbacca @Ekst4zy I had an i5 6400, gtx 1060 3gb, 16gb ram, 450w psu and it was a shit pc. Always bottleneck problems, always came short in terms of VRAM etc...

I advice not getting the 3gb based on personal experience. And i understand you're on a budget but the 6gb will be worth that money, that i can guarantee.

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

What board would you recommend? 

Well, something with a B360 chipset as i5 8400 is a locked cpu. I have had great experiences with ASUS so something like this should work just fine:

 

https://www.amazon.com/B360-Plus-LGA1151-Motherboard-PRIME-B360-PLUS/dp/B07BP7N7XR/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1529774671&sr=8-5&keywords=ASUS+B360

[Chewbacca]

2 minutes ago, Konrad Kwasniewski said:

Well, something with a B360 chipset as i5 8400 is a locked cpu. I have had great experiences with ASUS so something like this should work just fine:

 

https://www.amazon.com/B360-Plus-LGA1151-Motherboard-PRIME-B360-PLUS/dp/B07BP7N7XR/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1529774671&sr=8-5&keywords=ASUS+B360

@Konrad Kwasniewski

Believe it or not, thats like $50-$60 more in the u.k ... 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Chewbacca said:

@Konrad Kwasniewski

Believe it or not, thats like $50-$60 more in the u.k ... 

This one should be ok too. A little more low end and has no VRM heatsinks but it should work fine.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-PRIME-LGA-1151-Lighting-Motherboard/dp/B07BR8676R/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1529774992&sr=8-4&keywords=asus+b360

[Chewbacca]

3 minutes ago, Konrad Kwasniewski said:

This one should be ok too. A little more low end and has no VRM heatsinks but it should work fine.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-PRIME-LGA-1151-Lighting-Motherboard/dp/B07BR8676R/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1529774992&sr=8-4&keywords=asus+b360

Is there a CPU cooler included with the 8th gen? 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Is there a CPU cooler included with the 8th gen? 

Yeah, but it is quite bad honestly. If you are on a budget use it, and save up for a different one.

If you are willing to spend 20 pounds this is a good budget option for locked cpus:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Heatpipes-Connector-RR-TX3E-22PK-R1/dp/B005HIRDUA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529775380&sr=8-1&keywords=hyper+tx3

[Ekst4zy]

17 minutes ago, Carbide X said:

@Chewbacca @Ekst4zy I had an i5 6400, gtx 1060 3gb, 16gb ram, 450w psu and it was a shit pc. Always bottleneck problems, always came short in terms of VRAM etc...

I advice not getting the 3gb based on personal experience. And i understand you're on a budget but the 6gb will be worth that money, that i can guarantee.

 

I'm sorry man, but I call BS. You probably can't adjust your settings properly. 

 

I'm on gtx 970 3.5gb and it's alright. 

[brob]

2 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Hey guys, 

 

Just looking for some advice. So I went to PC world today to have a look at some pc parts as I want to get into pc gaming. I ended up walking out with a GTX1060 3GB. 

 

My idea for my build is an i3-8350K, on a Gigabyte Z370P with 8GB memory. A 128SSD and a 1TB HD, or an External HD as I saw a WD 4TB for £95 on Amazon. All inside an NZXT case. 

 

Any help would get great. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Charlie 

The i3-8350K is not a value buy. An i5-8400 is much better. While it has a low base clock, its turbo clocks are very good.

 

A 128GB ssd is on the small side for modern systems. 240GB+ would be the minimum I'd suggest.

 

The GTX 1060 3GB is a decent gpu but it will struggle with higher settings. When it does, just dial back the settings. GPU are easily upgraded when and if something better becomes desirable.

 

Something along the following lines will provide a good experience. The gpu is a placeholder for the unspecified brand already purchased.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  (£147.97 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B360M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£71.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£89.89 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£61.54 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£34.74 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£79.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£49.99 @ Corsair UK) 
Total: £536.10
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-23 20:13 BST+0100

[Chewbacca]

@brob

 

Thanks so much for that. Im actually returning the 1060 tomorrow. I paid waaaay more than I should have for it, literally for maybe £20 more I could get the 6GB from Aria I believe. 

 

Much appreciated, 

 

Charlie