Where can i cut cost on this gaming build

[Darren_20]

CPU:Intel Core i5 6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 8 GT/s DMI, 1150 MHz GPU, 91 W) - £194
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 Gaming Twin Frozr HDMI DVI-I DP Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, DDR5, 256 Bit) - £260
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws 4 F4-3000C15Q-16GRR 16 B Memory Module Kit with Heatspreader - RED
MB: GIGABYTE INTEL LGA1151 H170 D3HP 4*DDR4 / 7*USB3.0 / 6*USB2.0 / HDMI / DVI / VGA / GBE LAN / ATX MOTHERBOARD - £90
Case: Cooler Master MCX-0005-KKN00 MasterCase 5 "ATX, USB 3.0, Mid Modular Tower Case with Exterior Expandability, FreeForm(TM), Dual Handle" Black - £58
PSU: Corsair CP-9020090-UK RM550X 550 W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit - £74
Cooling: be quiet! BK019 - Be Quiet! BK019 Dark Rock Pro3 Heatsink & Fan All Intel & AMD Sockets Dual Silent - £60
I have already got a fhd 44” monitor, o/s and mouse keyboard etc.

Thanks you

 

[welledge]

Since you have chosen an H170 chipset for your motherboard, you don't need a (k) processor which is unlocked. You would do fine with a I5-6500 unless you plan on doing any streaming... Also, the ram speed is a bit excessive. You would do fine with DDR4 2400 ram speed. Also performance wise if you can wait until Q3 when AMD releases their RX 480 at ~£140.00 if the cost matches what their proposed selling price is in the US. You could save some cash there and have equal if not better performance.

You didn't include an HDD so I left that off. Also, if since you are getting a new motherboard, unless you have an OEM copy of Windows then you will need a new o/s. Otherwise, I'd suggest getting Ubuntu, but I like linux and that is totally just a preference and opinion of mine.

Here is a build that I would recommend that would save you some money and give you similar performance.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£56.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B150A Gaming Pro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£87.05 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.37 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Other: AMD RX480 (£160.00)
Total: £561.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 17:55 BST+0100

 

[StormBrew]

There are a lot of ways you can cut down costs, and still have a great system.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£81.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£28.78 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£137.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.88 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.37 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.47 @ Amazon UK)
Other: RX 480 (£160.00)
Total: £725.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 18:09 BST+0100
The i5 6500 will still perform nearly identical to the 6600k, and offers a far lower price. The con of not being able to over clock, is remedied by saving money that can be put towards faster components elsewhere.
The GPU I changed to the much less expensive, RX 480, which is releasing this year. It will offer performance faster than the GTX 970, at a much cheaper price.
For RAM, I went with a 2x4GB kit of Kingston Hyper X Fury. For gaming, you only need 8GB of RAM, and if you need more in the future, you can always purchase more and add it in later, likely at a cheaper cost.
The motherboard is the Gigabyte HD3 board, which offers great features, such as m.2 support and USB 3.0.
The case is cheaper, and one of my personal favorites, as it is small, quiet, and offers a great look at your PC.
The power supply is just as efficient as the RMX model, and will perform great in your system.

Next, with the money I saved, I added in an SSD and hard drive, as you need storage to Install Windows, and any programs you will use.
The Samsung 950 Pro is one of the fastest SSD's on the market, and a great drive to store your programs on.
If you cannot afford as fast a drive, then I recommend the 850 EVO:
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)
Overall, the system will perform faster than before, and for cheaper.
Best of luck!

 

[StormBrew]

Since you have chosen an H170 chipset for your motherboard, you don't need a (k) processor which is unlocked. You would do fine with a I5-6500 unless you plan on doing any streaming... Also, the ram speed is a bit excessive. You would do fine with DDR4 2400 ram speed. Also performance wise if you can wait until Q3 when AMD releases their RX 480 at ~£140.00 if the cost matches what their proposed selling price is in the US. You could save some cash there and have equal if not better performance.

You didn't include an HDD so I left that off. Also, if since you are getting a new motherboard, unless you have an OEM copy of Windows then you will need a new o/s. Otherwise, I'd suggest getting Ubuntu, but I like linux and that is totally just a preference and opinion of mine.

Here is a build that I would recommend that would save you some money and give you similar performance.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£56.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B150A Gaming Pro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£87.05 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.37 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Other: AMD RX480 (£160.00)
Total: £561.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 17:55 BST+0100

I'm not sure if this is pcpartpicker's fault or not, but you left off the price of the power supply.

