Ready to order - check parts for new build

[Realillusion222]

Hi all,

So I've put together the following build from scratch and just about ready to pull the trigger. Please could anyone give their opinions ie. areas I should improve in or could save money? Already over budget so don't really have any scope for more costs:

Asus B150 Motherboard - £69.95
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...151-ddr4-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-68f-as.html

Intel i5 6600 - £218.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...ocket-lga1151-processor-retail-cp-585-in.html

Team Group Elite 16gb RAM - £79.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...l-kit-black-tpkd416gm2400hc16d-my-066-tg.html

Powercolor RX 480 8gb - £229.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powe...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-188-pc.html

Superflower Leadex Gold 550w - £80.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...0-plus-gold-power-supply-white-ca-043-sf.html

WD Blue 1tb - £41.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-b...-s-64mb-cache-hdd-oem-wd10ezex-hd-366-wd.html

Kingston 120gb Ssd - £39.95
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...d-state-hard-drive-suv400s37-1-hd-101-ks.html

NZXT S340 - £66.95
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/nzxt-source-340-midi-tower-case-white-window-ca-153-nx.html

Total £828.00

Any feedback would be really appreciated! Thanks!

 

[bru]

This is a cheaper build and only making a couple of sacrifices.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus H110M-K Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £47.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TDKED416G3000HC16AD= £74.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 480 Devil 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £229.99
• 1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0600-K3)= £48.95
• 1 x WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD10EZEX)= £41.99
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/1= £39.95
• 1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - White Window= £66.95

Total: £750.80
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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Motherboard is £22 cheaper and is very similar but with 2*sata for HDD less.

i5 6500 is £20 less but only 100MHz slower, boost bins are slightly lower though.

Memory is faster and cheaper.

Same GPU.

PSU is £32 cheaper, a good brand and it will be hidden away by the PSU shroud in the case you have chosen anyway.

Same HDD.

Same SSD.

Same case.

 

[Quartz]

A GTX 1060 will cost you £234, but you could drop the PSU to a 450W or lower.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x EVGA 450B 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £29.99
• 1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £233.99

Total: £274.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[Realillusion222]

Thanks guys. Sorry should have mentioned that I already have the PSU as the Gunmetal colour was £10 cheaper last week.

I was looking at the motherboard, but it only has two RAM slots and 1 chassis fan. The case comes with two fans so I was concerned there would be no way of connecting both fans up to the mobo? Is there anyway around this?

 

[bru]

Yup your right only 1 chassis fan connector, 2 less SATA ports and 2 less dim slots, maybe the other board is worth it.

 

[Realillusion222]

Just looking at that board and other micro ATX boards, the RAM slots all seem very close to the PCIE slot.

The Red Devil RX 480 has a significant backplate - could this cause an issue? Looks to me like I wouldn't be able to fit the GPU in with the RAM.

 

[bru]

Just looking at that board and other micro ATX boards, the RAM slots all seem very close to the PCIE slot.

The Red Devil RX 480 has a significant backplate - could this cause an issue? Looks to me like I wouldn't be able to fit the GPU in with the RAM.

Good question, I've no idea, anybody else?

 

[Realillusion222]

Bumping. Seems that majority of B150/H170 boards are mATX and I'm struggling to find an answer to this anywhere. Cheers.