lookong for help with my first gaming pc, £800 budget.

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Hello, I'm a long time console gamer (except for wow on a old laptop) and I'm tired of sub 30 fps, so I want to get a good gaming pc.

I will be using this pc for wow and AAA games, It needs to include a OS , a ssd would be nice and the ability to upgrade it in future.

All help is greatly appreciated :)


Adam
 
After looking through a load of posts I put this together.

Corsair carbide series spec 03 midtower gaming case £57.95

Corsair cx-m series 550w 80 plus bronze semi modular power supply. £63.95

Asus H110I plus intelH110 ( socket 1151 ) DDR4 ITX motherboard £64.99

Intel core i5 -6500 3.20GHZ (skylake) cpu £ 188.99

Geforce gtx 970 cooler edition £199.99

Team group elite 8gb of DDR4 2400mhz ram £37.99

Samsung 120gb ssd £47.99

Seagate 1tb hdd £42.95

Ocuk dvd rw £17.99

Windows 10 64 bit dvd £ 86.99

Total £809.71 + p&p + build cost

Sorry for not having links, doing this on my phone.

Are all these parts compatible ? Is this a good build ?
 
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I thought i'd post the BB-code for you
My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £822.98
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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I'd say room for improvement

The case is ok but looks to have poor cable management, the Motherboard is way too small being ITX for that case and do you really need a dvd-rw in 2016? 8gb ram would be fine but 16 wouldn't hurt. And i believe buying a new GTX 970 maxwell card is a bit unnecessary when for a bit more you could get a GTX 1060 which is faster than the 970 or an rx 480 which would crush it also.

Here is a build i think would suit your needs better, I'd just pick up a copy of windows of an auction site ;)

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £796.87
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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Thanks terley , what do you think ? I have a whole 2 days knowledge on pc components
So I was Mainly picking popular brands and combos.
 
I was looking to get windows 10 installed and tested so I don't have to mess around with anything, I was only getting the dvd rw incase I ever needed to use the boot disc.
 
Could you please try make another build but with windows 10 included for around the same price, how much on average do OC charge for a custom build ?
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Kinetic H1 - Intel H110 Configurable Skylake Micro ATX DDR4 Gaming PC = £816.98
    • Processor:Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
    • Storage Mechanical Hard Drive:Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
    • Security Software:ESET Smart Security - Trial Key
    • Build Time:Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
    • Warranty:OcUK Standard System Warranty - 3 Year (24 Month C&R + 12 Month Labour)
    • Optical Drive **Not Compatible with Kolink Victory Case**:Unwanted
    • WIFI:Unwanted
    • Case:Kolink Aviator M Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black
    • Memory:Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0
    • Primary Solid State Drive / Hard Drive:Samsung 250GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive
    • Graphics Card:Sapphire Radeon RX 480 Nitro+ OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express RGB Graphics Card

Total: £831.08
(includes shipping: £14.10)
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Windows is dvd, but no use, id phone them and ask for usb retail win 10
 
u don't need the dvd anyway. they bench build it without the dvd its just for the license, and you can download it from Microsoft if you need to re-install. you will never need the key again, as its already been locked to the motherboard
 
Thank you for the replies , that seems to have everything I need , how long what that build be good for ? Are there any pros/cons to a micro atx ?

I didn't know that kurgen, so a DVD rw is basically pointless ?
 
Optical drives are useless these days unless you want to play BluRay movies or burn CD/DVD/Bluray discs for some reason. For actually installing programs it's quite dead. Windows can be downloaded online. You just need a key. Games are available from Steam, Origin, etc where you pay online and can immediately download them. I haven't really used an optical drive to install a program since about 2010. If you want one, get one, because they are dirt cheap, but it is not necessary.

Micro ATX has the drawback that the motherboard is smaller, so you lose out on some expansion slots. Most people these days only use one card (A video card) and nothing else so if that's you, mATX or even mITX is fine for you.

On the other hand, if you want a GPU, a wifi card, a sound card, a TV tuner, and a capture card, you want full ATX.
 
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