First time building a gaming PC, would appreciate some advice

K0rgan

K0rgan

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Here's the list of items I'm considering buying:

Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz

Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler

ASRock Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x 8gb DDR4-3200 Memory

Crucial MX500 M.2-2280 1tb SSD

Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold PSU

I already own and am planning to use with this setup:

Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1060 6gb mini ITX OC GPU, 144hz monitor, keyboard, mouse, a small hdd
I am planning to use windows 10. I might buy another drive in a couple of years, probably a 2tb hdd or an NVMe 500gb-1tb ssd.

Few notes and questions:

My current PC has:

i5 3470 @ 3.20GHz (not OCed)

16GB dual channel DDR RAM 1600 MHz (not OCed)

biostar group b75MU3B Motherboard

Nvidia 1060 6gb Mini ITX OC (not overclocked atm but I am planning to OC it for the new PC)

300gb samsung hdd, 55gb kingston ssd

Since I am investing a large amount of money into the new PC I am expecting a significant performance boost in games. The main purpose of the new PC would be gaming in 1080p in a way that fully utilizes the 144hz monitor (for example in shooters, but not only). I'm definitely hoping for at least a stable 144+ fps, I'm ok if I need to lower the graphics settings for it. The main thing I would like to know is whether the combination of hardware I've chosen would yield a significant improvement. I would be willing to spend a little more than the list says, but only if it was worth it.

Other questions

1. I am looking to overclock the components (CPU especially) and I would like to know whether the aftermarket cooler I've selected would be sufficient for it. I don't want to go crazy with the overclocking but I would like to get as much from the pieces as is safely doable, without too much extra cost. I don't want to go with water cooling in my first build.

2. Are there any compatibility issues that I and the ************ site may have missed? Could I have made some significantly better choices for some of the hardware like CPU or something? I have briefly considered i7 8700K but I figured that the hyperthreading and few other slight improvements over i5-8600K aren't worth spending extra £130 for (for gaming specifically). Are there any bottlenecks with the new PC that I should sort out?

3. I don't do big upgrades like this one often, I would prefer to buy good enough stuff that I don't have to for the next, say 4 years. But it would also be nice to have some upgrading potential, say if I wanted to swap out just 1 or 2 pieces in a couple of years, a GPU or CPU for example. Do you think this rig would allow me to buy a CPU/GPU upgrade for say £250-400 in 3 years without having to swap other pieces like motherboard etc?
 
orbitalwalsh said:
@K0rgan

better matx board, better case thats mATX and glass



My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £792.51 (includes shipping: £11.70)
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cheaper but still high quality PSU
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I was also thinking about this specific matx motherboard after people pointed out to me that I should go with 9600k and a z390 motherboard. From what I can tell the Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler is likely the best budget aftermarket cpu cooler, but perhaps it's worth spending a little more on a cooler, especially that I want to overclock. Do you think it would be worth spending £80 on nh d15, it seems to be the most recommended high quality air cooler out there. As for the case, I actually prefer one without a window.
 
lee32uk said:
The 212 Evo was considered one of the best budget coolers back in the day, but there are others that are slightly better these days i.e Cryorig H7 or Arctic Cooler 33 Esports etc for the same sort of money.


If you want something a bit beefier then there is the Alpenfohn Brocken 3 which also comes in a dual fan version.


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £160.83 (includes shipping: £9.90)
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Just make sure the case you choose can accommodate the cooler. It wouldn't fit in the Antec P6 above for example as it is slightly too tall.
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I see, if I went with nh d15 or something equally big I'd probably get a 270R ATX Mid Tower Case. It fits a cooler up to 17cm high.
 
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