EDIT:
Also putting an expensive Noctua cooler on a locked CPU is a waste of money, since as you said he isn't over clocking.

 

[welledge]

I'm not sure if this is pcpartpicker's fault or not, but you left off the price of the power supply.

EDIT:
Also putting an expensive Noctua cooler on a locked CPU is a waste of money, since as you said he isn't over clocking.

What a complete oversight on my part. Thanks for catching me. I tried to modify my build I finished just recently and I used a K processor so I needed the cpu fan. The stock fan that comes with the I5-6500 will be plenty sufficient. Also, I agree with you on the case, NZXT S340 if an amazing case. Sleek and quiet! I also updated the price using Neweggs UK site for the PSU. My apologies for missing that key detail!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B150A Gaming Pro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£87.05 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.37 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£82.99 @ Newegg)
Other: AMD RX480 (£160.00)
Total: £587.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 18:34 BST+0100

 

[StormBrew]

Not a problem, just trying to make sure OP doesn't accidentally purchase an over the top cooler for a locked CPU!

 

[Darren_20]

thank you both for your responses, it is all starting to come together now. just waiting on the rx480 to become available looks like initial benchmarks show gtx970 performance as minimum I am gaming on 1080 so assume the rx480 will be able to have all settings at the highest?
Am considering getting a larger SSD over a 240gb ssd and HDD combo but prices of 500gb ssd are not pretty!!
Case looks great as well - will post my final list before purchase.

thanks again

 

[StormBrew]

thank you both for your responses, it is all starting to come together now. just waiting on the rx480 to become available looks like initial benchmarks show gtx970 performance as minimum I am gaming on 1080 so assume the rx480 will be able to have all settings at the highest?
Am considering getting a larger SSD over a 240gb ssd and HDD combo but prices of 500gb ssd are not pretty!!
Case looks great as well - will post my final list before purchase.

thanks again

The RX480 will dominate the 1080p market for quite some time, and should very easily handle modern games at their highest settings.
As for SSD's, the 950 Pro is still your best bet, as no other model matches its speed. You should be fine with 250GB, and you can always buy a second drive later for other games.

 

[Bearmann]

This is about £100 less than your initial build. I assumed the RX 480 will be a bit more there. The Sniper is a nice MB with the ALC 1150 codec for upgraded audio and an extra PCIe x4 slot for upgrades.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.89 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£75.48 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£18.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk X400 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£40.25 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£54.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Other: AMD RX 480 (£180.00)
Total: £640.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-16 22:32 BST+0100

 

[Darren_20]

if i was planning on overclocking the rx480 would i just need additional gpu cooling? would i need a particular mother board to do this?

 

[Bearmann]

if i was planning on overclocking the rx480 would i just need additional gpu cooling? would i need a particular mother board to do this?

No particular MB is needed. You may need an extra case fan or two, but I would try it out first with the 2 included case fans and check your temps. You can add case fans later if necessary.

 

[Darren_20]

Hi all I have finalised my build
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor £167.87 FREE £167.87
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £81.91
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory £28.68
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £104.90
Video Card: RX480 £180
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case £53.99
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply £74.99

Total cost: £690.34

The 250gb Samsung EVO is £71 so figured I might as well get the 500gb for £104

 

[Bearmann]

Hi all I have finalised my build
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor £167.87 FREE £167.87
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £81.91
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory £28.68
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £104.90
Video Card: RX480 £180
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case £53.99
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply £74.99

Total cost: £690.34

The 250gb Samsung EVO is £71 so figured I might as well get the 500gb for £104

It's a nice build. That MB doesn't have the upgraded audio like the Sniper, but you may not care about it. I think it has an extra USB port on the back in comparison, though.

 

[Darren_20]

there is not much in it interms of price and i would prefer upgraded sound vs extra usb so i might just go with the sniper instead in terms of bios etc is there not much between them?

whilst waiting for the rx480 i would like to go ahead and start the build so that i can install os, surf the web,update drivers and get some work done on it and fit the gpu later, would you advise against this?

thanks in advance

 

[Bearmann]

As to differences in the BIOS, I can't comment. You should be able to get a pretty good idea by comparing the specifications sheets from Gigabyte.

Building the PC without the GPU is fine. I advise starting the build as soon as the MB is available in case there is a problem with the MB and it needs to be returned to the retailer.