Need some help with choosing SSD and the case

Jatuts · 3 Sep 2017 at 13:44

I am in progress of building my new PC. At this moment it looks like this:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI B350 Tomahawk AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1500X 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £173.99

1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2B3000= £79.99

1 x WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD10EZEX)= £43.99

1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £58.99

1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WindForce OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £278.99

Total: £747.60
(includes shipping: £11.70)

My monitor - Acer GN246HL

I am still thinking about SSD and the case. I don't really need more then ~120gb when it comes to the SSD, although if anyone can commend me any bigger one at a good price, then I will surely consider it.

I don't need any fancy case. Just a solid black box with a decent look. I would be grateful for any advices when it comes to it.

PS Have any of you heard about any discounts for Windows 10 (Home)? I've seen a few good offers (like component+Windows as a package at a good price) a few months back, but i do not see any of these lately.

ExRayTed · 3 Sep 2017 at 15:46

This XFX PSU is made by Seasonic and will save you a few quid. Case is cheap but very serviceable and the SSD is good enough for your needs and not that much more than a 120gb drive.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x XFX XT Series 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £42.95
1 x Raijintek Arcadia Mid Tower USB 3.0 Case - Black= £27.95
1 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/2= £79.99

Total: £162.59
(includes shipping: £11.70)

tnx · 3 Sep 2017 at 16:09

I have a machine built up using that case.
It is a nice well built cheap case. It doesn't feel cheap though and gives quite good cable management too. Easy access to the HDD's.
I have just measured my Gigabyte R9 280X and it would fit nicely in this case. So your chosen GPU has

H=40 L=278 W=114 mm

Which fits nicely. And i believe the middle cage can be removed to fit the bigger GPU's also.

The complete black cables of the suggested PSU would look very nice in this case but maybe think of a semi/fully modular one.

there is this one but I have had no dealings with this name so not 100% sure
Maybe somebody else can say they are good or not.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Kolink KL-700M 700W 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply= £52.99

Total: £52.99
(includes shipping: £0.00)

Perhaps a slightly dearer one would be better, depends on your budget.

Jatuts · 3 Sep 2017 at 19:55

Before reading your replies i came up with this:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x WD Black 256GB M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD Bundle= £153.04
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Ultra Silent Midi Tower Case - Blackout Edition (CC-9011076-WW)= £99.95
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WindForce OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £278.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £58.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2B3000= £79.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1500X 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £173.99
1 x MSI B350 Tomahawk AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95

Total: £958.10
(includes shipping: £13.20)

I took a bigger SSD and a good-silent (At least that's how it was described to me) case.

None of you wrote it directly, but it seems that my PSU isn't really recommended by you. Is it because of price/quality or is there other reason?

ExRayTed · 3 Sep 2017 at 20:05

The PSU is made by Seasonic, a top-tier OEM but it's at least a 7 year old design. The XFX is also made by Seasonic (they make PSUs for a number of companies) so why not save a few quid?

mickyflinn · 3 Sep 2017 at 20:29

Think you should go for the RYZEN 5 1600.

Chaos666 · 3 Sep 2017 at 20:57

mickyflinn said:
Think you should go for the RYZEN 5 1600.

i would consider it if I were you
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am4-processor-retail-cp-39z-am.html

Jatuts · 4 Sep 2017 at 07:41

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99

1 x XFX XT Series 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £42.95

1 x MSI B350 Tomahawk AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95

1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2B3000= £79.99

1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WindForce OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £278.99

1 x WD Black 256GB M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD Bundle= £153.04

1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Ultra Silent Midi Tower Case - Blackout Edition (CC-9011076-WW)= £99.95

Total: £957.06
(includes shipping: £13.20)

Does it look better now? When it comes to the case - I simply like the way it looks

lee32uk · 5 Sep 2017 at 15:15

ExRayTed said:
The PSU is made by Seasonic, a top-tier OEM but it's at least a 7 year old design. The XFX is also made by Seasonic (they make PSUs for a number of companies) so why not save a few quid?

The XT is only designed by Seasonic. It is actually outsourced for manufacturing to a different OEM.

http://www.orionpsudb.com/news/the-mystery-of-xfx-budget-xt-line-solved-oem-and-platform-discovered

lee32uk · 5 Sep 2017 at 15:19

Jatuts said:
Does it look better now? When it comes to the case - I simply like the way it looks

I would stick with your original choice of psu if it fits in your budget or go with one of the Corsair units below. You should be fine with a 450W psu for that build, but if you want a bit more headroom go with 550W.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair CX550 550W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020121-UK)= £57.95
1 x Corsair CX450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020120-UK)= £49.99

Total: £118.44
(includes shipping: £10.50)