Looking to build my first PC

[iglisca]

Hi,

I've decided I want to build a PC, my budget is around 650-700 pounds ( I live in the UK)

I intend to use it for gaming (not AAA titles, more like Dota 2, Endless Space, Steam games 2-3 years old, you get the point) and day to day use.

As spare parts I currently the storage parts ( I saw the Crucial SSD 275gb for around 65 pounds, maybe get it later down the line)

For the processor I think the softspot would be the i5-6500 not sure if it would worth the downgrade to 6400 or upgrade to 6600 or 6600K.

I am not an overclocker (for now)

I have a dilemma for the graphic cards: I thought I could go for the 1050ti or get some extra more cash for the 1060 3gb version but then I saw that 950 (?) and 960 can be a match for 1050ti (as far as I understood they are a generation older but higher up the rank) so I'm not sure for which one to go (and be future proof at least a couple of years).

For the rams I can also save some money and go for a 2x4 @ 50 pounds instead of 2x8 at 85 (not sure if worth tho)

Motherboard was another dilemma as I found out the z170 to be the one to go with but also after reading some review i saw that H170 is also nice.

Anyways, here is my build for the moment, let me know what you think - any suggestions are welcomed as I am new to this.

Here is what I built so far. Thank you! https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RrJD7h

 

[ScrewySqrl]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING X 3G Video Card (£189.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.70 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£23.37 @ BT Shop)
Total: £642.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-06 17:36 GMT+0000

I trimmed back your motherboard, case, and power supply and added the large, on-sale 2TB drive. with most games running 50 GB nowadays, you'll need the space

 

[logainofhades]

Deepcool PSU's are not quality units.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£54.64 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (£238.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.14 @ Eclipse Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£55.24 @ More Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£23.37 @ BT Shop)
Total: £677.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-06 17:48 GMT+0000

 

[iglisca]

I have some updates after a bit more research. First of all thanks for the answers.

CPU: I can get the i5-6400 for 150 pounds, it's on sale back in my country now. Is it for the price?
Motherboard: I can get the MSI H110M PRO-D for 42 pounds - same as above. (or get the MSI Intel B150M GAMING PRO which has a mouse also for 70 pounds - I could sell the mouse later)
RAM: Amazon has an offer for 2x8 Crucial Ballistix Sport for 70 pounds.
Storage: for the moment I can keep what I have, i can upgrade later.
GPU: still undecided
- Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card - 177 pounds
- MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING X 3G - 190 pounds
- MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GAMING X 4G - 138 pounds
- or MAYBE try to fork out some extra cash and get the 1060 6gb (that would be a stretch - asus turbo can be found at 240 on amazon).
found some good prices:
Palit 1060 6gb - 220 pounds
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB + Civilisation Vi - 220 pounds or other variations from XFX same price

Case: all 3 options are around 60 pounds - should I go with one of them or try to find a cheaper one for around 40 pounds that has 2 fans included
- Cooler Master MasterBox 5
- NZXT S340
- Phanteks ECLIPSE P400/ P400S

PSU: both running aroung 80 pounds.
EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2
Seasonic G550W Semimodular
*update: logainofhades, I followed your advice on another thread and got the (new?) corsair PSU - hopefully not tier 4 anymore

This would be an updated build - managed to get it at 600 pounds which is great!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£151.00)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£42.00)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£70.00)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card (£219.95 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£55.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£29.00)
Total: £599.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-07 09:01 GMT+0000


What do you guys think about it?

 

[logainofhades]

That looks better. The new CX550m is a decent PSU, so you did good there.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

I'd probably still prefer the 6500 to the 6400, but otherwise, thast looks very viable