Finalising gaming build [£1000 Budget]
Hi guys.
I've been trying to get a new PC for over a year and fate keeps conspiring against me. I've finally saved up enough to bother spending the money.
I got a build from a friend, and on paper it looks great. I picked a case that wasn't horrifically expensive and was set to go.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9ckcvV
Unfortunately, PCpartpicker says that the gtx 1070 is £320 when it's actually £385 due to import tax. I can't find anywhere for the actual price it's meant to be on pcpartpicker, and I'm at a loss. This pushes my build outside of my desired budget and I'm not sure what other viable options there are at the moment.
I wouldn't say no to some opinions on the actual build itself, to be honest.
I have other peripherals and a copy of windows, and would be using it for all purpose gaming. I tend to hop all over genres but atm am playing FF14, Stellaris and ARK.
I've no desire to YouTube or Stream tbh, too much effort. I might use it for programming further down the line.
Thank you in advance!
Posted Apr 20, 2017, 5:11 PM UTC
I don't now what your friend was thinking, but a i5 7500 with water-cooling? Total waste of money. I picked you a way more balanced build with quality parts which are more future proof than the 7400. On top of that a nice Rx 580 which is plenty for your games and a better case.
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Thanks for replying.
The original reason for water cooling was for noise reasons, as my partner doesn't like noise.
This part list is giving me warnings to say the pure rock cooler is not compatible with this CPU or mobo.
Will I still get the same kind of performance as the previous build?
The pure rock is more silent than the water cooling solution you have. If you play on a standard monitor you won't recognise a difference in gaming and all other task it would be snappier. If you would go 144 Hz the gtx 1070 would be better but the price performance ratio is better with the Rx 580. And for quietness the cheapest gtx 1070 will be as loud as a jet engine, in comparison to the upgraded Rx 580 with beastly cooling. You just have to mail be quiet support for the fitting am4 bracket, they have outstanding customer support and dedication to quiet solution plus beastly quality because they are a german company.
If you want to be absolutely quiet go with this case:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant