Looking for advice on first build

[MartyT]

Hey guys, I'm looking to build my first PC but I'm honestly quite overwhelmed by the amount of choices out there. I would massively appreciate it if someone could help me find a build suitable for what I need, for a budget of around £800. (if you believe I desperately need to go higher then don't be afraid to let me know too).

I'm a digital artist so primarily I just need a computer that is going to run photoshop and 3d modelling programs with ease, but I also make youtube videos and would love to be able to stream games like Overwatch or maybe Battlefield in the future with 100+ fps.

For now, something like a 250gb SSD and 1 stick of 8GB RAM is fine for me as I can upgrade it at any time in the future, and of course getting a hard-drive is pretty simple. I'm not one to care about making the computer look as aesthetically pleasing as possible so I mainly want function.

Thanks for your time!

 

[ShivP]

Yo,
Do you need Windows, peripherals such as keyboard and mouse etc?

What exact programs do you use to edit/model?

 

[MartyT]

I have all the peripherals I need, and I use photoshop/clip studio paint/3ds max for the art side of things and I record/stream games with Open Broadcaster Software and edit with Sony Vegas.

 

[Benjamham]

Here are a couple of builds that I have thrown together. These are totally a guide, and quite swayed by my personal preference


You could just about squeeze in an x99 system, this would offer the best in terms of professional applications, however you may struggle with graphics power unless you spend over budget.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Panram Ninja-V 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (PUD43000C154G2NJK)= £35.99
• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212X CPU Cooler= £28.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£20 Saving***= £527.98
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal= £57.95
• 1 x Fractal Design Tesla R2 500W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply= £44.99

Total: £709.10
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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If gaming performance is more important then you could go for a configuration like this, I had to go lower end on the power supply/cooler and case to fit it in the budget, you could spend less on the gpu and more on the aforementioned.



My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler= £12.95
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £329.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Case & Super Flower 450W FX 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply Bundle= £53.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive= £65.99
• 1 x Panram Ninja-V 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (PUD43000C154G2NJK)= £35.99
• 1 x Asus Z170M-Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 480 Nitro+ 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £199.99

Total: £821.49
(includes shipping: £12.60)
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Otherwise you could go for a skylake i5 and spend more elsewhere like this:



My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Sapphire Radeon Fury NITRO 4096MB HBM PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11247-03-40G)= £299.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal= £57.95
• 1 x MSI Z170A Gaming M5 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £151.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £229.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £72.95

Total: £812.87
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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Sorry if I have just added to your confusion. It really depends where your priorities are, seeming as gaming seems a lesser priority then I would go for the 5820k/6700k and drop in/upgrade your gpu when you feel like it

 

[MartyT]

Thank you for all the suggestions, I'll take my time going through them.