Spec me a build, please?

Aliarse

Aliarse

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Hi guys, been out of the computer game for about 10 years or so (hence my join date and no posts!), looking to build a rig but need some help as im well out of the loop.

Main uses for this will be video/photo editing and gaming. Got a budget of around 1000ish.

Case wise i'm thinking of buying this : https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-enthoo-evolv-atx-mid-tower-case-black-ca-029-pt.html

Just bought this psu https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-013-ea.html from elsewhere as it was cheap so no need for psu. Do however need keyboard, mouse, monitor.

The graphics card i can hold out on as i hear new ones will be released soon so really could get by for now using IGPU and wait for either price drop on gfx cards or splash on a new top of the line one later down the line.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
 
Do you think its worth spending £300 on a GPU that will soon be a gen or two behind rather than waiting for the next gen to be released in a couple months? Just dont want to waste money thats all

Gaming wouldnt be a huge priority straight away as ive got a ps4 to play games on in the meantime.
 
the 970 comes with the motherboard, its a bundle also with free game, better value than just the card on its own, but it depends how demanding your editing is as the ram is right, but onboard graphics wont be good enough and i dont think spending a small amount on say a 250x or nvidia counterpart will do the editing justice, plus you could always sell the 970 when the new batch comes.

you dont need a powerful graphics card just for gaming they offer more than that, but the choice is yours anyways, can save more money without the bundle if you downgrade.


edit: while i want to get in to the video/music editing(got some free software) myself other than browsing i mainly game and right now i have a gtx 560 sc, not really by choice(270 ended up being out of reach after selling a 750) and thats old, but playing my games well enough and should be decent for editing, its all down to needs.
 
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The way i'm looking at, is that with the new cards available soon, i suspect there will be a discount coming on the "Last Gen" cards.

I'd be pretty annoyed to spend £300/£500 on a card now only for it to for example get £100 off once the new ones drop. Hence the reason im saying i could hold off for a little while on the graphics.

Whatever IGPU comes with the MB/CPU, its got to be better than the £300 laptop im currently using!

I also need Monitor, keyboard, mouse so need to consider that too

Thanks for the help so far though guys
 
intel graphics are not that great and like i said the 970 comes in a bundle with the motherboard, so your not spending 300 on a graphics card
 
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Thanks Exo.

Dont take me the wrong way im not saying im right, i might not be, but from how im looking at it, you're only saving £20 on the board and gpu combo as the card is £300 and the board is £120 if bought separate on here.

Its a £20 saving yes, but its still £300 for a gpu that might drop £100 or so in literally the space of a couple of months.

I dont do that much video editing if im honest with my self, just a few vids here and there to be honest so gpu wise i think i could get away with integrated for a few months for my photo editing in lightroom.

The build is sort of future proofing myself incase i do start doing more editing work. Even then itll be pretty basic video editing, nothing too crazy.

The system you put together seemed fine otherwise, if a little expensive for me due to having to add monitor too.

Would anyone agree going for the 6700k over the 6600k be a better choice due to the hyperthreading for video rendering/photo editing, or would i be better spending the £100 saved elsewhere?
 
i understood what you were saying, but if you splashing 1k you might aswell get something decent like.

you would probably better suit an APU a10K or whatever the most powerful one is if you not bothered about dedicated as the onboard will be better either way.

970 wont be dropping in price if much, been those prices for awhile and even used ones are going around the £200 mark.


which system you talking about as ive made another one that included a monitor and still under your opposed 1k budget :)
 
ExoMale said:
you would probably better suit an APU a10K or whatever the most powerful one is if you not bothered about dedicated as the onboard will be better either way.
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In pure graphics applications (where CPU is hardly used) the Intel HD 530 is about on a par with the best AMD APU. In applications where CPU is used even a bit, whether games or rendering, the Skylake (obviously) smashes the APU. It's even better at GTA V. Take a look at some benches:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skylake-intel-core-i7-6700k-core-i5-6600k,4252-9.html


ExoMale said:
970 wont be dropping in price if much, been those prices for awhile and even used ones are going around the £200 mark.
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The 680 came out in 2012 (£500+) and dropped to half its original price after a year (£250+). 780Ti pretty much the same.

