Hey all,
Right, I believe this is the Mecca of places to come for one seeking some expert advice on a build I've put together. And prior to parting with the best part of £1000 I'd like to ensure there's no oversights been made by myself (a first time builder/computer novice).
So the purpose of this set-up is to act as a workstation/office during the day (emails & Office, no heavy duty stuff) but a solid gaming rig in the evenings with scope for upgrades and future proof.
Points of note...
1. Monitors: I own 2 x AOC I2769VM 27" LED Monitor with Speakers, the dual set-up is needed for the day-job and I want both monitors running in HD (hence the Displayport - HDMI adapter).
2. Bluetooth: I choose the Gigabyte GC-Wb867D-I as I understand it has Bluetooth capabilities and that's good for running Spotify to my BOSE speaker.
3. Sound/Speakers: This is something I might look at once I've saved up some £ (if needed).
4. Memory: I don't download much, hence why there's no HDD. Something I thought about adding later (if needed).
5. Optical Drive: I can't think of the last time I used a CD.
So below is the tower I'd like to hook it up my monitors too, and the order I (hesitantly) am looking to place:
Tower
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cryorig H7 SINGLE TOWER HEATSINK WITH 120MM FAN
Adapter: AM4 BRACKET FOR H7 COOLER (TYPE B)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2X8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHZ
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB
Video Card: GEFORCE GTX 1050TI STRIX 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400S Black
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Dual Screen Adapter: StarTech Displayport to HDMI
So can anyone with a little bit more experience than myself offer their expert advise if there's anything I'm missing to complete my build? Any changes to the above set-up that would improve it? My budget probably has another £100 if needed.
Really appreciate your time reading this and looking forwards to the expert feedback.
~Alistair
Right, I believe this is the Mecca of places to come for one seeking some expert advice on a build I've put together. And prior to parting with the best part of £1000 I'd like to ensure there's no oversights been made by myself (a first time builder/computer novice).
So the purpose of this set-up is to act as a workstation/office during the day (emails & Office, no heavy duty stuff) but a solid gaming rig in the evenings with scope for upgrades and future proof.
Points of note...
1. Monitors: I own 2 x AOC I2769VM 27" LED Monitor with Speakers, the dual set-up is needed for the day-job and I want both monitors running in HD (hence the Displayport - HDMI adapter).
2. Bluetooth: I choose the Gigabyte GC-Wb867D-I as I understand it has Bluetooth capabilities and that's good for running Spotify to my BOSE speaker.
3. Sound/Speakers: This is something I might look at once I've saved up some £ (if needed).
4. Memory: I don't download much, hence why there's no HDD. Something I thought about adding later (if needed).
5. Optical Drive: I can't think of the last time I used a CD.
So below is the tower I'd like to hook it up my monitors too, and the order I (hesitantly) am looking to place:
Tower
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cryorig H7 SINGLE TOWER HEATSINK WITH 120MM FAN
Adapter: AM4 BRACKET FOR H7 COOLER (TYPE B)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2X8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHZ
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB
Video Card: GEFORCE GTX 1050TI STRIX 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400S Black
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Dual Screen Adapter: StarTech Displayport to HDMI
So can anyone with a little bit more experience than myself offer their expert advise if there's anything I'm missing to complete my build? Any changes to the above set-up that would improve it? My budget probably has another £100 if needed.
Really appreciate your time reading this and looking forwards to the expert feedback.
~Alistair
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