Check my spec please. Build for Rift and gaming.

[MireMare]

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)
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[MireMare]

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

 

[lee32uk]

Hi

The i5 6500 is a bit cheaper. Do you plan on overclocking ?

Also get a better power supply. The EVGA BQ isn't that good.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Gunmetal= £73.99

Total: £284.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[MireMare]

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]

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.

 

[CapitalOne]

Personally, I would go for 16gb RAM. Not much more expensive.

 

[Quartz]

From what I've read on HardOCP and other sites, the proposed GPU isn't up to it. The GTX 1060 and RX 480 are the bare minima, and even then they're not really good enough.

What does your friend have already? It may be that simply getting a GTX 1070 would sort her out.

 

[MireMare]

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

 

[Quartz]

If the build is from scratch don't forget the costs of monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Windows. That's £200+ on top.

 

[MireMare]

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]

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)
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[CMR]

The only thing I'd say is generally speaking the K revision of processors tend to hold their value more due to the overclocking potential.
So in a few years time that £20 difference now might be worthwhile when you come to sell it on.