Help with new build

Monkey00

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Hello there gentlemen, I'm currently looking to build a new computer for the incoming Battlefield 1 and a few other games. I've not built a computer for about 4 years and this leads to my dilemma, do I build myself or do I buy a pre-built one. My budget is around 1200-1600 and that would have to include an OS. I've never spent anywhere near this much on a computer and I'd be worried about something going wrong, would I realistically be gaining a great deal of power by building myself or is the security of buying pre-built worth it?

Any thoughts and advice would be appreciated, thanks.
 
I thought with the new cards coming out relatively soon there'd be a level of future proofing possible at this point. I'm currently playing at 1080, if I could run at 4k it would be nice but the monitor would be something foe the future. I don't have an issue with size, plenty of room. Noise isn't a huge issue either as I'm an avid headphone user. I don't need to buy immediately but my current build is starting to get a bit tired, I can't run newer games maxed out like Overwatch etc. If it's worth me waiting closer to release then I'll definitely do that. Thanks for the response.
 
Thanks guys, I think I'll wait a little and check out the new cards and then look at what I can get. I'll probably give OC a call as well to see how much the build would cost.
 
Hi guys, I'm a bit closer to deciding, just a brief one to run by what I'm thinking of getting.

Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle - 456.97

Dominator Platinum 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - 99.95

Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - 79.99

500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive - 129.95

2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM - 55.99

CM Storm Trooper Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black - 144.95

So, that's where I'm at, this leaves me around £600 for a graphics card which will be one of the next set of 1080s that are released soon. (They seem to be a similar price as the "Founder's Edition" cards with slightly better clock speeds, although I'm not 100% sure on this).

Would this require water cooling or can I go air cooled? There will be no overclocking or anything it will just be all stock and remain as it is.

Is anything here overkill or is anything going to bottle neck aspects of the system?

Would it be better to wait for a monitor until the 4k ones go above 60Hz or is that fine?

Also, if there's anything I've missed or that you guys know will be important it'd be much appreciated if you could give me a nudge in the right direction.

Thanks again for any help or info.
 
Haha, maybe I will, but I do like the black on black on black sort off thing :p

Would a mid size case be big enough? I believe my current one is mid and it was a real tight squeeze when I came to put my last build together and I don't want to run into similar problems.

Also, I've heard terrible things about Windows 10, should I just stick with 7?
 
lee32uk said:
Don't buy a Corsair CX for a system like that.
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What makes you say that? I'm really out of the loop on components at the moment.

I think I may have merged some of the opinions I've heard on Windows 10 with those of Windows 8 to be honest. So I'll make the jump.

I think I'm happy with the build as it stands but I might come back to confirm once all the new 1080 cards come out. That's at the end of this month right?
 
Ahh okay, would it be worth spending a bit more to figure roof in case I want to SLI? I wouldn't want to feel that for the sake of an extra £50 I could have been in a better position in a hear or so.
 
lee32uk said:
You are fine with 750W for SLI. There are better units than the XFX of course (EVGA G2, SuperFlower Leadex, Corsair RMx/RMi) but they cost more money.

The XFX XTR is based off the Seasonic G series which is a good psu.
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Thanks for the info, might look into some of the others.

When I'm looking for a 1080 are there any companies to avoid or any that I should be looking at getting?
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,766.81
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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Hi guys, this is the build I've finally decided on (I followed your advice stulid and added some colour). The price keeps going up, I'm guessing due to fluctuations in the market, so I might grab it sooner than I thought.

Just looking for some final input on this on any compatibility issues I may come across or if there's any changes that would be worthwhile?

Thanks again for any help anyone gives, really appreciate it.
 
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