The Maxwells have maintained their original price for a long time now, yes. But this is why any month now, they are going to drop. The 970 may not drop by a full £100 but stuff like the 980Ti is due a big drop in the coming months. The nearer we get to Polaris/Pascal release, the more likely the price will drop. Some are due out by summer this year, or before. We're already in March so not long to go before (1) price drop on existing cards, followed by (2) new cards. If this doesn't happen, a trend that's been established for years now will be broken.
 
Danny75 said:
In pure graphics applications (where CPU is hardly used) the Intel HD 530 is about on a par with the best AMD APU. In applications where CPU is used even a bit, whether games or rendering, the Skylake (obviously) smashes the APU. It's even better at GTA V. Take a look at some benches:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skylake-intel-core-i7-6700k-core-i5-6600k,4252-9.html




The 680 came out in 2012 (£500+) and dropped to half its original price after a year (£250+). 780Ti pretty much the same.

The Maxwells have maintained their original price for a long time now, yes. But this is why any month now, they are going to drop. The 970 may not drop by a full £100 but stuff like the 980Ti is due a big drop in the coming months. The nearer we get to Polaris/Pascal release, the more likely the price will drop. Some are due out by summer this year, or before. We're already in March so not long to go before (1) price drop on existing cards, followed by (2) new cards. If this doesn't happen, a trend that's been established for years now will be broken.
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well ill be, intel graphics thats actually worth having lol and more impressive that it can even run GTA 5.

well yeah of course prices will drop as cards get replaced just meant the 970 is still a strong seller, but the new market will get dominated by the used at some point as while you can buy 970 for around the £200 mark ive seen on gumtree 980's from £300 onwards depending on version.



well i think this settles it then, if my mock up was to be considered then the gpu can be removed and the monitor can be changed to one below £100, so he will still have a nice setup, though an 850w psu is way overkill
 
Thanks for the replies guys, appreciate it. So my GPU idea is probably sound for now then, and the 6700k is the one to go for rather than the 6600k?

I've put this spec together, what do you guys think? Unsure on the watercooling atm.

Leaves me around £200 give or take for a monitor keyboard and mouse as i could maybe add a bit extra...

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ExoMale said:
though an 850w psu is way overkill
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Paid £99 for it brand new, saved £30 or so from most other online retailers prices. Yes its overkill but can never have too much power. :D Also gives me scope for future expansion re - GPUs, drives, etc
 
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The new Toshiba X300's are interesting, and fast (80% faster reads than your equivalent Barracudas/WD Blues, 30% faster writes). But you may be more interested in a more proven product like the Blues, rather than speed.

The Antec H1200 is the obvious AIO cooling choice of the moment. They've slapped a 5 year warranty on it. Antec rep is very present on these forums and has given plenty of assurances about the product and its support. And it doesn't seem to be any noisier than your Corsairs etc and cools just as well. And that price.
 
Aliarse said:
Thanks for the replies guys, appreciate it. So my GPU idea is probably sound for now then, and the 6700k is the one to go for rather than the 6600k?

I've put this spec together, what do you guys think? Unsure on the watercooling atm.

Leaves me around £200 give or take for a monitor keyboard and mouse as i could maybe add a bit extra...

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £833.13
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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Paid £99 for it brand new, saved £30 or so from most other online retailers prices. Yes its overkill but can never have too much power. :D Also gives me scope for future expansion re - GPUs, drives, etc
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For that £200 you could buy the monitor and keyboard and mouse kit I included in my build
 
Not sure if im going to open a hornets nest here guys but would i be better off with an x99 system or a z170 system in the long term? Its a lot of money (to me) that ill be spending and i really don't want to regret it.
 
Aliarse said:
Not sure if im going to open a hornets nest here guys but would i be better off with an x99 system or a z170 system in the long term? Its a lot of money (to me) that ill be spending and i really don't want to regret it.
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With X99 you don't get onboard graphics, so you would need to add a discrete graphics card. If the software you use can make use of the extra cores then the X99 setup will perform better. If it doesn't then Z170 will work out a bit cheaper and it is still a very capable cpu.
 
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