Student/cheapo build suggestions

[ioanvasilescu96]

Hello everybody! Let me give you some context first
I am a student currently in Coventry and I am looking to build my first PC since 2004 (used laptops in the meantime)
I am looking to spend about 400£-500£
I will be using the PC for casual gaming (Dota 2, F.O. 4, P.U.B.G., BF 1/4, GTA V etc.) but also Android app development, Visual Studio (general programming)

I was looking around and found that, in my noob opinion, the 1155 socket would be a good price/performance base.
I was thinking to go with a z77/z75+2600k/2700k/3770k + GTX 960-970 + 1600-2133 DDR3 16 GB RAM.

Or maybe wait untill Nvidia releases a new GPU line in hopes of the older ones getting cheaper?
And to stay on the affordable side, I am planning on overclocking the CPU and GPU in order to get the most out of them. Stable GHz for gaming/workstation? 4.5-5.0? Maybe lower?

I am considering a janky/getto/ebay type water cooling solution, seeing that, for example, Jayztwocents found that a 19$ water block performs quite well. I am considering 50-100£ for water cooling. Or I could just go with a good air cooling solution.

Basically, best bang for buck for around 400£-500£ build?
I am open to other suggestions in terms of socket and companies (Intel VS AMD, Nvidia vs AMD).

This price is just for the tower.

I am planning on 1080P resolution.

Approximate purchase date: Whenever you guys suggest its better, now or after Nvidia releases the new GPU line or BTC crashes.

Preferred website for buying: What you guys suggest.

I do not need to buy an OS.

SLI/Crossfire: Rather not, but I am open for good suggestions.

All the best and thank you for reading my thread.

John.

 

[superninja12]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£80.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£88.16 @ More Computers)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£66.94 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB StormX Video Card (£109.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.96 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£57.21 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £513.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-24 11:38 GMT+0000

I recommand you to buy a second hand gtx 960 or 970 or 1050 ti.

 

[ioanvasilescu96]

Thank you for your reply. Can you explain the build you suggested? Why you choose each component? Advantages over my suggestion? (z77+2600k)

 

[superninja12]

your platform is old, checkout the best cpu on that platform vs this ("new lowest end ryzen cpu") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7fMTXm3X4
I dont need to prove you that the highest ryzen cpu will destroy that plaform.

a ssd with 250gb is super fast and plenty enough storage for a handfull triple a games and a bunch of programs , you can add mroe storage later(plug and play). a good quality psu that will last forever ( if u can find a 550w get it if u want a 1080 ti in the future, 450 is good for a 1070 and cpu upgrade ).