Check my spec please. Build for Rift and gaming.

MireMare · 2 Dec 2016 at 16:26

Hi guys, friend wants a build for 1080p gaming and to run the Rift. Budget is £600, which is tight, but I've come up with this so far. I'd go for a motherboard/cpu combo if I could find one on here that was cheaper.

How does this build look? And can anybody see anywhere I could shave off some extra pounds?

Thanks.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £218.99
1 x EVGA BQ 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £69.95
1 x Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid-Tower Case - Black (CC-9011075-WW)= £49.99
1 x Team Group Delta 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Red Light (TDTRD48G3000HC1= £59.99
1 x Asus Radeon RX 470 Strix Gaming OC Aura RGB 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £188.99

Total: £700.16
(includes shipping: £12.30)

MireMare · 2 Dec 2016 at 16:27

Non K version of the i5 doesn't seem any cheaper on here? Unless I'm missing something.

MireMare · 2 Dec 2016 at 17:01

Thanks Lee. No overclocking planned. Thanks for the tip about the PSU too. Is the RX 470 better than picking up a GTX 970? I see this one is on OC https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...-pci-express-graphics-card-oem-gx-297-ms.html

MireMare · 2 Dec 2016 at 17:06

Also the case I'm not so sure about, last one I built used a Corsair Carbide 300R and I found that easy to use, it doesn't need to be flash, I'd rather a generic looking one that was nice to work with and had good access for cables than a flash one with grills and stuff.

MireMare · 2 Dec 2016 at 19:26

Hadn't thought about 1060, interesting, similar price too. My friend needs a whole new build from scratch, but budget is £600....ish.

MireMare · 4 Dec 2016 at 16:07

I'm ready to order and build this, just wondering if anybody knows of a case better than this on here for £50? Seems decent enough, review says it's a little tight for space, but not a major issue.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...tower-case-black-cc-9011075-ww-ca-197-cs.html

MireMare · 4 Dec 2016 at 16:09

This is how I've got it configured so far.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid-Tower Case - Black (CC-9011075-WW)= £49.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £79.99
1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Gunmetal= £73.99
1 x Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
1 x Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N1060WF2OC-3GD)= £199.99

Total: £703.90
(includes shipping: £0.00)