Ok then folks, please critique my proposed basket for a build and suggest any changes.
I've tried to make use of 'offers of the week' to keep cost down.
Also I'd like matching brands (hence Gigabyte MB and GPU, Corsair case and cooler) to placate my mild OCD, although I don't have any strong preferences for particular brands. So, for example, were an ASUS MB to be suggested, then I'd be grateful for an ASUS GPU to also be suggested. Anything above a 1070 GPU is probably overkill for my use, I have an AOC 32" 1440P monitor but don't do much in the way of gaming and happy to turn settings down. I've gone with a 1060 card for now with a view to upgrading that in a year or two.
I've gone with pretty RGB components so far, I presume they all integrate and work together.
Corsair or Coolermaster cases are ideal, as I can get a matching keyboard too lol. There's a Coolermaster RGB case that I could get as an alternative to the Corsair, similar price. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cool...ower-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-36q-cm.html
My basket at Overclockers UK:
I've tried to make use of 'offers of the week' to keep cost down.
Also I'd like matching brands (hence Gigabyte MB and GPU, Corsair case and cooler) to placate my mild OCD, although I don't have any strong preferences for particular brands. So, for example, were an ASUS MB to be suggested, then I'd be grateful for an ASUS GPU to also be suggested. Anything above a 1070 GPU is probably overkill for my use, I have an AOC 32" 1440P monitor but don't do much in the way of gaming and happy to turn settings down. I've gone with a 1060 card for now with a view to upgrading that in a year or two.
I've gone with pretty RGB components so far, I presume they all integrate and work together.
Corsair or Coolermaster cases are ideal, as I can get a matching keyboard too lol. There's a Coolermaster RGB case that I could get as an alternative to the Corsair, similar price. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cool...ower-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-36q-cm.html
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H110i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - 280mm (CW-9060026-WW)= £89.99
- 1 x Corsair Carbide 270R Mid Tower Case - Black Window (CC-9011105-WW)= £51.95
- 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £289.99
- 1 x Silverstone Essential 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £69.95
- 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £169.99
- 1 x Seagate 2TB FireCuda 3.5" SSHD Internal Hard Drive + Free Assassins Creed (PC) (ST2000DX002)= £79.99
- 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £119.99
- 1 x Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £209.99
- 1 x Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £158.99
Total: £1,254.93 (includes shipping: £14.10)
they also do RGB air-cooler. But 8400 lot easier to cool the 8600k overclocked