Just would like a couple of opinions before I order.

MarkJr

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Hi guys, just want to know your thoughts and if I should change anything before I order my PC. Currently only have an iPad so I can't do the basket chrome extension but will list the parts below.

i5 - 6600K CPU
Gigabyte Z170 Gaming K3 Mainboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB 2x4 DDR4 RAM
Plait GeForce GTX 1070 Jetstream GFX Card
Super Flower Leadex II 650W PSU
Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
Windows 10 32/64 Bit USB Drive
Fractal Define R5 Case
Be Quiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler
Total is £1276.

If you see anything you would change chuck it in the comments but I would like to stay at this price.
 
There you go buddy:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,291.88
(includes shipping: £14.10)
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Some variations on a few so might not be exact, there will be some better posts as some here are great at doing this but my thoughts:

1. Maybe consider an M.2 drive, you can probably get something the same cost and the speed is likely to be greater with no need for cables. Z170 chipset has plenty of allocated lanes for it also so not losing out on GPU

2. Potentially bump the PSU so its more future proof? Its plenty but the cost of getting something around 850w is probably a better long term investment should you want to expand/change

3. 8GB RAM isn't much, stretching to 16 again not much more money but more future proof for a range of applications and increasingly demanding games

Worth checking out some of the mobo and CPU bundles also as you might find something with most of the above at a slightly lower price.
 
Smffy said:
There you go buddy:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,291.88
(includes shipping: £14.10)
​

Some variations on a few so might not be exact, there will be some better posts as some here are great at doing this but my thoughts:

1. Maybe consider an M.2 drive, you can probably get something the same cost and the speed is likely to be greater with no need for cables. Z170 chipset has plenty of allocated lanes for it also so not losing out on GPU

2. Potentially bump the PSU so its more future proof? Its plenty but the cost of getting something around 850w is probably a better long term investment should you want to expand/change

3. 8GB RAM isn't much, stretching to 16 again not much more money but more future proof for a range of applications and increasingly demanding games

Worth checking out some of the mobo and CPU bundles also as you might find something with most of the above at a slightly lower price.
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So, I was looking at the Intel 600P. Just wondering if you thought that may be a good choice instead of the 850EVO as it is cheaper but seems to also be quite fast.
 
Honestly from someone who has recently chucked a m.2 in as a main drive i would seriously recommend it and as its cheaper its a no brainer. I would say 16gb ram 2x8gb sticks is the way to go if you can push to it,psu would be more than fine unless you intend to go dual gpu and custom loop in the future.
With regards to the cpu though CES is currently on this week and i presume there will be some announcement regarding the 7th gen processors. So might be worth holding off the weekend to see what happens?
 
romeooscarbravo said:
Honestly from someone who has recently chucked a m.2 in as a main drive i would seriously recommend it and as its cheaper its a no brainer. I would say 16gb ram 2x8gb sticks is the way to go if you can push to it,psu would be more than fine unless you intend to go dual gpu and custom loop in the future.
With regards to the cpu though CES is currently on this week and i presume there will be some announcement regarding the 7th gen processors. So might be worth holding off the weekend to see what happens?
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Thinking about holding off for the entirety of January just to be a bit more financially secure before buying. Spent a bit more in December than I hoped but I really want this PC. Probably gonna be worth waiting though :)
 
romeooscarbravo said:
Honestly from someone who has recently chucked a m.2 in as a main drive i would seriously recommend it and as its cheaper its a no brainer. I would say 16gb ram 2x8gb sticks is the way to go if you can push to it,psu would be more than fine unless you intend to go dual gpu and custom loop in the future.
With regards to the cpu though CES is currently on this week and i presume there will be some announcement regarding the 7th gen processors. So might be worth holding off the weekend to see what happens?
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Even with SLI that PSU should be fine.
 
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