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Hi all

I know nothing about Pcs and just sold my mac and bought a pc...

Intel i5-7400 QC 3/3.5 Ghz (turbo) 6mb cache
16gb DDR3 RAM 2133mhz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3gb gddr5 10th gen Pascal
2tb hdd with 120gb sdd (OS installed on sdd windows 10)
Asus h110m-r motherboard
Corsair vs 450w psu

Also what's better to do connect the monitor.. DP or HDMI?

Sorry but completely new to PC..currys made this sound great (£999) but haven't got a clue if it Is!

Thanks


 
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That's kind of overpriced for what you get. You can definitely get a better rig if you build yourself. Windows is always going to be an issue with builds but if you don't want to pay the extra £100 for a license then you probably are better off going with a prebuilt in this case.
 
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Sorry jack, not even close, I don't mean to be hard, but you said future prof right?

1. ASUS ROG Maximus IX HERO with Intel Z270
2. CPU, i7-7700K
3. Noctua NH-U9S 92mm SSO2 U-Type Premium CPU Cooler
4. MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G 352-Bit GDDR5X
5. CORSAIR RMx Series RM750X 750W 80 PLUS GOLD
6. Samsung EVO 850 250 Gb SSD
7. WD 2Tb Black HDD
8. ASUS MG28UQ monitor
9. Get a full size case with 3.0 or 3.1 usb and at least 4 fans

jack I'm takin it easy on you, shop around for best prices, Save up a little longer, buy 1 piece at a time if money is tight, I promise you, you wont regret it!
 
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Hey, watch the passive agressiveness. Flaming people for their part choices won't win you any support around here..
 
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And to be honest, a 7700k and that expensive board is kind of a boneheaded recommendation with coffee lake just a few weeks it. My Ryzen 1600 and RX 480 8gb runs everything great at 1080p 60hz.

Op, the initial build you listed is ok, but I would suggest going with an AMD Ryzen and a b350 motherboard. If you need to cut the budget, go for 8gb of ram, the faster you can get the better though.

I personally have the 6 core Ryzen 1600, 12 thread. If you want to save some money though, grab the 1500x or the 1400 and overclock.

As far as the 1060, that should be fine for 1080p. Get the 6gb if you can. If you can score a deal on an RX 480, or even an RX 570 or a 580, those would be good. The 480 or 580 are the 2 better cards, just something to consider if you can land a better deal than the 1060.

You can certainly go Intel, but if you're buying today, I would not go less than the 7700k, but realize with coffee lake coming out, you might be getting into an Intel platform that is a dead end.
 
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Your money, but if they stop working don't be surprised. Send like I've read of counterfeit copies of Windows around. If you are getting them for less than half of what everyone sells for, doesn't that at of an alarm?

I like a deal as much as the next guy, but if you buy them like that, just remember you bear the responsibility of it quits working.
 
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The guy has a 100% rep, I confirm OEM legit with COA key and activates every time, I've been buying for years and do my research, I've never paid retail, more and more people are buying oem to save $$
 
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I do not care, he is not a Microsoft authorized re-seller, and ebay links unless in context of the original post are prohibited.
Period.
 
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That doesn't matter. If it's not authorized by Microsoft, it is not legit. And if they sell insurance to protect your keys, shouldn't that be a red flag already?
 
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^ yeah that's always made me laugh with g2a & the like - offering insurance in case your key fails ??!!??!!

Anyway under £1k with windows included.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£182.60 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£81.86 @ Novatech)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£119.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£84.28 @ BT Shop)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card (£245.97 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman - R1 ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Box Limited)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£83.70 @ Aria PC)
Total: £931.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-20 05:52 BST+0100

You already own that monitor though ??
You want a 1070 really then if so.

You should have asked for advice before actually spending your money on both pc & monitor really mate , it could have been far better balanced when you've spent over £1300 total


 
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I don’t recommend novice users build their own pc, unless they really just want to learn how to do so. I’ve built all my computers for 20 years now, and at least half the time something goes wrong and I end up taking everything back.

The biggest problem with build your own is when it won’t work at all and you haven’t a clue which component is the problem. Worse still is when it works, kinda, but crashes every few days. Make sure you can return items. I love Amazon, but I only buy pc builds from a local store with a no questions asked return policy. If something is broke, you will likely be accused of having broke it yourself. Some stores won’t even let you return pc parts if they don’t come back fully working. After all, you installed it wrong, they often say.

I once had a heat-sink that was only being securely held on by 3 of the 4 corners and it would simply shut down in a few seconds, with no indication as to why. I only discovered the problem after it stayed up long enough to get into the bios and check the temps. Those cheap push in, rotate to remove little heat-sink clamps can break easily. They’re not really designed to be “clicked” into place more than once.

Oh, and if you push too hard on some connectors, you might even crack the MB. I did that once.

I would recommend that a build your own be built by someone who does it for a living. In the US Frys will build you a machine of your dreams for under $100. Then you won’t even pay them until it fully works. And you have some place to go if it fails in the future. Remember, when you build your own, you are the tech guy who is supporting it.
 
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Very nice build, for the money. Only thing I would change, that isn't my own personal preference, would maybe be the PSU to a 520w seasonic, for a bit more headroom for upgrades, but nowhere near a deal breaker.
 
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I see my "don't build if you're a novice" got voted down. Perhaps we should note what the OP said:

"I know nothing about Pcs and just sold my mac and bought a pc..."

I just wanted to let the OP know what he might be getting into if he sells the PC he just bought and attempts to build one of his own. A 1000 pounds is a lot of money to gamble on a first time build.
 
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^ rocket88 - I do understamd your comment , however remember you're on a forum filled with tech enthusiasts 99% of who (me included) would recommended building your own.

However with what you said in mind a prebuild prom pc world & the like is still not something I'd ever recommend

A custom prebuild from dino PC here comes to £1116 with 5 year warranty , windows 10 , preinstalled cooling , ryzen 1600, gtx 1060 6gb ,16gb ram.

That's not a bad price at all considering & I'd have no hesitation recommending them for a build
The only singular issue is their stock choices of psu's & gpu's is limited so I just picked the best I could which were reasonably priced.

https://www.dinopc.com/configurations/quote/view/quote_id/10673/
 
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Me too, I build all my own. But unless he has a lot of electronics experience, just watching a youtube video is probably not going to be good enough to keep him from trouble as it's unlikely the MB and case, especially, would match up. If he burns something out he might not be too happy.

I once plugged in the D shaped power plug in backward from a poorly designed external disc adapter (shouldn't have fit, but it did with a little force) and it blew out the board on a disc drive. Even Frys wouldn't take that one back. It had that burnt smell 🙁

Maybe he has a friend with experience. Also here at Frys, you can let them build it for only $89 over the price of the components. (That's 65 pounds). And they will even let you watch.

 
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