Budget build

Epicmunchies

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So I have a budget of about £1000 and I am looking for a good bang for buck build, I know spending like 1000 can get some decent parts but I know their are cheaper part out their that outperform the newer part, I do lot have to get a grathics card as I will be sticking with my current 970 so what would you guess suggest complete build minus Grathics card
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,003.05
(includes shipping: £13.20)



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My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £954.05
(includes shipping: £13.20)





You could save even more money by re-using the PSU, although I assume it's a few years old now and thus out of warranty?


Could choose a cheaper case also.



The 8600k generally performs better in games at common resolutions (1080p), although it has 2 fewer physical cores which could limit streaming capabilities. You can overclock the 8600k to be ~1ghz higher than the 1700. The prices of the 8600k should drop by ~£20 in the coming weeks as stock levels stabilize. The 8600k will also need a £50+ air cooler or equivalent AIO water cooler to get decent overclocks.

The 1700 usually performs worse in games, but the extra cores will help with multitasking at the same time as gaming. The 1700 is usually the better CPU for heavy multi-tasking and productivity applications, such as video editing etc.


Of further use - AMD have confirmed that the AM4 motherboard platform will support future Ryzen processors until 2020 - this could be useful if you wanted to upgrade the CPU later on. Conversely, the Z370 will likely (not confirmed) support Intel's 9th gen of CPUs, so there is a potential upgrade path there as well.



I would say that the choice depends on just how much you intend to stream, and if you intend to keep the system 'whole' or possibly upgrade parts in the next 1-2 years.




If you wanted to reduce the upgrade cost even further (at the obvious expense of performance):

  • Swap the i5-8600k for an i5-8400 and a cheaper Z370 motherboard

  • Swap the Ryzen 1700 for a Ryzen 1600, and change from X370 motherboard to B350.
 
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southernorth said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,003.05
(includes shipping: £13.20)



​


Or


My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £954.05
(includes shipping: £13.20)





You could save even more money by re-using the PSU, although I assume it's a few years old now and thus out of warranty?


Could choose a cheaper case also.



The 8600k generally performs better in games at common resolutions (1080p), although it has 2 fewer physical cores which could limit streaming capabilities. You can overclock the 8600k to be ~1ghz higher than the 1700. The prices of the 8600k should drop by ~£20 in the coming weeks as stock levels stabilize. The 8600k will also need a £50+ air cooler or equivalent AIO water cooler to get decent overclocks.

The 1700 usually performs worse in games, but the extra cores will help with multitasking at the same time as gaming. The 1700 is usually the better CPU for heavy multi-tasking and productivity applications, such as video editing etc.


Of further use - AMD have confirmed that the AM4 motherboard platform will support future Ryzen processors until 2020 - this could be useful if you wanted to upgrade the CPU later on. Conversely, the Z370 will likely (not confirmed) support Intel's 9th gen of CPUs, so there is a potential upgrade path there as well.



I would say that the choice depends on just how much you intend to stream, and if you intend to keep the system 'whole' or possibly upgrade parts in the next 1-2 years.




If you wanted to reduce the upgrade cost even further (at the obvious expense of performance):

  • Swap the i5-8600k for an i5-8400 and a cheaper Z370 motherboard

  • Swap the Ryzen 1700 for a Ryzen 1600, and change from X370 motherboard to B350.
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This is what I chose when I was looking at parts myself could you compare them and see what you think pros and cons kinda thing please
CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£273.54 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£99.99 @ Corsair UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£128.48 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£170.72 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£131.94 @ Aria PC)

Case: Thermaltake - View 27 ATX Mid Tower Case (£60.49 @ Box Limited)

Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£104.16 @ Corsair UK)
Total: £969.32
 
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Epicmunchies said:
This is what I chose when I was looking at parts myself could you compare them and see what you think pros and cons kinda thing please
CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£273.54 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£99.99 @ Corsair UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£128.48 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£170.72 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£131.94 @ Aria PC)

Case: Thermaltake - View 27 ATX Mid Tower Case (£60.49 @ Box Limited)

Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£104.16 @ Corsair UK)
Total: £969.32
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You don't need such a high wattage, expensive PSU.

The RAM I've linked is slightly more expensive, but better for overclocks.

You don't want to get an i7 7700k now when the new 6-core Coffee-Lake processors are out, or even Ryzen 7.

You can save money on that AIO water cooler by getting an air cooler that performs the same, but is quieter.
 
southernorth said:
You don't need such a high wattage, expensive PSU.

The RAM I've linked is slightly more expensive, but better for overclocks.

You don't want to get an i7 7700k now when the new 6-core Coffee-Lake processors are out, or even Ryzen 7.

You can save money on that AIO water cooler by getting an air cooler that performs the same, but is quieter.
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I think I'll order ryzen set up, thank you for your help. I will enjoy build my first pc :)
 
Epicmunchies said:
I think I'll order ryzen set up, thank you for your help. I will enjoy build my first pc :)
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Fair enough, happy to hear I helped.

There is currently a slightly better PSU on sale for the same price as that setup, and a CPU + better motherboard bundle too:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £923.10
(includes shipping: £13.20)



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Could easily re-use your PSU though.​
 
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