Building my first rig

[Andrew1793]

Hi all,

After getting some advice on a previous thread I've decided to build a budget rig. Below is what I'm thinking of going with.

I went with this as it would allow me to upgrade to a better Skylake and a better GFX card in the summer.

Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
Intel Pentium Dual Core G4520 3.60GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor
EVGA 660 GTX 2GB (Free from a pal)
240GB SanDisk Pro SSD
Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0
Kolink KL-500 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Arctic Alpine 11 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler
Antec One Gaming Case

The total from Overclockers is £305. Is there any changes to this that people would make? That's pretty much the budget maxed out.

Thanks,

Andrew

 

[Andrew1793]

Sandisk overclockers dont sell them.

Sorry I forgot to add that I already had this.

 

[Andrew1793]

This is what i would get you will be able to drop in a gtx970 with this psu and the i3 is no slouch.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Antec One Gaming Case - Black= £42.95
• 1 x Super Flower FX 450W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black= £42.95
• 1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £29.99
• 1 x Intel Core i3-6100 3.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £104.99
• 1 x MSI Z170A PC Mate Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £86.99

Total: £320.17
(includes shipping: £12.30)

Thanks, I've opted for this build.

The one issue I have is that all the coolers I look at don't fir the 1151 socket. What would people suggest?

 

[Andrew1793]

If they fit 1155 and 1150, they fit 1151. Their descriptions just won't have been updated. Just check the maximum height allowance for coolers in that case.

Cheers mate.

 

[Andrew1793]

I would get a better cpu cooler , something like Corsaire hydro 110 .

That's the plan longer term. For the time being the cooler selected should be fine from what I've read.

 

[Andrew1793]

Thanks for all the replies gents.

Such a great community in here. Taking everything on board.

I can't go to the £200 CPU at the moment due to finances. I'm due my company bonus end of May start of July. I'll be using that to buy the better CPU.

 

[Andrew1793]

So that's my build complete.

The one issue I had was that I couldn't put m,y RAM in slot 1 as the CPU cooler was too low and blocked it.

I've now got my ram in channel 3 and 4. Will that make a difference?

 

[Andrew1793]

Thanks Danny. That was in fact the case.