Hi,
I've built a few PCs before, but it's been ages so I'm a bit out of the loop hardware wise, so looking for some advice or recommendations on quite a few things
I've got a screen (1920x1080 144hz), mouse and keyboard (although could probably use a new keyboard) + Also want a new headset
Total budget is somewhere in the region of £1-1.2k but with an emphasis on bang for buck rather than just straight up performance.
The parts I've picked so far are:
GeForce GTX 1060 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-30a-ea.html
Z170X-Gaming 3 - Intel Core i5 6600K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£30 Saving** - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...rboard-bundle-30-pounds-saving-bu-029-gi.html
Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FB2K2/1 - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...nnel-kit-black-hx424c15fb2k2-1-my-229-ks.html
250GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...5-sata-6gbps-solid-state-drive-hd-224-sa.html
2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...64mb-cache-hdd-oem-st2000dm001-hd-335-se.html
EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-024-ea.html
In addition I know I need a case and cpu fan, so recommendations for those please! I currently have an Antec1200 which I feel is too large and heavy so looking for something a bit smaller and lighter this time around (Also want to go fairly cheap on case and cpu fan as I don't feel like they warrant massive expense?) I'm also open to changing any of the above + Keyboard and Headset ideas
In terms of OS, my friend suggested a site where you can just buy keys for around £20, as I'm not prepared to pay £100, any other suggestions for this? I think I would also prefer to stay with Windows 7, but he said that this can cause some issues with new motherboards that don't have AHCI support? Is this really that much of an issue? Is Windows 10 really all that bad and should I just get over it and use Win10?
PC will mainly be used for gaming (Mostly CS:GO and some GTAV)
Let me know if I've missed anything, thanks!
I've built a few PCs before, but it's been ages so I'm a bit out of the loop hardware wise, so looking for some advice or recommendations on quite a few things
I've got a screen (1920x1080 144hz), mouse and keyboard (although could probably use a new keyboard) + Also want a new headset
Total budget is somewhere in the region of £1-1.2k but with an emphasis on bang for buck rather than just straight up performance.
The parts I've picked so far are:
GeForce GTX 1060 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-30a-ea.html
Z170X-Gaming 3 - Intel Core i5 6600K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£30 Saving** - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...rboard-bundle-30-pounds-saving-bu-029-gi.html
Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FB2K2/1 - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...nnel-kit-black-hx424c15fb2k2-1-my-229-ks.html
250GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...5-sata-6gbps-solid-state-drive-hd-224-sa.html
2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...64mb-cache-hdd-oem-st2000dm001-hd-335-se.html
EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-024-ea.html
In addition I know I need a case and cpu fan, so recommendations for those please! I currently have an Antec1200 which I feel is too large and heavy so looking for something a bit smaller and lighter this time around (Also want to go fairly cheap on case and cpu fan as I don't feel like they warrant massive expense?) I'm also open to changing any of the above + Keyboard and Headset ideas
In terms of OS, my friend suggested a site where you can just buy keys for around £20, as I'm not prepared to pay £100, any other suggestions for this? I think I would also prefer to stay with Windows 7, but he said that this can cause some issues with new motherboards that don't have AHCI support? Is this really that much of an issue? Is Windows 10 really all that bad and should I just get over it and use Win10?
PC will mainly be used for gaming (Mostly CS:GO and some GTAV)
Let me know if I've missed anything, thanks!
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