I'm building my first PC, and would like to have 3 1080p monitors. I'll be using it for gaming and general use/work/programming. I don't mind if I can't play the most recent games on ultra, but I want to be reasonably close. I have a budget of £1000-£1200. How does this look?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£121.32 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£105.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£127.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card (£338.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case (£70.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.92 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.48 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£28.90 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1163.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I chose LGA 1151 socket so that the motherboard will last a couple of CPU upgrades, rather than going for 1150 and having to upgrade the mobo the first time I get a new CPU.
I chose the 390X for its VRAM and because I can't justify spending the extra to get the 980ti.
I've heard bad things about the Barracuda, but I just chose it because it was cheap. I'm happy to go for a different drive if there's another cheap one that won't fail as easily. What do you guys think?
I'll be using Windows 8.1 for now, and probably upgrade to 10 in the near future.
I'll most likely do some overclocking at some point, but not until I've had it for a while
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£121.32 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (£105.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£127.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card (£338.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case (£70.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.92 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.48 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£28.90 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1163.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-16 00:53 BST+0100
I chose LGA 1151 socket so that the motherboard will last a couple of CPU upgrades, rather than going for 1150 and having to upgrade the mobo the first time I get a new CPU.
I chose the 390X for its VRAM and because I can't justify spending the extra to get the 980ti.
I've heard bad things about the Barracuda, but I just chose it because it was cheap. I'm happy to go for a different drive if there's another cheap one that won't fail as easily. What do you guys think?
I'll be using Windows 8.1 for now, and probably upgrade to 10 in the near future.
I'll most likely do some overclocking at some point, but not until I've had it for a while
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