Rebuilding for the first time in a long time.

[TFord]

Hello everyone, hope this is in the right place.

I've been on AMD pretty much for forever, but my current build is getting a bit old so I've decided to build from stratch and go Intel. I've around £800 for the entire new build (primary use is gaming) and I just wanted some help in which direction to go. Any suggestions would be really appreciated, been catching up on my knowledge the last few days (I sort of fell out the loop) but things have changed a lot since my last build.

I was thinking an I5 Skylake Cpu (6600) is it worth the extra for the unlocked K version? Any good Mobo suggetions etc.

The last Gpu I bought was a 7950 a couple of years a go (which are akin to the R9 2XX cards right?) But I was looking at the GTX 960 and perhaps trying to stretch a bit to a GTX 970.

Basically I'd just appreciate a little direction and help avoiding pitfalls I might have over looked.

Thanks in advance!

 

[LiamJ]

Do you require a new monitor? OS? Have you got HDD/SSDs you will be keeping?

 

[TFord]

Do you require a new monitor? OS? Have you got HDD/SSDs you will be keeping?

Sorry, I should have given more information.

I'm selling the old build as is. So I have monitors, keyboard, mouse, sound system.

I'll need everything from the case up. Mobo, SSD, HDD, Ram, GPU, PSU etc (I already have a licensed copy of Windows 7 to use).

 

[Idleman]

Have a read of the link below, might save you a bit of money. None "k", performing just as well a "k" Cpu. You don't have to buy the bundle, if you can get the parts cheaper separately, then you can use Bios OC save that 8Pack has posted and install it yourself.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18709079

 

[LiamJ]

How does this look? i5 Skylake, 8Gb DDR4, GTX970. Case and PSU both on very good deals this week only. 256Gb SSD for OS and some games, and 1Tb storage. CPU cooler was picked at random, not sure what the best budget air cooler is right now to be honest.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P)= £259.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window - Black= £47.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £39.95
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.99
• 1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £39.95
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler= £29.99

Total: £816.83
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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[TFord]

Have a read of the link below, might save you a bit of money. None "k", performing just as well a "k" Cpu. You don't have to buy the bundle, if you can get the parts cheaper separately, then you can use Bios OC save that 8Pack has posted and install it yourself.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18709079

Thank you, I heard mention of this around the internet. Was an interesting read and certainly worth looking into!

 

[TFord]

Thanks for this, brought up some products I'd actually looked at too. Decisions, decisions!

 

[mickyflinn]

Take a look at the 8 pack bundle as mentioned

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x 8Pack Approved - Intel Core i5 6400 @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Quad Core Gaming Bundle = £334.96
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)
  • CPU Cooler:Alpenföhn Brocken 2 CPU Cooler

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[LiamJ]

Forgot about the non-k overclocking!

Moving down to the i5 6400 should bring you just about to budget of £800!

 

[mickyflinn]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x 8Pack Approved - Intel Core i5 6400 @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Quad Core Gaming Bundle = £334.96
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)
  • CPU Cooler:Alpenföhn Brocken 2 CPU Cooler
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P)= £259.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £39.95
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window - Black= £47.99

Total: £787.87
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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[TFord]

With the 8Pack bundle would I have to flash the bio's via a pen drive as described in the 8pack thread or will the board come pre-flashed? Feel's a silly question but one worth asking haha.

 

[TFord]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x 8Pack Approved - Intel Core i5 6400 @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Quad Core Gaming Bundle = £334.96
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)
  • CPU Cooler:Alpenföhn Brocken 2 CPU Cooler
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P)= £259.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £38.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £39.95
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window - Black= £47.99

Total: £787.87
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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Thank you, this looks real good. Will quite likely use this to work around with!

 

[mickyflinn]

With the 8Pack bundle would I have to flash the bio's via a pen drive as described in the 8pack thread or will the board come pre-flashed? Feel's a silly question but one worth asking haha.

With the prebuilt bundle it would already be done.

 

[Idleman]

The case you can change to something of your own preference.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £149.99
• 1 x Asus Z170-E Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £113.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £49.99
• 1 x Super Flower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black= £49.99
• 1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £54.95
• 1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £53.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Brocken 2 CPU Cooler= £38.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 970 JetStream 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £259.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window - Black= £47.99

Total: £833.97
(includes shipping: £14.10)
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Actually, buying the 8Pack approved bundle will save you £30.

 

[mickyflinn]

I have just contacted Overclockers regarding the 8Pack Approved - Intel Core i5 6400 @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Quad Core Gaming Bundle which iS NOT Pre overclocked as this has do be done by following the instructions in the forum post below.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18709079

Apologies for my mis information.

 

[Damo]

I have just contacted Overclockers regarding the 8Pack Approved - Intel Core i5 6400 @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Quad Core Gaming Bundle which iS NOT Pre overclocked as this has do be done by following the instructions in the forum post below.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18709079

Apologies for my mis information.

Hello!

We do actually overclock this, you wont need to overclock it yourself

 

[TFord]

Thank you all so much for your help. Roll on pay day!

 

[mickyflinn]

Hello!

We do actually overclock this, you wont need to overclock it yourself

What is going on ! You guys need to get your information together as i was told the total opposite.

If it is pre overclocked it should clearly state it on the web page.