New PC now imminent, any final suggestions?

[CaptainBlack]

Hi all, started putting together a parts list for a new PC build around 6 months ago. With a lot of help from fellow forum members I now have what I think is the the final component list.
I was trying to keep the build cost as close as possible to £1000, and at £1097 its close enough.
Would Overclockers put the rig together for me and how much would it cost? The reason I ask is that the cash is from a grant and they want 2 quotes for a PC and am worried that a list of parts may not be suffice. If anyone has any experience with this sort of situation I could really do with some advice

So, back to the build. Any final thoughts on the build list as I have not kept up over the last few months on new tech etc.

Cheers

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £129.95
• 1 x MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
• 1 x Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - White (BLS4C4G4D240FSC)= £82.99
• 1 x Antec H600 Kuhler 120mm AIO Liquid Cooler= £39.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £194.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11244-01-20G)= £289.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Define S Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £77.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99

Total: £1,097.83
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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[stulid]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £129.95
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£10 Saving**= £280.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £68.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Define S Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £77.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x OcUK Tech Labs 240mm Extreme CPU Liquid Cooling Upgrade Bundle = £69.90
  • CPU Socket:Asetek Premium Retention Kit Intel LGA115X (35-150-0000014)
  • Fan Controller Option:NZXT fan Grid Multi-Channel Distribution Fan - Black

Total: £789.79
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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May as well wait for GTX1070 pricing?

Or buy a cheaper 390.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 G1 Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £275.99
• 1 x XFX Radeon R9 390 "DD Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Hitman DVD= £259.99

Total: £546.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[lsg1r]

Or buy a cheaper 390.

or if you can wait maybe even the newly announced AMD RX480 (end of month supposedly) which might be another alternative but a little cheaper still...

Also as a side note to the OP... personally I'd stretch to a 240mm rad if you can rather than a 120mm, just gives a little more headroom etc if you want to overclock in my opinion

 

[stuartharrison]

I'd wait for the 1070's
The price should settle down after they've been out a while.
I have that Sapphire R9 390 Nitro card - they're good but if I was buying now I'd want a 1070

 

[Cern]

It's a period of transition with GPUs, with the 1080, 1070 and Radeon 480 all appearing and the 1060 likely not far away later in the year. I'd suggest a stop-gap solution (if you don't already have something from an existing build) or hold fire until prices settle down (there's a lot of really silly pricing milking the early adopters at the moment).

 

[CaptainBlack]

Cheers for the feedback guys. I need to get a quote quite soon but the grant may not be paid for over a month, so by the time the cash arrives the new GPU,s may be available.

 

[yashiro]

Don't buy a video card until the RX480 hits retail.

 

[Stealthploit]

you can get much cheaper windows even for free if you have windows 7 bought.. and you can spend that money on a better cpu or gpu

 

[CaptainBlack]

Looks like the 1070 range is £150 to £200 more than my currently selected card. When are the New Radeon cards due?

 

[CaptainBlack]

you can get much cheaper windows even for free if you have windows 7 bought.. and you can spend that money on a better cpu or gpu

Currently running on 32bit vista so no free upgrade route for me

 

[StarShock]

Looks like the 1070 range is £150 to £200 more than my currently selected card. When are the New Radeon cards due?

New AMD RX480 is being released on the 29th. There is an NDA on them so we have very few concrete details until then, but the price is said to be $200 - $300 and expected performance is meant to be between a GTX 970 and GTX 980

 

[CaptainBlack]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £129.95
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£10 Saving**= £280.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £68.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Define S Midi Tower Case - Black Window= £77.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x OcUK Tech Labs 240mm Extreme CPU Liquid Cooling Upgrade Bundle = £69.90
  • CPU Socket:Asetek Premium Retention Kit Intel LGA115X (35-150-0000014)
  • Fan Controller Option:NZXT fan Grid Multi-Channel Distribution Fan - Black

Total: £789.79
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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May as well wait for GTX1070 pricing?

Or buy a cheaper 390.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 G1 Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £275.99
• 1 x XFX Radeon R9 390 "DD Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Hitman DVD= £259.99

Total: £546.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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The R9 390 Nitro has had a price cut to £229.99, https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11244-01-20g-gx-373-sp.html
At this price would you still recommend a change to the cards you mention? (While waiting for the 480 release and price of course)