Skylake, but not for games

budbudbud

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Hi all,

Old PC just died after 7 years... so time for a new one. I don't play games though, and most people's advice on systems builds seems to be quite games specific. I do some audio/image/video editing, and the usual web/office/movie stuff, and my priorities are that it be quiet, quick, and relatively cheap. I don't mind trying a bit of overclocking if it helps and it's relatively painless - I don't have hours to spend fiddling with settings, and don't really know what I am doing :)

I already have a case (Antec P180), PSU (Antec Neo HE500), and monitor (Dell U2713HM), and I'll need a new optical drive as the old one is EIDE.

I was thinking of adding the following:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/c2gDRB

Or without the overclocking potential:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8rzbP6

I would use the built in HD530 for graphics, but could maybe add a gpu at a later date if i needed it.

Any advice gratefully received! Is it overkill?

Cheers,
bud
 
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That's actually kind of meaningless. Just because it has a lesser warranty doesn't mean the hardware isn't good. What it means is - the thing is the product manufacturers are kind of gambling on the fact that in five years you won't have that drive anyways, and if...

g-unit1111

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I'd advise against the integrated graphics. Sure you could use them, but better would be to get a dedicated GPU, especially if you plan to add multiple monitors later on. Here's a build I would recommend with an SSD and GPU that's only a few quid more:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.98 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£81.90 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£79.54 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£68.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£125.75 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£57.35 @ Aria PC)
Total: £602.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-01 23:46 BST+0100
 

budbudbud

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Thanks for your reply g-unit1111. I do already own the case and psu, so wouldn't want to buy another. It's ATX shaped, so would need an ATX motherboard. The reason I liked the 850 pro ssd rather than the 850 evo was that it comes with 10 years warranty rather than 5, which makes me think it must be more reliable technology...

If not using multiple monitors, do I really need a gpu? For video editing I thought it was more cpu intensive than gpu intensive...

Cheers,
bud
 

g-unit1111

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That's actually kind of meaningless. Just because it has a lesser warranty doesn't mean the hardware isn't good. What it means is - the thing is the product manufacturers are kind of gambling on the fact that in five years you won't have that drive anyways, and if you do, the product will be so far out of production that if the manufacturer can't replace it with the exact one you have, they have to replace it with an equivalent product. Most of the time if a product fails, it's going to happen within the first 60 days of ownership. Most companies do not stock enough discontinued products in their warehouses to guarantee replacements for every kind of product they release.They generally design inventory to move as much and as quickly as possible. The warranties are in place to guarantee against a defective product. And those warranties do not cover user error. They cover manufacturer error. And generally you will have to jump through a lot of hurdles to get a company to admit manufacturer error, especially for a product that was made 10 years ago. Most drives - especially current generation ones - are pretty much fail proof. I've used lots of Samsung Evo drives - these are great drives.

You can use it without a GPU - the thing with that is that the onboard graphics are really only meant to be used for graphics card diagnostics. The onboard graphics are not meant to handle strenuous tasks. Having any sort of GPU - even a basic one like the GTX 950, will be a considerable improvement in speed over the onboard video.
 
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seeingeyegod

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The latest couple gens of Intel HD graphics are actually pretty decent, can even do light gaming on them. He def doesn't NEED an addon, and GTX950 is way better than basic, its a mid range gaming card. Always something very easy to add later if he decides he needs it.