Check My £1500 Spec Plz

[mootonandy]

Plz tell me if I have got anything wrong or advise on some superior parts.

Thanks!

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Strix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £289.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £49.99
• 1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020061-UK)= £74.99
• 1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible= £14.99
• 1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)= £26.99
• 1 x NZXT H440 New 2015 Edition Case - Matte Black= £89.99
• 1 x BenQ XL2411Z 24" 1920x1080 TN TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £199.99
• 1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse= £32.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £79.99
• 1 x Microlab H50BT 2.0 40W RMS NFC & BlueTooth Black= £54.95
• 1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU)= £269.99

Total: £1,538.37
(includes shipping: £33.54)
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[stulid]

The DVD drive has nowhere to go as the case has no external bays, you can install from a USB drive.

The PSU isnt the best, a good 550W PSU would be plenty for a single GFX card, EVGA GS/G2 or Superflower Leadex are better choices.

CPU+board bundle - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...-6600k-bundle-20-pounds-saving-bu-021-gi.html

You need a heatsink, the cpu doesn't come with one.

Just noticed the price of the asus GTX970 has gone up, this one is a better value - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...graphics-card-gv-n970wf3oc-4gd-gx-149-gi.html

 

[sweols]

I'd probably go with two 250GB 850''s and a mechanical drive of your choice.

I'd recommend you swapping out the PSU for EVGA, gold certified 10yr warranty. 550w or 650 max. 750 is a little bit overkill.

 

[mootonandy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £49.99
• 1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)= £26.99
• 1 x NZXT H440 New 2015 Edition Case - Matte Black= £89.99
• 1 x BenQ XL2411Z 24" 1920x1080 TN TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £199.99
• 1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse= £32.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £79.99
• 1 x Microlab H50BT 2.0 40W RMS NFC & BlueTooth Black= £54.95
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD)= £269.99
• 2 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.99
• 1 x Zalman CNPS14X Heatsink & Fan= £34.99
• 1 x LG GP50NB40 8x Slim External DVD-RW Retail Kit (Black)= £16.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99

Total: £1,427.34
(includes shipping: £33.54)
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[stulid]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/alpenfoehn-matterhorn-black-cpu-cooler-hs-050-al.html

Try that cooler instead, its nicer looking and quiet.

 

[mootonandy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £49.99
• 1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)= £26.99
• 1 x NZXT H440 New 2015 Edition Case - Matte Black= £89.99
• 1 x BenQ XL2411Z 24" 1920x1080 TN TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £199.99
• 1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse= £32.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £79.99
• 1 x Microlab H50BT 2.0 40W RMS NFC & BlueTooth Black= £54.95
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD)= £269.99
• 2 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.99
• 1 x LG GP50NB40 8x Slim External DVD-RW Retail Kit (Black)= £16.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £34.99

Total: £1,427.34
(includes shipping: £33.54)
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Thanks!

Can I swap out that KB/M for a better one to take me up to £1500?

 

[stulid]

Can I swap out that KB/M for a better one to take me up to £1500?

Yep.

 

[mootonandy]

Yep.

Which ones do you recommend for being "good" ones? I don' mind going up another £100 to get nice ones.

 

[sweols]

Have you seen NZXT s340? Excellent cable management for clean look. A little bit smaller and also cheaper.

Lovely to build.

If your money allows it, mechanical is definitely what you want

 

[stulid]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Zowie FK1 High Performance Gaming Mouse= £39.95
• 1 x Cougar 450K Gaming Keyboard= £49.99

Total: £99.84
(includes shipping: £9.90)
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The mouse is certainly nice, the keyboard I cant help thinking you should pay a bit more for a proper mechanical model that uses cherry switches.

 

[mootonandy]

My Final Spec

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £49.99
• 1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)= £26.99
• 1 x NZXT H440 New 2015 Edition Case - Matte Black= £89.99
• 1 x BenQ XL2411Z 24" 1920x1080 TN TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £199.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £79.99
• 1 x Microlab H50BT 2.0 40W RMS NFC & BlueTooth Black= £54.95
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD)= £269.99
• 2 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.99
• 1 x LG GP50NB40 8x Slim External DVD-RW Retail Kit (Black)= £16.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £34.99
• 1 x Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Elite Mechanical USB Keyboard= £89.99
• 1 x Zowie FK1 High Performance Gaming Mouse= £39.95

Total: £1,524.29
(includes shipping: £33.54)
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Will the single 250 SSD cut it?

 

[stulid]

250Gb should be ok and workable.

I guess you wont have all games installed at once and only a few of the bigger titles.

 

[mootonandy]

The Final Final Spec

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £49.99
• 1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)= £26.99
• 1 x BenQ XL2411Z 24" 1920x1080 TN TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £199.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £79.99
• 1 x Microlab H50BT 2.0 40W RMS NFC & BlueTooth Black= £54.95
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD)= £269.99
• 2 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.99
• 1 x LG GP50NB40 8x Slim External DVD-RW Retail Kit (Black)= £16.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £34.99
• 1 x Zowie FK1 High Performance Gaming Mouse= £39.95
• 1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window= £59.99
• 1 x Cougar 450K Gaming Keyboard= £49.99

Total: £1,454.29
(includes shipping: £33.54)
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[mootonandy]

250Gb should be ok and workable.

I guess you wont have all games installed at once and only a few of the bigger titles.

Thanks, will I be installing the OS to the mech HDD or the SSD?

 

[sweols]

Stunning install OS on SSD. 250GB will be more than ample.

 

[stulid]

How about,

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x XFX Radeon R9 390 "DD Black Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-390P-8DB6)= £249.95
• 1 x AOC G2460PF 24" 1920x1080 TN FREESYNC 144Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £199.99
• 1 x AOC G2770PF 27" 1920x1080 TN FREESYNC 144Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £229.99

Total: £693.13
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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So still a fast card but you gain freesync.

 

[Padraig]

Yep the freesync and the 390 would be much better i wish freesync was about when i bought my 144hz monitor.

 

[lee32uk]

I would go with the Sapphire version if going for the R9 390.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11244-01-20G)= £249.95

Total: £259.85
(includes shipping: £9.90)
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