New PC needed - out of the loop!

Deception

Deception

Deception

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Hi there,

Been out the PC/gaming for a few years and now need to build a new PC. I could currently get a full system around the following for 600:

CPU - Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151
Motherboard - Asus Maximus VIII Ranger Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4
Memory - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel
Graphics Card - Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 AMP Edition 8192MB GDDR5

It will only for stuff like Anno 1800 and Cities Skylines (fully modded) for now and was wondering, for the price, should I look at something else as I see a lot of systems around AMD now (shows how long I've been out the loop haha).

Thanks!
 
B450 TOMAHAWK MAX mother board.
Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, this alone will save you money and give you a good gaming machine base. In fact for nearly the same price of the Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz you could get a Ryzen 7 3700x which would utterly destroy the Intel choice..
Asus Maximus VIII Ranger Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 = this is an end of life item.
 
Yeah that fully system intel build is not the best value for money right now. The main problem is that you are hitting a dead end platform with no real path to upgrade. At least with a AMD AM4 socket, you can get a 4 core CPUs with the potential upgrade to a 16 core CPU. There are much better choices around right now, in terms of value and future upgrades
 
Thanks everyone. The last PC I had myself was the i5 2500k, back when Intel had the market (over 5yrs ago when I sold it). So, I can see that a lot has changed. The full system build does include the whole base unit and thought it was good value for the price (considering the 1070 too), but I guess I was waaay wrong! haha.

I don't have much more in the budget, perhaps stretch to £700 at push.. Is there anything I can get around that or am I better saving for parts on MM and if so, what parts to look out for?

Am I right in thinking that something like Cities Skylines loves a good CPU too?
 
If you can build it yourself, you can easily get a balanced ryzen 5 2600 with something like a GTX 1660 Super/ RX 5600XT for less than £700. Pre built from proper custom builders, probably more on the £800
 
Burnt_Custard said:
If you can build it yourself, you can easily get a balanced ryzen 5 2600 with something like a GTX 1660 Super/ RX 5600XT for less than £700. Pre built from proper custom builders, probably more on the £800
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Yea, im sure I can still build a PC (he says haha).

In terms of components like CPU/Mobo, what should I be looking out for these days?

I saw that the 1660 S seems to be perform similar to the 1070, so if its cheaper, its a no brainer.

Thanks!
 
Deception said:
Yea, im sure I can still build a PC (he says haha).

In terms of components like CPU/Mobo, what should I be looking out for these days?

I saw that the 1660 S seems to be perform similar to the 1070, so if its cheaper, its a no brainer.

Thanks!
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No point in moving from your 1070 to the 1660 Super imo. It's a sideways move at best.
 
MissChief said:
No point in moving from your 1070 to the 1660 Super imo. It's a sideways move at best.
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Apologies, I probably confused the matter. I dont actually have any PC at the moment (sold my last one over 5 years ago). I've just seen one around £600 with an I7 6700k and 1070 etc and was wondering if it would be a good buy, especially with changes around AMD and the fact I havent looked at getting a PC for quite a few years haha.
 
If building your own, here's a base to work with. Obviously you can spend a little more here and there, dependent on budget...

e.g. could pay £37 more for 1TB SSD, £30-40 more for a 'better brand' PSU (personally don't think these Kolinks are bad) etc... You get the drift

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £792.89 (includes shipping: £0.00)​
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Sparx said:
If building your own, here's a base to work with. Obviously you can spend a little more here and there, dependent on budget...

e.g. could pay £37 more for 1TB SSD, £30-40 more for a 'better brand' PSU (personally don't think these Kolinks are bad) etc... You get the drift

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £792.89 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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That is a pretty cheeky little build that :)
 
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