Build Check

Ghuraba · 10 Jul 2018 at 18:49

How does this look for 1080p gaming with the monitor included. IPS included on purpose latency times not an issue.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £214.99
1 x OcUK Mega Mat XXL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface= £14.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £278.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E250B/EU)= £79.99
1 x Razer Deathadder Elite USB Optical Gaming Mouse (RZ01-02010100-R3G1)= £49.99
1 x DELL P2717H 27" 1920x1080 IPS Widescreen LED Monitor= £249.95
1 x NZXT H440 New 2015 Edition Case - Matte Black= £99.95
1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B32= £188.99

Total: £1,463.68 (includes shipping: £15.90)

wobbo · 10 Jul 2018 at 21:29

in thinking of a similar build with the 8600k so will keep an eye on this thread.
maybe a CPU cooler ?

strumpusplunket · 10 Jul 2018 at 21:41

An aftermarket cooler might be a nice idea if you want to get the most out of the 8600k. But, with a 1060 you're not going to be CPU bottle-necked anyway I wouldn't have thought, so maybe extra cooling is not an issue for you right now.

However, if you're not intending ever to overclock, you could just get the 8600 non-k, or even the 8400, which also performs well without overclocking. Seems a waste to get the k version and not overclock. Any reason you've gone for that over the 8600vanilla or 8400?

Of course, if you're thinking about a gfx card upgrade in the future you could always add an aftermarket cooler as well and overclock then if you need it (or drop in an i7 Coffeelake as well for that matter).

Ghuraba · 10 Jul 2018 at 21:43

I will add a Corsair AIO cooler as I will overclock I Forgot that in the build.

lee32uk · 10 Jul 2018 at 22:22

You don't fancy a Ryzen build anymore ?

In any case I would swap the gpu for this as it is cheaper and has a better cooler.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Jetstream RGB 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £229.99

Total: £239.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)

This is also a good board, and back in stock.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asrock Z370 Extreme 4 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £142.99

Total: £153.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)