Quick spec check...

[Orcvader]

Been a long while since I've done a full build, helping a family member with their first custom desktop. Don't need a PSU or Windows as I have spares lying around (Corsair HX1000).

Case and GPU he picked himself, does everything else look good? Trying to stay around the £700 mark:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11242-13-20G)= £179.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £194.99
• 1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window= £54.95
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £39.95
• 1 x MSI Z170-A Pro Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £82.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK2/8)= £28.99
• 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £119.99

Total: £701.85
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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EDIT: Forgot to add, he doesn't want to wait a month for Polaris .

 

[stulid]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£10 Saving**= £280.98

Total: £586.06
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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these work out cheaper.

380X (faster) for £9 more - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/his-...press-graphics-card-h380xqm4cr-gx-109-hs.html

 

[Orcvader]

Thanks, bumped to the 380X. Is the Z170-Gaming K3 more worth it over the MSI one I linked earlier?

 

[stulid]

Yep.

 

[Orcvader]

OK, thanks for the help .

 

[mahius]

Quick reminder, new Polaris cards are coming out in a few weeks... even if they aren't good, current cards like the 380X would likely have price drops as stocks are cleared. So wait to buy a graphics card, especially this close to the release. Thing is, they probably will be good, you'll likely be able to grab a GPU that performs at the levels of a 390 for your current GPU budget.

 

[Orcvader]

Already mentioned in the OP he's not willing to wait for Polaris.

Got all the parts, assembled, and now it's up and running, performs pretty well . Didn't realise the motherboard had red LEDs as well so that's a bonus. Thanks again for recommending the better parts!