Hi all, newbie here planning to buy components for new gaming PC for Christmas for my son (so planning to purchase very soon). This machine will actually be used for 3d rendering and video editing. Apologies if this is wrong forum or not appropriate. Otherwise any feedback greatly appreciated! I'm planning to order in the next couple days to have the best chance of getting parts and getting the thing built for Christmas.
I'm not worrying about display or keyboard as yet though any thoughts on these would also be welcome!
All the links I'm posting are to Amazon (UK - I am in Ireland) as my experience is that they are usually quite quick to deliver. Prices are in pounds sterling.
I don't have a real specific budget but what I've chosen brings me close to the ceiling probably. I'm not looking so much for opportunities to improve the spec as just if anything is not going to be compatible or any better options (bearing in mind that I've never done this before).
CPU:
Intel Core i7 9700K
£368
GPU:
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC 6G
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B07NWD9VGH/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all
£230
Case:
Corsair SPEC-DELTA Carbide Series
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KGSJRC3
£53
Motherboard:
Gigabyte MB INT 1151 Z390 Designare D4 ATX
£258
Power Supply:
Fractal Design Ion SFX Gold 650W
£121
Primary Drive (SSD):
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB
£180
Secondary Drive (HDD):
Seagate 2 TB BarraCuda
£55
RAM 2x 8GB:
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
£60
Total about £1325 before monitor + keyboard
Thanks a million for any thoughts on this!
I'm not worrying about display or keyboard as yet though any thoughts on these would also be welcome!
All the links I'm posting are to Amazon (UK - I am in Ireland) as my experience is that they are usually quite quick to deliver. Prices are in pounds sterling.
I don't have a real specific budget but what I've chosen brings me close to the ceiling probably. I'm not looking so much for opportunities to improve the spec as just if anything is not going to be compatible or any better options (bearing in mind that I've never done this before).
CPU:
Intel Core i7 9700K
Intel Core i7 9700K 3.6GHz Octa Core LGA1151 CPU - Amazon.co.uk
Buy Intel Core i7 9700K 3.6GHz Octa Core LGA1151 CPU
www.amazon.co.uk
GPU:
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC 6G
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B07NWD9VGH/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all
£230
Case:
Corsair SPEC-DELTA Carbide Series
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KGSJRC3
£53
Motherboard:
Gigabyte MB INT 1151 Z390 Designare D4 ATX
Gigabyte MB INT 1151 Z390 Designare D4 ATX: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
Buy Gigabyte MB INT 1151 Z390 Designare D4 ATX at Amazon UK. Free delivery and return on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
Power Supply:
Fractal Design Ion SFX Gold 650W
FRACTAL DESIGN ALIMENTATION FRACTAL ION 650G NOIR,FD-PSU-ION-SFX-650G-BK-EU - Amazon.co.uk
Buy FRACTAL DESIGN ALIMENTATION FRACTAL ION 650G NOIR,FD-PSU-ION-SFX-650G-BK-EU
www.amazon.co.uk
Primary Drive (SSD):
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
Buy Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD at Amazon UK. Free delivery and return on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
Secondary Drive (HDD):
Seagate 2 TB BarraCuda
£55
RAM 2x 8GB:
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
£60
Total about £1325 before monitor + keyboard
Thanks a million for any thoughts on this!