1080P Gaming Rig for around £600

[DannyW]

Hi guys I have just quickly cobbled this together for a friend, I've talked him away from competitors so please help

Yes that is a pentium on the list but before you say it must be an i3 or i5 watch this -

Can we cut back on the motherboard?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 1060 "Reference Design" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £188.99
• 1 x Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £64.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TDKED48G3000HC16ADC0= £68.99
• 1 x MSI H270M Bazooka Intel H270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £94.99
• 1 x Cougar Archon Midi-Tower Gaming Case - Black Side Window= £29.99
• 1 x Kolink KL-500 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £32.99
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow M.2 G2 SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SM2280S3G2/120G)= £49.99
• 1 x WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD10EZEX)= £48.95
• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler= £24.95

Total: £604.83
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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Thanks

 

[mickyflinn]

You dont need an aftermarket cooler and would get a better psu.
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £59.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £45.95
• 1 x Aerocool VS-1 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window= £26.99
• 1 x Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £64.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 480 Devil 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £218.99
• 1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR)= £44.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £69.95
• 1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £65.99

Total: £597.84
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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[DannyW]

Should I try convince this guy to wait for ryzen?

 

[mickyflinn]

Should I try convince this guy to wait for ryzen?

Depends if he can wait.

AMD Ryzen Launches March 2nd

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-launches-march-2nd.html