£1500 Gaming Pc first build

winter11121 · 9 Oct 2015 at 16:00

Hi I would like to build my own pc for gaming, really want it for fallout 4(plus other games). I don't have a lot of experience with building pc or choosing parts, It would be much appreciated if you could please help me with this build. I don't need a keyboard or mouse and would be willing to go over £1500 if it will significantly improve something. Thank you.

stulid · 9 Oct 2015 at 16:03

Hi and welcome.

Do you need a copy of windows and a monitor?

Any particular preference on a colour scheme?

winter11121 · 9 Oct 2015 at 16:31

Yes I will need a copy of windows and a monitor, as for colour scheme preferably just black I don't really mind.

stulid · 9 Oct 2015 at 16:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90503-10P) £499.99
1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **20 Saving** £303.97
1 x AOC Q2577PWQ 25" 2560x1440 IPS Professional Widescreen LED Monitor - Silver/Black £229.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £82.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 550W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black £74.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2A2666C16) £49.99
1 x Alpenfhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler £39.95
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100) £35.99
Total : £1,481.54 (includes shipping : £14.75 Ex.VAT).

Mainly black.

Picked a IPS panel display for the better image quality and still ok for games, perhaps a TN panel 144Hz 1ms panel would be better overall for fast action gaming.

Quartz · 9 Oct 2015 at 16:39

Are there any constraints we should consider? Like portability, size (both of PC and monitor), noise, etc? Will you be overclocking?

CrixxzeH · 9 Oct 2015 at 18:30

My recommendation would be to drop to 980, get a AOC G2460PG 24" 1920x1080 TN G-Sync 144Hz 1ms.

This would let you get a better cooler like Corsair h100 series (water cooled), this would be better for overclocking.

olivier renault · 10 Oct 2015 at 17:02

980ti, a decent monitor, no need to spend for silly money on a AIO cooler.

Similar to Stulid, it'll probably be around that ballpark. 500GB gaming + OS SSD, 2TB gaming + data drive.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90503-10P) £499.99
1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM £199.99
1 x Crucial BX100 500GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT500BX100SSD1) £129.95
1 x Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 550W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black £74.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £59.99
1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8) £44.99
Total : £1,284.86 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

CPU Cooler is bundled with motherboard.

Can drop for a GTX980, more money for a i7, a widescreen monitor.

But like Stulid, that's the general ballpark I'd aim for. Keep the case and PSU decent (Leadex / Seasonic manufacture).

Here's my slightly OTT build, arriving soon, which doesn't have a monitor or OS, and has premium components you don't really need.

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 980Ti "Reference Design" 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £529.99 *** actually a EVGA with no backplate, but not in stock ***
1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail £329.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £149.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova P2 850W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £124.99
1 x Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Fractal Design Define R5 Midi Tower Case - Blackout Edition Window £94.99
1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/16) £89.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA300) £71.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-209DBK 16x SATA Internal BD/DVD/CD Burner - No Software £53.99
Total : £1,580.90 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

winter11121 · 10 Oct 2015 at 17:16

Thank you for the builds they look good, although I was speaking with a friend and he told me I should try to get a better psu. What do you think or recommend any? He told me everything else was on point.

stulid · 10 Oct 2015 at 17:18

Unless you want the option to add a 2nd gfx card in the future (thus needing a bigger 850W PSU) then that one is fine.

winter11121 · 10 Oct 2015 at 17:25

Ok thanks, I don't plan on adding a 2nd gfx card.

olivier renault · 10 Oct 2015 at 17:39

winter11121 said:
Thank you for the builds they look good, although I was speaking with a friend and he told me I should try to get a better psu. What do you think or recommend any?

Seasonic is still king, but you pay a premium. Gold or plat PSU for that kind of budget. 550W minimum, 650W and it will run pretty much in fanless mode 90% of the time. 750W / 850W for SLI.

Leadex manufacture (SuperFlower, EVGA) is a good second. Enermax makes good PSUs, but not very common (Delta Design, very, very good). Corsairs are still OK, used to be 100% seasonic internals but not anymore.

post your components so we can double check in case.